Police arrest five suspected criminals in Osun

One of the recovered cars John Dike, Osogbo The police in Osun State have arrested five suspects aged between 23 and 29, alleged to have been involved in heinous crimes of armed robbery, kidnapping, car theft, secret cultism, and murder In a statement issued by the state vommand’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the police confirmed […]

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Adeleke’s rumoured defection cracks Osun PDP, fuels APC tension

By John Dike Osogbo The rumoured defection plan of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has caused cracks in the state’s chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, the party that sponsored his election. Also, the rumour has fueled the tension raging in the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC. The rumour sparked off with the recent […]

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Implement harmonised teachers’ retirement age law, ASUSS tells Tinubu, mourns Buhari

Says enforcement will honour Buhari The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, has expressed its condolences to the government and people of Nigeria, and the immediate family of the departed former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his passing as a monumental loss to the country. In a statement signed by the union’s National President, […]

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Fayose weeps as court clears him of N6.9bn fraud

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was on Wednesday discharged of N6.9bn fraud charges by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Following the judgment, an emotional Fayose broke down outside the courtroom, as supporters celebrated the victory. Shortly after the ruling, Fayose knelt outside the court premises and thanked God for what he described […]

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Olubadan-designate, Ladoja urges Ibadan residents to embrace peace

The Olubadan designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has urged Ibadan residents to make peaceful co-existence their watch word. He gave this advice during a meeting with the Council of Traditional Baales in Ibadanland, held at Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo Ibadan, on Wednesday. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Olubadan, Gbenga Ayoade, in Ibadan, the […]

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2027: Atiku’s PDP exit sparks political firestorm

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s resignation from the PDP and his move to the coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election as posing no threat. In a letter dated July 14, 2025 and addressed to the […]

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2027: Buhari’s CPC bloc may dump APC

Departed ex-President Muhammadu Buhari; Photo: State House Loyalists of the departed former President Muhammadu Buhari from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, the party he founded in 2009, unsure of their political future in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. With the passage of their leader, speculations about the political future have heightened such that […]

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Aiyedatiwa commissions skill development centre, recommits to youth empowerment

Governor Aiyedatiwa demonstrating using a sewing machine Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has pledged that his administration is determined to equip young people in the state with major skills required to survive in today’s world. He made this commitment at the commissioning of the Ondo State Skill Enterprise Development Centre, located along Oda Road […]

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Ondo NUJ congratulates Ajanaku as new Information commissioner

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa shaking hands with Ajanaku The Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State Council, has congratulated Mr Idowu Ajanaku on his appointment and inauguration as the new Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the State. A congratulatory message jointly signed by the State Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite, and the State Secretary, Com. Olaoluwa […]

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