By John Dike, Osogbo A non-political organization in Osun State, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens (CCNC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the crisis surrounding the alleged withholding of Osun local government funds. It lamented that the action has worsened the hardship currently being experienced by residents across the state. At […]
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By Wale Ojo-Lanre Yes, the same Asiwaju of Ikere. Yes, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, CON — the colossus of the Nigerian legal profession. One of the greatest lawyers Nigeria has ever produced. That slender, jelly-like young man who sharpened his legal teeth under Akanbi Oniyangi & Partners on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, has now grown […]
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raze house, vehicles The wife of an Anglican Church pastor was killed on Sunday morning when gunmen attacked Saint Andrew’s Church in Isiokwe in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. Isiokwe is a community in Lilu Town, which is under Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Residents said that the attack happened in the early hours […]
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All Progressives Congress has announced new dates for its upcoming National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. The meetings, originally scheduled for December 15–16, 2025, have been shifted to December 18–19, the party said. The adjustment was communicated in an official notice titled “Change of Meeting Dates”, issued by the party’s National Secretary, Senator […]
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The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has declared strong support for the establishment of state police, saying decentralised policing is urgently needed to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. He stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, which was monitored by our correspondent. Adams said he “totally agrees” with the position […]
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Speculation is mounting that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may soon dump the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress following fresh political turbulence in the state. Last Friday, 17 members of the House of Assembly loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike and led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule announced their defection from the PDP […]
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has stopped the monthly salaries of the engineers sacked in September during its face-off with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. In a bid to address this, PENGASSAN said it is engaging the Dangote Group to resolve the matter amicably instead of resorting to another industrial action. […]
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File copy: President Tinubu in a warm exchange with Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Photo: State House President Bola Tinubu and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday held talks on the security crisis facing the country, touching on areas of collaboration. The telephone conversation held as a […]
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President Bola Tinubu Details of how Nigeria foiled the coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic have emerged. Against this backdrop, President Bola Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military for responding swiftly to the request by the Benin Republic government to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn on Sunday. […]
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