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Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has appealed to Nigerians to exercise extraordinary religious tolerance as Christians celebrate the Easter season. He made the appeal in a statement on Friday by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Mr Moses Olafare, in Ile-Ife. The monarch described Easter as a […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to resolve its internal crisis and stop blaming it or President Bola Tinubu. It  gave the advice on Friday at a news conference in Abuja addressed by its National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, and Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The ADC had alleged that […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Barely four months to the scheduled governorship election in Osun State, the Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese, John Oyejola, has warned that voter apathy encourages rigging and endangers democracy. Stressing why it is wrong to boycott voting on election days due to perceived grievances against certain parties or candidates, the cleric […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, have extended warm Easter greetings to Christians, urging peace, unity, and religious harmony. In a statement by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, […]

President Tinubu has admonished Nigerians particularly politicians to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act as the country approaches another electoral cycle The cycle will peak with the scheduled general elections in 2027. Also he stressed his administration’s determination to crush the worrisome security challenges confronting the nation. In his Easter message, which he […]

A foremost pro-democracy activists, Mr Deji Adeyanju has asked President Bola Tinubu to stop alleged attempts to impose a one-party state. He said the warning is necessary as anti-democratic forces allegedly seek to undermine the opposition. Adeyanju, in a statement, urged Tinubu to rein in forces allegedly exploiting courts to frustrate opposition parties, stressing that […]

The presidency has explained why President Bola Tinubu addressed the victims of the Jos attacks at the airport. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga,said: “President Bola Tinubu’s itinerary for Thursday included two main engagements: receiving the Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, and proceeding to Iperu, Ogun State. After Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s […]

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN). Photo: INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed calls for the removal of its chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), while addressing what it described as widespread misconceptions surrounding its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise. In a statement issued on Thursday night in Abuja and signed […]

Human Rights Activist, and Senior Lawyer, Femi Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Thursday, warned that Nigeria could end up with only one presidential candidate in the 2027 election if the judiciary continues to interfere in political party affairs. They spoke at the fifth Comrade […]

The woman seen in a viral video holding her deceased son after the Angwan Rukuba attack, during President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Jos – Channels TV President Bola Tinubu on Thursday consoled a grieving mother who was seen in a viral video clutching the lifeless body of her son following the recent attack in […]