Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a former security guard, over the murder of a former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo. The state Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Thursday. Ojajuni said […]
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Scene of the collapsed building. Photo: LASEMA At least eight people have died, and 26 others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the latest casualty figures in a statement issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Today, we shall be concluding our discussion on the means of attaining victory over fear with a focus on faith as a critical counter.* *In one particular encounter, Jesus calmed the raging storm when fear overwhelmed the disciples and they had perhaps their closest shave with death while following Jesus Christ as […]
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says Amotekun’s success in Ondo strengthens case for state police A former speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Jumoke Akindele has commended the Amotekun Corps in the state over its performance. She said, “As for the quest to have the requirement of State Police entrenched in our Constitution, suffice to state […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has commenced the payment of monthly allowances to Primary Health Care (PHC) volunteers across the state, bringing to an end years of unpaid service rendered by hundreds of healthcare workers at grassroots health facilities. Governor Ademola Adeleke announced the development during a one-day […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Legislators in Osun State House of Assembly have described as unnecessary any move to redeploy the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan. They alleged that such a move could undermine security arrangements ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Led by former Speaker of the […]
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as graduate develops smart irrigation payment system for African farmers Elizade University, Ilara Mokin in Ondo State has recorded a major breakthrough in water technology. Indeed, it has emerged as the second-best institution among 13 universities in the single-presenter category at the highly competitive 2026 South-West Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET) Competition, […]
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President Bola Tinubu The National Assembly’s decision to extend, for a third time, the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act, from June 30 to September 30, 2026, is yet another symptom of the chaos that has come to define Nigeria’s budget cycles under the Bola Tinubu administration. Nigeria’s public finance management […]
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Lagos Apapa Port. Photo: Soluap Lahos ports at Apapa and Tin Can are rising! The ports made it to the exclusive list of the world’s top 20 most improved container ports in the past five years, according to a new report by the World Bank. Both ports, which handle 70 per cent of Nigeria’s maritime […]
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Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle Part of the reason terrorism has endured in Nigeria is the mindset of some government officials. Instead of projecting resolve, they often speak the language of appeasement, resignation, or outright helplessness. From the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, who reportedly described terrorists as “prodigal sons” deserving an […]
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