By Steve Otaloro It was none other than the illustrious Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the immortal Zik of Africa, who, in the fevered constitutional caucuses of the 1950s, rose in vehement opposition to Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s sagacious proposal to entrench a secession clause in the embryonic republic’s founding charter. Azikiwe contended that such a provision would […]
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has dismissed public backlash over her interaction with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, calling the reactions a “needless controversy.” In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu said critics often magnify minor issues and create distractions around leadership. She wrote: “Those entrusted with leadership understand […]
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Osun State Government has explained why Governo Ademola Adeleke delayed his defection to the Accord Party. The governor formally announced his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday citing escalating crisis within that party as his reason, thus ending speculation on the platform he would contest the state’s coming governorship election. According to […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of regional security, domestic governance and the deployment of state protection for privileged individuals. Also, he frowned at what he described as excessive security escort for and around the President’s son, Zeyi. He spoke at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has emerged as the candidate of Accord Party in the state’s coming governorship election. The governor, who announced his formal decampment from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, and was subsequently named Accord Party’s sole aspirant in its primary election, emerged at that exercise conducted […]
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By Banji Ayoola Once it touches you It touches in a special way that nothing else has ever done. Such that often times you shed tears as it hits or strikes you. Such that you understand your old experiences, and present ones better when viewed under its lens. It grips and dazes you. It sweeps […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 2,685,725 newly registered voters have been added through online and physical Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide. This is contained in the latest update on its verified X handle, indicating that 1,576,137 applicants completed the online pre-registration, while another 1,109,588 finalised their in-person […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor AdolavAdeleke has been e Accord Party has been formally cleared to participate in the Accord Party’s governorship primary election scheduled for today in Osogbo, the state capital. He had decamped to the party from the Poples Democratic Party, beset with internal wrangling, a few days ago. The governor, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The family of Omitunsin Abiola Isaac, a slain operative of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State, has petitioned the police to reopen and intensify investigations into his killing on July 26, 2025, at Ijeda-Ijesa, Oriade Local Government Area of the state. In a petition filed by G. Olabode & Associates and […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress in Osun State says that the defection of Governor Ademola Adeleke to the Accord Party would not save him from defeat at the coming governorship election. It took a swipe at the governor on Tuesday for ditching the ruling party in the state until recently, the Peoples […]
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