By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Mutiu Agboke, has cautioned corps members against involvement in electoral malpractice during the 2026 governorship election, warning that offenders will face imprisonment. He gave the warning on Tuesday during a visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Ede. He explained that INEC has […]
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President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House NIGERIA’S budget system is once again in disarray. With just four weeks to end the 2025 fiscal year, the 2026 federal budget has yet to be presented. This exposes deep structural failures that threaten national development and the delivery of essential services. It is a worsening of an already […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dotun Babayemi, says the ruling party is poised to benefit politically from the ongoing crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State. Babayemi, who spoke shortly after submitting his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has applauded the elevation of Johnson Adekunle Adewoyin, an indigene of Ile-Ife, to the rank of Rear Admiral in the Nigerian Navy, describing the feat as a testament to excellence, dedication, and discipline. In a congratulatory statement issued on Wednesday, Governor Adeleke praised Rear Admiral Adewoyin’s […]
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blasts opposition party for politicising security The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has blasted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for allegedly politicising security, as it described that party’s attack against the expansion of Amotekun Corps as a threat to public safety. In a statement by its state Director of Media and Publicity, Mr […]
Continue ReadingAn ex-Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees alleging that some of them are unfit to represent Nigeria abroad. According to him,some of them “should be cooling their heels in prison” instead of representing Nigeria abroad. Ambassador Keshi spoke on Monday when he appeared […]
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Fernando Dias da Costa wearing a red hat, says he fled his party headquarters as armed men came to arrest him. Credit: Reuters Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced. The 47-year-old, who ran as a […]
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The famous Agbekoya warriors have joined forces with the local security outfit Amotekun corps to flush out bandits lurking in the forests within the Southwest state’s. In the first instance, they have moved to some villages in Oyo State to some villages in Oyo State amid the escalating kidnapping incidents in neighbouring Kwara and Kogi […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof Siyan Oyeweso, is dead. Oyeweso, 64, according to sources died early Tuesday Morning after a brief illness. He was, until his death, the Provost of Post-Graduate College, Osun State University. Confirming the death, the younger brother to the deceased, Olawale Oyeweso […]
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Northern governors and traditional rulers on Monday called for a six-month suspension of mining activities across the region, blaming illegal mining for the worsening insecurity in many states. The northern leaders also announced plans to mobilise N228 billion to fight bandits terrorising communities across the region. Under the arrangement, each state and its local governments […]
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