Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country, US President Donald Trump has announced. The death of the 86-year-old ruler of the past three decades – one of the longest in the world – was later confirmed on Iranian state TV. Iran has […]
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Defence minister, Gen Christopher Musa, rtd Defence Minister, Gen Christopher Musa (retd), has assured that Nigeria will overcome all the forces working against her. Though he noted that the country was passing through many challenges, yet he was confident that the current journey through the wilderness would lead to a glorious end. Speaking on Friday […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Rector of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Kehinde Adeyemi Alabi, has reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to equipping students with practical skills that will enable them become employers of labour rather than job seekers. Represented by his deputy, Gboyega Oluwaseun Oyeleke, the rector made this known during a two-day skills acquisition workshop […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ in Ondo State has commended Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on moves by his administration to turn the state-owned Owena Press Limited into a corporation. As the first major legal step towards the planned incorporation, the state’s House of Assembly had on Thursday held a public session over […]
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The Senate has vowed to complete the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow the creation of state police before the end of 2026. Its spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said on Friday that the upper chamber would immediately resume work on the constitutional review once plenary reconvenes next week. This follows President Bola Tinubu’s request to […]
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Iran vows revenge, casualties rise Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several top military and security officials were confirmed killed following coordinated US-Israel strikes. Iranian authorities and the Israeli military released the names of senior figures said to have died in the attacks Meanwhile, Tehran reported over 200 casualties nationwide and pledged retaliation against […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *True, a man can be assisted by God to achieve unimaginable greatness in life.* *But such a fellow must never graduate that into becoming a man with sense of entitlement.* *King Nebuchadnezzar comes to mind as a man with a flawed sense of entitlement in his journey of life and leadership -(Daniel […]
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike-backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday rejected the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which upheld the party’s 2025 National Convention held in Ibadan, the state capital. It described the ruling as inconsequential and a mere academic exercise, insisting that the November convention […]
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By Funke Egbemode Nobody understands. How could she do it? Why did she do it after all these years? An affair after 25 years of marriage and three grown-up children? What is she still looking for? What has God not blessed her with? Her husband is well- to-do, healthy and the children are doing well. […]
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the revised 2026-2027 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It alleged that the new time table contains “boobytraps” designed to exclude opposition parties and pave the way for President Bola Tinubu’s unopposed return in the 2027 general elections. ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, […]
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