Online voter registration: ODIEC pledges support for INEC

Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has expressed its readiness to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in sensitising residents of the state on the ongoing online voter registration exercise. The commission’s chairman, Dr. Joseph Aremo, gave the assurance in a statement by the its spokesman, Alhaji Bisi Agboola. According to Aremo, the exercise […]

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JAMB reactivates portal for uploading of 2025 WASSCE results for UTME candidates nationwide

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the upload of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has been reactivated for all Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates across the country. JAMB disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Tuesday, August 20, 2025. “Dear UTME […]

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FG to earn $200bn revenue from Lekki Port – Oyetola

Blue and Marine Economy minister, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced that the Lekki Port is projected to generate $200bn in revenue for the government over its 45-year concession period. In a statement on Wednesday, Oyetola made this declaration in Lagos during a breakfast meeting organised by the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping in collaboration with Lekki […]

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Makinde approves Ladoja as Olubadan, fixes September 26 for coronation

Makinde visits Olubadan-designate, Ladoja. Credit: X | seyiamakinde Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, approved the nomination of former Governor of the state, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Makinde, who announced this during his visit to the Olubadan designate at his Bodija residence in Ibadan, fixed Friday, September 26, 2025, […]

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Seized Osun LG funds: NBA’s panel report vindicates us – Adeleke

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said that the report of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on the crisis leading to seizure of local government council funds in the state has vindicated his administration of any wrongdoing. He also commended the Council of Obas in the state under the leadership of the Ooni of Ife, […]

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2027: Wike-Makinde rift threatens PDP convention

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike There are strong indications that the November national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State, may be derailed following a threat by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt the event. Wike’s opposition to the convention […]

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NBA should stop meddling in Osun LGs allocations crisis – APC

slams legal body for allegedly overstepping its boundaries By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has slammed the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for what it described as undue interference in the issue surrounding the seized federal allocations to local government councils in the state. In a statement signed by its […]

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How OSSIEC foiled alleged plot to halt Osun LG polls – Abioye

By John Dike, Osogbo  Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has disclosed how the commission outmaneuvered alleged attempts by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to stop the February 22, 2025 local government elections in the state. He […]

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Otedola: My journey from school dropout to business magnate

Chairman of First Holdco Plc, Femi Otedola Billionaire Femi Otedola has revealed his journey to building a multi-billion-dollar empire began without a university degree or even a completed high school education. In his newly released memoir titled ‘Making It Big’, the 62-year-old energy mogul shares how his academic struggles led him to abandon formal education […]

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