Gbajabiamila welcomes ADC coalition, says democracy needs opposition

Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila  Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has welcomed the adoption of the African Democratic Congress by opposition leaders. He described the development as a healthy sign for democracy and a move that could promote broader political engagement across Nigeria’s multi-party system. Gbajabiamila […]

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Adeleke’s rumoured defection plan rocks Osun PDP, APC

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke. Photo: State House Panic is sweeping through the camps of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Osun State over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s rumoured plan to dump the PDP for the APC. Many of Adeleke’s close associates, including appointees, have reportedly confirmed that the governor had almost […]

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PDP defectors selfish – Bode George

Peoples Democratic Party’s chieftain, Chief Olabode George, has described  defectors from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress as selfish, and being propelled by personal ambition. He questioned the sincerity of these politicians, particularly in light of the current economic hardship faced by Nigerians. The elder statesman, while speaking in an exclusive interview with […]

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Flood alert: 20 states on edge as residents flee high-risk zones

Community members displaced by flood Photos: The Guardian Residents in floodplains across 20 states have begun relocating following a recent warning of impending floods in the states by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. In its July flood alert released on Monday, NiMet listed Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, Yobe, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Delta, Cross River, Kaduna, Ondo, Adamawa, […]

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Cardinal Onaiyekan tells Tinubu: Nigerians are hungry, not just poor, feel their pain

LP presidential candidate Peter Obi calls for people-focused leadership By John Dike, Osogbo Nigerians generally are not just poor; they are hungry. Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has lamented thus, as he asked President Bola Tinubu to feel the people’s suffering and make necessary amends. Delivering a scathing critique of Nigeria’s worsening economic […]

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Osun LG allocation: Tinubu undermines democracy, councils’ autonomy, PDP says, demands release

By John Dike, Osogbo The South West Zonal Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the continued withholding of Osun State’s local government statutory allocation from, an action it said undermines democracy and denies citizens essential services at the grassroots. Also, it described the action as unconstitutional and politically motivated, akin to what […]

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Land grab: Why Uni-Abuja needs presidential protection

By Martins Oloja Another wind of time has blown me to the University of Abuja, I once tagged as the only federation university in the country. Yes, in my commentary on the curious policies that preceded the first major Visitor’s intervention, which led to the current interim administration at the university early this year, I […]

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2026: Osun APC members protest automatic ticket for Adeleke

Dissatisfied members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Friday protested at the party’s secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, rejecting alleged plan to offer Governor Ademola Adeleke an automatic ticket as the APC candidate in the 2026 governorship election. Displaying placards and chanting slogans, they decried what they described as an attempted “imposition” […]

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$2.6 investments coming as Ondo, Bauchi parley, Aiyedatiwa hosts Mohammed

Governors Bala Mohammed and Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Akure on Friday A massive $2.6 billion investment in petrochemical, and fertilizer plants in Ondo State is underway, as the state parleys with Bauchi on industrialisation and agriculture. Indeed, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his Bauchi counterpart Bala Mohammed met in Akure on Friday, and the planned establishment of […]

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Ooni prays for Nigeria’s peace, unity as Ile-Ife celebrates Yeyemolu festival

Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, has called on Nigerians to pray for peace and unity of the nation, as his kingdom cellebrates this year edition of Yeyemolu Festival. While addressing a large gathering at the palace grounds, the royal father called on Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, […]

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