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Osun LG Crisis: Civil Society, Labour, Youth Activists Set to Protest Alleged Illegal Occupation of Councils

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lament hardship on masses over diverted LG funds By John Dike, Osogbo The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) has condemned the peeceived complicity of the Federal Government and security agencies in the continued alleged illegal occupation of local government councils in Osun State by individuals it referred to as impostors, despite subsisting court rulings. Leaders […]

Osun LG Tussle: Court grants UBA leave to quash criminal case

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By John Dike, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Friday granted leave to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to quash a criminal proceeding instituted against the bank at a Magistrate Court in the state capital.. It granted the order on January 30, 2026, in Suit No. HOS/M4/2026, following a motion […]

The fall of Kano and the battle to save democracy

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By Abraham Ogbodo The battle is not finished. But enough of it has been fought to take stock of the casualties. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been killed. It is awaiting a not-so-befitting burial by family members. The Labour Party has been fatally wounded and waiting to die in the intensive care unit of […]

The First Visit of Fela to Ife

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Moyo Okediji The University of Ife professors who agreed to share the high table with Fela—on that fateful day in 1973—should have known it wasn’t going to end well for them. The Oduduwa Hall, where the event took place, was bursting at the seams with spectators—packed like a Roman gladiator amphitheater. That symposium gave […]

June 12 activists and the betrayal of Kudirat Abiola

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By Abimbola Adelakun Last Thursday brought the curtain down on the multi-decade quest for justice for Alhaja Kudirat Abiola—wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola—who was assassinated during a dark era in our nation’s history. The circumstances of her killing, during agitations against the annulment […]

Turaki-led PDP vows to challenge court judgement

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PDP national chairman, Kabiru Turaki The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. The court held that granting the mandamus would amount to “sitting on appeal” over […]

2027: Oshiomhole, Tambuwal on Senate’s high-stakes Electoral Act review panel

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The Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act, as lawmakers intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision followed a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which senators further scrutinised the […]

Fela becomes first African to receive Grammy lifetime honour

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music icon at the Grammy Awards, making him the first African to receive the honour. The award recognises Fela’s […]

The old time of irresponsibility is over

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By Banji Ayoola No longer shall mankind be allowed to rule irresponsibly with our free will; which, over millennia, we had seriously abused, and misused. Our free will, which we had used to terrorise ourselves, to turn ourselves, countries and peoples in them against one another. People, human beings created by the Almighty Father, and […]

Adeleke seeks govt–citizen collaboration for development

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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for deeper collaboration between government and citizen-led organisations, stressing that strong community institutions and empowered teachers are critical to inclusive governance and sustainable development. He made the call on Thursday in Osogbo during the foundation-laying ceremony of the Osun Development Association (ODA) House at […]