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Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has commended President Bola Tinubu, South-West governors and traditional rulers in Yorubaland for his freedom and return to Nigeria after nearly five years in exile. Igboho, who was declared wanted during the administration of the departed President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations of stockpiling arms […]

Popular internet personality, Isaac Fayose, has declared that the 2027 presidential election will centre entirely on former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. He made the statement on Thursday while reacting to the large crowd that turned out for Obi during the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election campaign. In a post shared on his […]

The national leadership of the Accord Party has asked sacked chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to immediately vacate local government secretariats in Osun State. The party said the APC officials no longer have any legal mandate to remain in office, citing court judgments that nullified their election and […]

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo showing the traders the prototype version of the proposed new Main Market… Credit: State House Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has directed the immediate remodelling of the Onitsha Main Market in a move described as a “hard, but necessary” step for the future. This came following its one-week closure. The […]

The departed Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has explained that its decision to initially peg the application form for the Awujale of Ijebuland stool at ₦10 million was reached through internal consultations aimed at ensuring fairness among eligible family members. The Olori Ebi of the ruling house, Otunba Lateef […]

The Federal High Court in Ibadan on Friday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention held on November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court also barred Kabiru Turaki and others from presenting themselves as national officers of the party, dealing a significant blow to the faction that emerged from the convention. Despite internal […]

By John Dike, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Friday granted leave to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to quash a criminal proceeding instituted against the bank at a Magistrate Court in the state capital.. It granted the order on January 30, 2026, in Suit No. HOS/M4/2026, following a motion […]

PDP national chairman, Kabiru Turaki The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. The court held that granting the mandamus would amount to “sitting on appeal” over […]

The Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act, as lawmakers intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision followed a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which senators further scrutinised the […]

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music icon at the Grammy Awards, making him the first African to receive the honour. The award recognises Fela’s […]