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President Bola Tinubu and the Rebirth of Regional Development in Nigeria.

June 20, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Steve Otaloro One of the least discussed yet potentially transformative policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is the establishment of Regional Development Commissions across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones. Beyond the daily noise of politics, this initiative may ultimately rank among the most consequential institutional reforms of the Fourth Republic. President Tinubu appears to understand […]

The child and wisdom

June 20, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Olubunmi Adebayo *After waiting for several years for the fruit of the womb without any success, a woman in desperation cried to God saying ” Oh Lord, give me a child, just one child, even if it is one without wisdom”.* *The elders around turned to ask her a question thus -“what will end […]

Osun election: Adeleke campaign council visits Ooni, seeks royal nlessings ahead of statewide rallies

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, to seek royal blessings ahead of the commencement of its local government campaign rallies for the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun […]

Ekiti guber poll: Police on red alert ‘against thuggery, vote trading, rigging’

June 20, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

set similar surveillance for Ondo South bye-election DIG, AIG lead security operations in Ekiti Vehicular movements restricted today in election territories As voters head to the polls in Ekiti State and the Ondo South Senatorial District today, the police have announced restrictions on movement and deployed massive security personnel to ensure peaceful and credible elections. […]

Ekiti Guber Poll: INEC Unveils Final List of 14 Candidates

June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the amended final list of candidates for the June 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, thus clearing 14 political parties to contest the election. Displayed at the commission’s headquarters, the list features the candidates, their running mates, ages, educational qualifications and political parties, setting the stage for […]

Over 1 million voters to decide Ekiti election

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that Ekiti State has a total of 1,059,360 registered voters spread across 2,445 polling units and 177 registration areas, with Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area accounting for the largest share of the electorate. The figures, contained in INEC’s Delimitation and Voter Registration Information report, reveal significant disparities in […]

Of Kwara’s Next Guber Ticket — My Take

June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin For Kwara and possibly a few other Nigerian states, the 2027 election has many implications. In the All Progressives Congress (APC), we are looking to consolidate the gains of the last few years after the bloodless Otoge revolution. I was a part of the Otoge Movement that consummated the revolution. Infact, […]

Osun govt fueling LG crisis to cause disturbance – APC

June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter, and the reinstated council chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have accused the state government of deliberately instigating crises over the control of local government councils to create public disorder across the state. […]

Who taught you to call it darkness?

June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Olusola Adeyegbe There is a question that has sat quietly at the edge of many conversations for a long time, one that most people feel but few are willing to ask directly. When we look at the practices, knowledge systems, and spiritual expressions of African traditional life and instinctively recoil, labelling them as dark, […]

Elizade University now to offer Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Public Health, M.Phil./Ph.D Architecture

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, has recorded another significant milestone in its quest for academic excellence and innovation as the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved four new academic programmes for the institution. The newly approved programmes are Software Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Public Health, and M.Phil/Ph.D Architecture, and are scheduled to commence in October 2026. […]