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By John Dike, Osogbo The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Tuesday visited the Osun State College of Health Technology for oversight activities and an orientation programme for members of the union at the institution. The visit featured a joint congress, headcount of members and an orientation session […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ife Federal Constituency have urged the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, to work closely with party stakeholders to ensure unity and victory in the August 2026 governorship election in Osun State. They also advised the state’s APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, […]

Wike, Fayose, Olawepo-Hashim canvass reconciliation The hammer fell on Monday on the disputed National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Alhaji Taminu Turaki. The Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld two Federal High Court judgments that voided the national convention which produced the factional party officers on November 15 last […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has pledged that security forces will reclaim communities overrun by bandits in Kwara State and other parts of the country. He assured that the Nigeria Police Force would deploy all necessary operational and administrative strategies to restore peace and security in areas affected by banditry […]

The Federal Government has stepped in to protect Nigeria’s rice industry following the closure of about 90 local rice mills nationwide due to widespread smuggling. The intervention was announced during a high-level meeting yesterday in Abuja between the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh, and the Rice Processors Association of […]

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday, maintained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had mapped out mobilisation plans to deliver at least 10 million votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-West alone. This is just as the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has warned members and stakeholders of the party […]

While other parties prepare for the 2027 general elections in the race against time following the revised election timetable recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to sink deeper in its crisis of legitimacy after yesterday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal upholding the invalidation of the […]

IGP Olatunji Disu addressing senior police officers during his inaugural conference at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on March 4, 2026. Photo: NPF A security expert and public analyst, Busayo Mogaji, has said that legal provisions, not age or retirement benchmark, determine how long an Inspector General of Police can serve, stressing that extending the IGP’s tenure […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting US facilities and US-affiliated schools in the country. In a security notice issued via its website on Monday, the embassy said the alert was intended to inform American citizens in Nigeria of potential risks and advised them to take additional precautions […]

As petrol prices jumped to about N1,300 per litre in various parts of Nigeria on Monday, businesses across the country are beginning to prepare for a sharp rise in their operational costs. This was confirmed by economists and the Organised Private Sector, who warned that the hike could fuel inflationary pressures, affecting goods and services, […]