Adeleke says PDP crisis is family affair, sues for calm

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remain calm in the face of the ongoing crisis within the party at the national level describing it as a family affair. In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, he noted that stakeholders within […]

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NIS to introduce emergency passport for Nigerians abroad

The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced plans to introduce a Single Travel Emergency Passport, a new biometric travel document designed to help Nigerians abroad whose passports are expired, lost, or stolen return home securely and verifiably. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, disclosed this during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and […]

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2026: Osun Muslim leaders demand equity, reject calls for Christian Governor

By John Dike, Osogbo Muslim clerics and community leaders in Osun State, under the aegis of the Concerned Muslim Stakeholders and the League of Alfas, have condemned recent calls by some leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) that the next governor of the state in 2026 […]

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Ondo, investors seal $50bn refinery, free trade zone deal

Former Senate President Ken Nnamani, and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Aiyedatiwa meets infrastructure team, local, foreign partners Joint Venture projects to boost economy, create thousands of jobs Ondo State Government has wrapped up  a $50 billion investment agreement with an international consortium under the Sunshine Infrastructure Joint Venture (JV) to position the state as […]

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Group asks police to probe self-styled Modakeke monarch

I cause no disturbance, community attacked me – Obawale By John Dike, Osogbo A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Socio-cultural Pathfinder (YSP), has called on traditional rulers across Yorubaland to condemn what it described as a “brazen cultural heresy” allegedly being perpetrated by one Adeyinka Adeshina Obawale, who is parading himself as a monarch in Modakeke, Osun […]

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Ondo Bursary: Disbursement of N350m to Students Begins

Ondo State Government has kicked off the disbursement of over N350 million to indigenous students in tertiary institutions across the country. While flagging off the disbursement in Akure, on Tuesday, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the scheme is a critical instrument in revitalizing education and motivating students to aim higher. The governor, represented by his deputy, […]

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DSS gives update on prosecution of Owo church attackers, other terror suspects

Full Text The Department of State Services (DSS), has confirmed that several high-profile terrorism suspects are currently facing trial across the country as part of efforts to strengthen national security and ensure accountability. In a statement on Tuesday, the secret police disclosed that five men are being tried for their alleged involvement in the June […]

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Wike kicks as Oyo court lifts PDP convention ban

Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Tuesday’s ruling of an Oyo State High Court approving the Peoples Democratic Party’s proposed national convention scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan. Justice Ladiran Akintola granted the ex parte motion filed on Monday by Folahan Adelabi in suit number I/1336/2025, and […]

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Court asks PDP to hold planned national convention

An Oyo State High Court has directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its elective national convention scheduled for 15 and 16 November in Ibadan, the state capital. The court, sitting in Ibadan, and presided over by Justice, A. L. Akintola, gave the interim order on Monday following an ex-parte application, Channels Television […]

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