Court remands fake soldier for armed robbery, impersonation in Osun

A man falsely parading himself as a soldier has been remanded by a Magistrate Court sitting in Modakeke, Osun State, at the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre, for alleged armed robbery, impersonation of a military officer, and unlawful possession of Nigerian Army uniform. The 38-year-old suspect was arraigned by the Amotekun operatives on a three-count charge bordering […]

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Pastoral crisis: 11 states embrace FG ranching plan as killings surge

Govs offer lands, Adamawa, Bayelsa, others cautious, farmers reject open grazing Eleven states are taking steps to commence ranching as a way to address the age-long violent clashes between herders and farmers, which have claimed several lives, The PUNCH reports. While some states have allocated lands for ranching, many others have pledged lands, and a […]

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NNPCL raises petrol price to N945 in Abuja, N915 in Lagos

Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. It also adjusted its petrol pump price to ₦915 per litre at several of its Lagos […]

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US warns citizens to avoid military, govt facilities in Abuja

The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert advising American citizens to avoid non-essential travel to military and government facilities in Abuja due to increased global security concerns. The alert, released by the US Embassy on Monday, stated that all embassy personnel and their families are currently prohibited from visiting military sites […]

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Osun LGs: Only Supreme Court can sack APC chairmen – Party

The All Progressives Congress, APC,  in Osun State has insisted that only the Supreme Court can invalidate the election of the council chairmen elected in an election conducted by the immediate past Gboyega Oyetola administration. It warned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop misleading the public with its interpretation of the Court of […]

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Osun 2026: APC secretary Basiru inaugurates Alubarika Movement

All Progressives Congress national secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has inaugurated the Alubarika Movement to anchor his aspiration for the Osun State governorship seat in the 2026 election. The Alubarika Movement Mobilisers for Senator Ajibola Basiru held their inaugural meeting at the APC secretariat in Ilesa West. Chaired by Hon. Folarin Fafowora, a former member of […]

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Former Health minister Adewole celebrates Oluwo at 58

Ex-Health minister, Prof Isaac Adewole, has described the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi as a blessing to his kingdom and Yorubaland. Celebrating the monarch on  his 58th birthday,  he said that his depth of cultural engagements has marked him out as a worthy ambassador of Yoruba race both in Nigeria and in the diaspora. […]

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Osun PDP fires back at ‘mischievous’ APM over VAT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has fired back at the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) over its allegedly economically unsound, ignorant, and mischievous criticism of the state’s Value Added Tax (VAT). It described as laughable that party’s recent statement criticizing the state’s VAT generation figures for the first quarter of 2025. PDP, in […]

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