Gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 5, Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr. Nelson Adepoyigi. The state police command’s spokesmam, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, said that police had launched a manhunt to arrest the perpetrators. […]
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Controversy has ensued among athletes, residents and stakeholders over a proposed bill seeking to ban roller skating on public roads and sidewalks in Osun State. The house had at a plenary on May 6, 2025, debated the “Osun State Skating Restriction Bill 2025”, which proposes a six-month jail term or a fine of N250,000 for […]
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APC asks governor to sit up President Bola Tinubu has praised Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for his pan-Nigeria disposition. In his greeting to the governor as he turned 65 on Tuesday, the President noted that Adeleke has created a niche for himself as a politician of reckoning not only in Osun State but also […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a six-man Panel of Inquiry on the communal crisis in Ugbonla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the State. This followed the recent violent clashes in the Ugbo-Ugbonla community over traditional leadership which led to loss of life and destruction of properties. His spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan disclosed […]
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Amotekun Corps personnel on Osun State have celebrated Governor Ademola Adeleke as he clocked 65. Chairman of the Osun Amotekun Board, AIG Wale Abbas (Rtd), and the Corps Commander, Chief (Dr.) Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, in a statement, praised the governor’s “exceptional leadership, unwavering dedication to public service, and his remarkable accomplishments over the years.” […]
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By Banji Ayoola Returning now and then to the old that you have discarded, that mercifully you have been torn from; Is like picking up, and wearing the old cloak you had pulled off, the slough you had pulled out of, again and again. It is like scooping up your vomit and drinking it again. […]
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Nigeria’s total public debt rose by N57.3tn within the first 18 months of the current administration, according to an analysis of data released by the Debt Management Office. The increase represents a 65.6 per cent surge in the debt stock, growing from N87.38tn recorded at the end of June 2023 to N144.67tn as of December […]
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The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic downturn. After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world’s two biggest economies agreed in a […]
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The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared a sit-at-home on May 30, 2025. This is to honour Biafran men and women who died during the Biafran War. IPOB said the sit-at-home is a yearly memorial, noting that it was a way to remember Biafra heroes and heroines. The group said it informed the South East […]
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About 3,000 digital influencers from all corners of Osun State have converged, their mission clearly to rally behind the governorship aspiration of Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, better known as AMBO. The gathering marked the inaugural physical meeting of the AMBO Media Front (AMF), a formidable coalition of online voices ready to shift the political tide […]
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