An explosion has occurred near Tebijor, Okpele, and Ikpoро communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. No casualty was reported. Confirming the incident, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, said it was reported about 17:50 hours on Wednesday A statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. Andy Odeh, said initial observations indicated a […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Osun State has notified the general public, stakeholders, and eligible citizens that the first phase of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise officially ended on Wednesday, 10th December 2025. At the close of the exercise, the State recorded 209,110 completed registrations, a figure which […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Provost of Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa, Dr. Lateef Raheem, has called on students, especially the newly matriculated ones, to shun cultism and other social vices to excel academically and uphold the dignity of the institution. He made this appeal during the matriculation ceremony for students admitted into the […]
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Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has died. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday night by the chairman of the Southern Go ernoes Forum and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. Ewhrudjakpo had reportedly slumped on Thursday afternoon at work in his office, and was immediately rushed to a hospital in Yenagoa, the […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Barely three weeks ago, we discussed the issue of indigenous languages as medium of instruction in the Nigerian schools. It will be recalled the Federal Government expressed worry over mass failure in public examinations and it blamed the troubling situation on the use of indigenous languages used as medium of instruction in […]
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By Banji Ayoola Once it touches you It touches in a special way that nothing else has ever done. Such that often times you shed tears as it hits or strikes you. Such that you understand your old experiences, and present ones better when viewed under its lens. It grips and dazes you. It sweeps […]
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After years of neglect, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday flagged off the construction of the 8.8-kilometre Akure–Ijare Road. At the Ikota Junction, Ijare, Ifedore Local Government Area venue of the event, Aiyedatiwa described the project as a fulfilment of his administration’s promise to deliver tangible development across the state. He said his […]
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By Steve Otaloro Wande Ajayi, PDP publicity secretary’s recent commentary, an extravagant blend of speculation, embellished analogy, and fundamentally flawed assumptions, deserves an immediate and rigorous correction. His attempt to dress fiction in the robes of political analysis does not merely mislead; it betrays a shallow comprehension of governance, institutional continuity, and policy execution in […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Organised labour in Osun State has thrown its full weight behind Governor Ademola Adeleke’s 2026 re-election bid, endorsing the Accord Party as his new political platform and pledging unprecedented mobilisation in his favour. It announced this on Thursday at the Government House Banquet Hall in Osogbo, […]
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By Steve Otaloro Across the vast and wounded continent of Africa, the word “coup d’état” is not merely an entry in history books; it is a recurring nightmare, a blood-stained refrain that has echoed from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean for six decades. Since Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah was toppled in 1966 while on a […]
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