Ibadan visitation: Nobody can stop me from going anywhere in Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence on his visitation to Ibadan late last year, amidst outrage that he was trying to Islamise Oyo State with some Northern ideologies and tenets. Gumi stressed that nobody can stop him from visiting anywhere in the country, while maintaining that he was […]

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53,000 dead, 50m sick yearly from unsafe food — FG

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako The Federal Government on Monday raised fresh concerns over the growing burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria, revealing that unsafe food causes more than 53,000 deaths and nearly 50 million illnesses annually across the country. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr […]

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Oyo abduction: Kidnapped principal denies bandits’ sharia demand

Abducted Oyo Principal, Mrs Rachael Alamu Twenty five days after the abduction of over 40 pupils alongside their teachers at Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School and L.A. Primary School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, residents of Ogbomoso, on Monday, again trooped out in large numbers to demand […]

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Obi slams Tinubu over rising debt, says N200tn borrowed without accountability

Mr Peter Obi The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over what he described as excessive borrowing and poor fiscal accountability. Obi said Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to about N200 trillion, which he attributed to what he called “imprudent governance” under the current […]

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Aiyedatiwa directs Ondo forest reserve audit

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has directed a full boundary audit of the disputed forest reserve linked to Rex Forestry Limited in Ondo West Local Government Area, as part of renewed efforts to restructure rural land use and attract investment. He issued the directive on Monday during a meeting with farmers from 27 communities affected […]

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Bode Osi people protest plans to impose new Oba, appeal to Adeleke

By John Dike, Osogbo The people of Bode-Osi, in Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of Osun State have appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to foil alleged plans by some powerful forces in his administration to impose an unpopular oba on the town. Specifically, they accused the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, of […]

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Osun Amotekun debunks APC allegation of operatives deployment to Adeleke brother’s Ondo facility

By John Dike, Osogbo The Amotekun Corps in Osun State has debunked an allegation by the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC,  that it deployed its operatives to a power facility in Ondo State owned by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s elder brother, Deji. It described the allegation as politically motivated, “entirely false, baseless, misleading and incapable of […]

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FEDPOLEL Rector Ebeloku charges fresh students to uphold standards

The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, FEDPOLEL, Dr. Ademola Iyanda Ebeloku, has charged the institution’s fresh students to uphold high standards of conduct, professionalism, discipline, and integrity. Besides, he asked them to serve as worthy ambassadors of the Institution during their industrial attachment He spoke at a one-day orientation programme for the […]

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Survival tips for the bright and brilliant – 3

Avoid self-destructive actions *Many bright and brilliant people engage in self-destructive actions. They forget that because they are good and are gifted, they don’t have answers to all challenges of life.* *Their self destructive actions could be as a result of lack of thoughtfulness or outright disobedience to instructions.* *Josiah was a wise and God […]

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