Police launch manhunt The police in Osun State have launched a manhunt for the criminals who shot dead four persons at Ido Ayegunle. Confirming the incident, the state police command said that armed men stormed the community, setting buildings ablaze and destroying personal property, including motorcycles, generators, and streetlights. It said the attackers who came […]
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By Stevie Bayode In many African cultures, belonging to secret societies has long been associated with blessings, power, fame, and longevity. Many elders from previous generations were members of not just one, but multiple societies, believing that these affiliations would bring them power, success and prosperity. However, while the truth behind this myth remains uncertain, […]
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asks public to disregard PDP’s ‘misleading propaganda‘ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has insisted that the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on February 10, 2025, which reinstated its elected local government chairmen and councillors, remains valid, binding, and unchallenged. Its Director of Media and Information, Mr. Kola Olabisi, in a […]
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eyes economic transformation O sun State Government has moved to revive the moribund Cocoa Industry in Ede to drive the state’s economic transformation. Commerce and Industry commissioner, Bunmi Jenyo, disclosed this at Newspoint, a media engagement organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, held in Osogbo. He […]
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By Tunde Odesola Long before man dug a hole in every inch of the earth searching for oil, the crab had been in the business of oil drilling. The crab’s house – I mean its burrow – not its shell, is an oil rig at work. For many Great Akokites, the most beautiful site in […]
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By Abdu Rafiu A great many of our compatriots and undoubtedly silent non-Nigerians as well who see the solution to Nigeria’s worsening security challenge in the establishment of state police must have heaved a sigh of relief in the President’s speech last Monday, when he said the setting up of “state police is no longer […]
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Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) Nigerian health technology company Codix Bio Ltd has announced plans to begin large-scale local production of HIV and malaria rapid diagnostic test kits in response to anticipated shortfalls stemming from recent U.S. aid reductions. The development follows funding cutbacks by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which […]
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Abubakar Umar President Bola Tinubu has formally conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (retd.), acknowledging his role in Nigeria’s pro-democracy movement and correcting what he described as an earlier oversight. The announcement was made on Thursday during the commissioning of a 300-bed […]
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resident Bola Tinubu The recent public adoption of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 presidential election, announced at a party summit, flagrantly violates the 2022 Electoral Act and raises serious concerns about the future of Nigeria’s democracy. This move sets a dangerous precedent that threatens to […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The public outcry over the appointment of certain Resident Electoral Commissioners could foreshadow concerns about the conduct and integrity of the 2027 general elections. RECs play a crucial role in organising elections in Nigeria and are expected to be neutral individuals of proven integrity. This is […]
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