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Right to left: NUJ Ondo State Council Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite, and Youth Development Minister, Hon Ayodele Olawande The Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), has described the Youth Development minister, Hon Ayodele Wisdom Olawande, as a bridge builder between Nigerian youths and the President Bola Tinubu administration. This was in […]

A coalition of opposition leaders led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday at the Abuja head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), against the commission’s de-recognition of the leadership of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nigeria’s main opposition party. Leading a crowd of protesters carrying banners and placards […]

Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Aregbesola, Amaechi, David Mark and Tambuwal spearhead ADC’s protest against INEC. Photo credit: Imran Muhammad/x Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged […]

Citing the crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC), at the national level, the party’s Ondo State chapter has suspended its ward, local government, and state congresses earlier scheduled to choose its new leaders statewide. Specifically it said that the move was in compliance with the directive of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The […]

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP) United States President Donald Trump has sparked controversy after alleging that a report aired by CNN was sourced from a “fake news site from Nigeria,” while disputing Iran’s claim of victory following a ceasefire agreement. Trump made the claim in a post […]

Anti-war demonstrators hold signs as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a temporary ceasefire has been reached between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, pausing attacks for about two weeks while Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has paid glowing tributes to Princess Rafatu Ademinure Awofisayo, the last surviving child of Ooni Ademiluyi Ajagun, who passed away at the age of 102. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, […]

says “we are specialists in removing a sitting governor” Oyebamiji urges members to key into structure By John Dike, Osogbo As preparations intensify ahead of the 2026 governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has announced members of its campaign committee across the three senatorial districts. It unveiled a five-term member of […]

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on the United States and Israel to refrain from attacking Iran’s power plants and other civilian infrastructure, warning that such strikes would violate international law. “Even if specific civilian infrastructure were to qualify as a military objective, international humanitarian law would still prohibit attacks against them if they […]