Community members displaced by flood Photos: The Guardian Residents in floodplains across 20 states have begun relocating following a recent warning of impending floods in the states by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. In its July flood alert released on Monday, NiMet listed Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, Yobe, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Delta, Cross River, Kaduna, Ondo, Adamawa, […]
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LP presidential candidate Peter Obi calls for people-focused leadership By John Dike, Osogbo Nigerians generally are not just poor; they are hungry. Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has lamented thus, as he asked President Bola Tinubu to feel the people’s suffering and make necessary amends. Delivering a scathing critique of Nigeria’s worsening economic […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The South West Zonal Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the continued withholding of Osun State’s local government statutory allocation from, an action it said undermines democracy and denies citizens essential services at the grassroots. Also, it described the action as unconstitutional and politically motivated, akin to what […]
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By Martins Oloja Another wind of time has blown me to the University of Abuja, I once tagged as the only federation university in the country. Yes, in my commentary on the curious policies that preceded the first major Visitor’s intervention, which led to the current interim administration at the university early this year, I […]
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Dissatisfied members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Friday protested at the party’s secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, rejecting alleged plan to offer Governor Ademola Adeleke an automatic ticket as the APC candidate in the 2026 governorship election. Displaying placards and chanting slogans, they decried what they described as an attempted “imposition” […]
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Governors Bala Mohammed and Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Akure on Friday A massive $2.6 billion investment in petrochemical, and fertilizer plants in Ondo State is underway, as the state parleys with Bauchi on industrialisation and agriculture. Indeed, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his Bauchi counterpart Bala Mohammed met in Akure on Friday, and the planned establishment of […]
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Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, has called on Nigerians to pray for peace and unity of the nation, as his kingdom cellebrates this year edition of Yeyemolu Festival. While addressing a large gathering at the palace grounds, the royal father called on Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, […]
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Dr. Lasisi Olagunju Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated renowned journalist, columnist, and Editor of Saturday Tribune, Dr. Lasisi Olagunju, on his conferment with an honorary Fellowship by the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). He described the recognition as a well-deserved honour that affirms the intellectual depth and national relevance of the awardee’s contributions […]
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A magistrate court in Iragbiji, Osun State, has sentenced 20-year-old Olabosipo Waliyu to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine, for stealing cocoa beans worth ₦200,000. The convict was arraigned before Magistrate O.D. Ajiboye in Charge No. MIRA/28c/2025, following his arrest by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps under the Boripe Command. The […]
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Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed how the Muhammadu Buhari administration harassed his aides over the Malabu Oil deal scandal, specifically referencing the OPL-245 case. The scandal revolves around the 2011 acquisition of Oil Prospecting Licence 245 by Shell and Eni for $1.3 billion, with allegations that $1.1 billion was routed as bribes to Nigerian officials […]
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