Day: August 25, 2025

…As PDP Youths Urge Leaders to Emulate the Frontline Politician. Over a thousand supporters of the former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on Monday stormed the venue of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, demanding that he declares interest in the 2027 presidential election. The jubilant crowd, clad…

By Wosilat Yiseyon Ramon Nigeria has the potential to capture a significant share of the $350 billion global gemstone and jewelry market if it shifts focus from exporting raw stones to developing a value-adding ecosystem. This was the message from the Gemstone Miners and Marketers Association of Nigeria (GMMAN) at the opening of the 3rd…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, has said that some universities in the country are now powered by solar mini-grids. Aliyu stated this on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday, adding that his agency has exceeded its promises and targets for Nigerian universities. “Starting with the 60…

Several fans of Afrobeats star Balogun Afolabi Oluwaloseyi, popularly known as Seyi Vibez, lost their lives in a road accident on Saturday night while returning from his concert at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos Island. The tragic incident was confirmed by an eyewitness identified on X (formerly Twitter) as @alli_ya7, who said the victims were…

By Sarafa Ibrahim When someone drew my attention to a piece written by Mr. Ismail Omipidan in the legal questions on the crisis raging the local governments in Osun state, I was reluctant to read it. The first reason was Omipidan’s antecedents of fierce avarice for truth and what is right, and the other was…