Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has led members of the All Progressives Congress in the state to formally commence the campaign of the party’s Ondo Central Senatorial candidate, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, in Idanre. The campaign flag-off, held at the Depot Roundabout in Idanre, attracted party leaders, supporters and other stakeholders, who gathered to rally support […]
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Two residents have been killed after suspected bandits attacked Dukura community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, where the assailants also reportedly rustled livestock and stole motorcycles. The attackers reportedly struck on Monday morning, blocking the road linking the affected communities to Tambuwal market and preventing residents from moving freely. Sources said the […]
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President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation in Europe by a few days and is expected to return to Nigeria at the weekend, the Presidency has announced. The development was disclosed on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said Tinubu had remained in contact with developments in […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The National Union of Electricity Employees has threatened to shut down electricity operations nationwide over the alleged assault and detention of some of its members by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Bauchi State. The union’s Deputy President, Rilwanu Shehu, issued the warning on Monday during a peaceful demonstration by electricity […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi A 24-year-old man, Israel Njoku, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly assaulting a police officer while the officer was performing his lawful duty. Njoku was brought before Magistrate Taiwo Lebi on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obstruction of police officers, conduct likely to cause […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Oluwatosin Israel Ayeni, has resigned from his position, citing the need to promote fairness, unity and political balance within the party. Ayeni announced his resignation in a letter dated Friday, September 18, 2026, addressed to the National Chairman of the DLA at the […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Samuel Douglass, to 12 months in prison for stealing four baskets of fresh tomatoes valued at N140,000. Douglass was convicted after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing brought against him by the police. The prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyere, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the August 15, 2026 election, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, have felicitated Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday. Adeleke, in a congratulatory message issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, described the First Lady as […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2027 election, Omoyele Sowore, has questioned who is currently overseeing the affairs of Nigeria following the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the country. Sowore raised the question in a post on his official Facebook page on […]
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Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has expressed doubts about the outcome of the Federal Government’s investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in Niger State. Oseni said on Monday during the station’s Morning Show that a probe conducted solely by government agencies might fail to establish the full circumstances surrounding the deaths. His […]
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