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Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has declared that his long-standing political rivalry with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu no longer translates into personal enmity. Politics(Left) He said during a national television programme yesterday that they have moved beyond the bitterness that once defined their relationship. George advised that politics […]

Management, staff, students mourn By John Dike, Osogbo The Dean of the Faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof Rafiu Oyesola Salawu, has passed on. He died on Sunday, August 9, 2026, bringing to an end the career of an accomplished scholar and administrator whose brief tenure as dean was marked […]

The Yoruba Ronu Group, a socio-political organisation campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, on his 58th birthday. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Diran Iyantan, the group described Yilwatda as an accomplished academic, engineer, administrator […]

HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rejected the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying the findings raised more questions than they answered. HURIWA, in a statement signed on Friday by […]

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts, alleging that his confidential banking details may have been compromised. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, disclosed this […]

ICPC chairman, Musa Aliyu The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has cleared the Presidency of any wrongdoing in the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council saga, while recommending the prosecution of the council’s promoter, Adeniyi Adeyemi. President Bola Tinubu received the commission’s interim investigation report on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to tender a public apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, over what it described as “unfounded allegations” linking them to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s […]

EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Photo: EFCC: President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to reverse the freezing of an Osun State Government account has triggered fresh political controversy, with opposition parties questioning the President’s explanation, lawyers and civil society groups backing the intervention, the Osun State Government dragging the commission to […]

By John Dike, Osogbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday flagged off the construction of the Osogbo-Iwo-Ibadan Road spanning Osun and Oyo states and the reconstruction of the Gbongan-Osogbo Road in Osun State. He described the projects as critical infrastructure that will drive economic growth, improve connectivity and enhance the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians. […]

Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, on Thursday commended President Bola Tinubu for directing the unblocking of Osun State Government bank account, frozen on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Also, he suggested strong institutions as one of the ways to sustain the present democracy in Nigeria. […]