Atiku, Sambo arrive in Osun, visit Aregbesola ahead Owa Obokun’s coronation

Aregbesola welcomes Atiku, Sambo to his residence in Ilesa, Osun State May 24, 2025 Two former Vice Presidents including Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to a former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his country home in Ilesa, Osun State. The visit comes […]

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Foundation awards scholarships to Ondo pupils

The Lanre Briggs Foundation has awarded fully funded university scholarships to 22 students of Imade College, Owo, Ondo State. Founder of the Foundation, Mr. Olanrewaju Briggs, said the gesture was driven by the growing inability of many parents to afford university education for their children and wards. He lamented that many brilliant students often dropped […]

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Jurist, others canvass reform to restore public trust in judiciary

Justice Folashade Bankole-Oki In a passionate call for urgent reform, Justice Folashade Bankole-Oki has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s legal system to embrace technology, uphold media responsibility, and prioritise public engagement to rebuild a judicial system in crisis. She appealed at the Annual Lecture of the Nigerian Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC) in Lagos, emphasising the […]

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Despite price cuts by Dangote, petrol cost still high

Findings have shown that despite consistent slash in petrol price by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, the price of the product still remains high. Yesterday, the refinery announced another reduction of N15 in the price of its high-quality Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This brought the prices to N875 per litre in Lagos; N885 per litre […]

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2027: CUPP faults Tinubu’s endorsement by APC leaders

The Coalition of United political parties has described the Thursday endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election by the forum of All Progressives Congress governors as a desperate bid for power and a panic measure. The coalition, in a statement issued on Thursday night by its National Secretary, […]

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Court declines to stop Owa Obokun’s coronation set for Friday

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has refused to stop the coronation of the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Haastrup, scheduled for Friday. Justice M. Agboola, at Thursday’s proceedings on the case filed by the Arimoro family of Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House, held that until the issues around service of court […]

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Atiku-led coalition to choose platform May 30

A former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his counterpart in Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, have been saddled with the responsibility of deciding whether, in forming a coalition, proponents should float a new party or fuse into an existing platform. This was disclosed in a communique read by Convener of the League of Northern […]

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