Category: News

INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept Saturday’s elections in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, winning five of the six area councils, except Gwagwalada. As declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party won five out of the six chairmanship positions in the 2026 Area Council […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke has unveiled an expanded vision for comprehensive financing of security infrastructure in Osun State, aimed at strengthening both formal and informal security networks in the state This he saud will help to improving the welfare of security personnel across the state. Speaking at the weekend while receiving members […]

–as Governor commissions, promises more projects, inclusive development Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday commissioned the Aiyegunle–Iwaro Oka Road in Oka-Akoko and a cluster of road projects in Owo Local Government Area, declaring that road construction and rehabilitation remain at the heart of his administration’s development blueprint as it marks one year in […]

says Fabiyi not national officer By John Dike, Osogbo The leadership of the South-West zone of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified that Mr. Demeji Fabiyi is not the Deputy National Financial Secretary of the party. In a statement signed by Ambassador Dr Babatunde Oke, the party said that at the recent Stakeholders’ Meeting […]

A former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has claimed that the long-running political rivalry between Nasir El-Rufai and Nuhu Ribadu was intensified by a key political decision taken ahead of the 2011 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News on Tuesday, Osuntokun alleged that Bola Tinubu’s decision to […]

Former Governor, El-Rufai on his way to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja…Credit: Muyiwa Adekeye on X A former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, was, on Wednesday, released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He was, however, reportedly taken into custody by the operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other Related […]

President Bola Tinubu signing the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo: X/@DOlusegun Opposition parties and civil society organisations have condemned President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment), describing the move as a setback to Nigeria’s democratic progress and a legalisation of electoral manipulation ahead […]

Christians and Muslims in Nigeria have commenced their 2026 fasting season almost simultaneously, in what religious leaders describe as a rare convergence of Lent and Ramadan. Leaders of both faiths described the development as unique and urged followers to use the season to draw closer to God, love one another, and pray for peace and […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The High Chief Ojomu of Ipee land, Kolawole Adeyinka Sunday, has extended warm felicitations to Muslims and Christians in Ipee and beyond as they commence the sacred fasting seasons of Ramadan and Lent, urging adherents to embrace renewed devotion and spiritual reflection. In a goodwill message released to mark the beginning […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Southwest Zone D of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum, effective February 18, 2026, to higher institutions in the zone which have increased their fees to review the increments. It also condemned what it described as arbitrary tuition increases implemented by some tertiary institutions […]