Lagos varsity workers threaten indefinite strike over nine-month arrears

By Ade Oyeyemi Academic and non-academic workers in Lagos State-owned universities have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over alleged failure by the state government to implement agreements reached with their unions. The Joint Action Committee of the unions said the strike would begin at midnight on Saturday, October 3, unless the government addressed […]

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PDP, APC clash over alleged attack on consultation meeting

By Ade Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State have exchanged accusations over an attack that disrupted the PDP’s consultative meetings in Calabar South Local Government Area. The PDP alleged that gunmen stormed two venues where its consultations were being held on Friday, shooting at the gatherings, injuring […]

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Police deploy DIG to lead rescue of 20 abducted corps members

By Ade Oyeyemi The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Shehu Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate efforts to rescue 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday, October 1, around […]

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PDP Deputy Gov candidate, Sowunmi-Kolapo, installed Ogun Muslim Council Grand Matron

By Ade Oyeyemi …Urges Ogun indigenes to shun money politics, protect their heritage The Ogun State Muslim Council has installed the Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 election, Hajia Lateefat ‘Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, as its Grand Matron (Egba Zone). Sowunmi-Kolapo, who is the Iya Sunnah of Egbaland and Ameerah of Ogun State, was […]

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Nigeria at 66: We have strayed from founding fathers dream- – Lawal

By John Dike, Osogbo Chairman of Osun Civil Societies Coalition, Dr. Waheed Lawal, has described Nigeria’s 66 years of independence as a journey marked by “deep disappointment and stubborn hope,” saying the country has deviated significantly from the vision and expectations of its founding generation. He spoke with our correspondent as Nigerians marked the 66th […]

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OSCO-HEALTH Board congratulates Adeleke, approves new measures to strengthen college

By John Dike, Osogbo The Governing Council of Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa (OSCO-HEALTH), has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in the August 15, 2026 governorship election. Tit also commended Adeleke for what it described as his sustained support for the institution, noting that his administration had demonstrated commitment to the […]

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Bigger breasts, bigger buttocks, bigger penises: Smaller common sense

By Tunde Odesola Exactly on June 17, 1958 – two years before the oxygen of independence filled Nigeria’s lungs, and eight years before Nigeria began to fall apart to political crisis – a 27-year-old savant, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, published a globally acclaimed masterpiece in African prose: “Things Fall Apart”. Sixty-eight years after the watershed publication, […]

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As humanoid robots become more capable, what will the next ten years mean for society, work and our children?

By Olusola Adeyegbe A reader recently asked me this fascinating question. I have been thinking about it because it takes us beyond the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence to something potentially even more consequential. What happens when increasingly powerful artificial intelligence acquires something resembling a human body and begins to operate alongside us in the physical […]

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