extends form sales, submission deadline, adjusts screening dates As political parties gear up to pick candidates for elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially announced a decision to jettison the consensus arrangement it had earlier adopted in the selection of candidates and has now resolved to conduct […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Every man will either embrace the power of understanding or face the pains of ignorance.* *Permit me to say this : “your greatest strength is what you know, while your biggest weakness is your ignorance”.* *Listen to the mind of God on the power of understanding :* *1) “….a man of understanding […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to industrialising the state through strategic partnerships with foreign investors. He made this known while addressing a delegation of Chinese investors planning to establish factories around Ile-Ife, noting that his government is leveraging a public-private partnership (PPP) model […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The wife of the Elegbedi of Egbedi in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Olori Bukola Afolabi, has been arrested in connection with the ongoing communal crisis between Egbedi and Iloba communities. She was arrested alongside Isa Adesina, Rasheed Ayandiran and two others for allegedly attacking police officers from the […]
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APC governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji By John Dike, Osogbo The Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the Osun 2026 Governorship Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Remi Omowaiye, has said the party’s campaign will be issue-based ahead of the August 15 governorship election. He also declared that the APC candidate, […]
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Ondo State NDC Chairman, Mr Kennedy Peretei, middle By Banji Ayoola The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of plotting to foist a one-party rule on the country through the planned opposition parties’ deregistration. Ondo State chairman of the party, Mr Kennedy Peretei, whose leadership was formally ratified on Monday, […]
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Deceased Afrobeat singer, Mohbad The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 28 for hearing in a suit seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force to reopen an investigation into the death of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after the applicant informed the court […]
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Accord Party governorship aspirant Oriyomi Hazmat (centre with a microphone) addressing party supporters. Photo: Ademola Adegbite. An Ibadan-based popular broadcaster and governorship aspirant under the umbrella of the Accord Party, Oriyomi Hamzat, on Monday picked the expression of interest and nomination forms at the party secretariat in Yemetu, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo […]
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Foreign Affairs minister,Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu At least 130 Nigerians have already registered for voluntary evacuation flights from South Africa as Nigeria moves to safeguard its citizens amid rising tensions linked to anti-foreigner protests in the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a situation report via her X handle on Sunday, said the […]
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An Air Peace aircraft Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace Limited, has clarified the circumstances surrounding the disruption of its London Gatwick–Lagos service on May 1, 2026, insisting that passengers were not abandoned and that safety considerations informed its actions. In a statement issued by its management via its official X handle, the airline said a […]
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