By James Bamgbose It has been a while since I last dipped my pen into the ink of public commentary. This is not because there is nothing to write about. Far from it. Osun has never been short of events, political intrigues, governance conversations, controversies, and characters capable of keeping writers awake through the night….
…. As MDR launches in FCT with NLC Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party and Co-Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared that Nigeria cannot be renewed without its workers, describing organised labour as the indispensable force for rebuilding the country’s democracy and restoring accountable governance. Hashim made the…
…..Amid sensational claims and media trial, Senator Dankwambo chose facts over headlines By Usman Abdullahi Koli When the National Assembly flagged a N210 trillion figure in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s financial statements, the country erupted. Citizens were angry, headlines were fierce, and many called for heads to roll. At a time Nigerians are…
By George Okechukwu ABUJA — For weeks, the figure had hung over Nigeria’s oil industry like a dark cloud. Across television studios, newspaper headlines, social media platforms and political circles, one question echoed relentlessly: Had ₦210 trillion disappeared from the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.)? The allegation had stirred outrage,…
Former Chief Whip of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the House of Representatives, who is also the Babameto of Ibadanland, Honourable Babatunde Oduyoye, has congratulated Okanlomo Oodua, Engr. Jibril Dotun Sanusi on his elevation to the title of Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland. Oduyoye, who occupied the Rep seat between 1999 and 2007, said in…
Fresh indications of a possible realignment within Nigeria’s opposition political landscape emerged on Friday as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, received his Social Democratic Party (SDP) counterpart, Prince Adewole Adebayo, amid intensifying consultations among leading pro-democracy figures ahead of the 2027 general election. The meeting, held in Abuja, is the…
Former Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmed Lawan, was on Monday snubbed by former First Lady and wife of late former President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, at an event put together to mark the one year remembrance of the late President in Abuja. According to a source in the know of what happened…
Presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 general election, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has commended Nigeria’s security agencies for the successful rescue of victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after about 50 days in captivity. He said the operation demonstrates that the country’s security forces possess the capacity to defeat…
…Promises enabling environment for businesses in the state By Oluniyi Isamotu The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Saturday commissioned a new hospitality and tourism facility in the state. The Governor who was represented by his Special Adviser on Public Communication, Hon. Olusola Ajala applauds the founder of the new hospitality business in the…
The Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commended the Inspector General of Police IG Tunde Disu and the Osun state police Command for the arrest of one of the Osun state political hoodlums in person of Saheed Kareem Tanfeani. It will be recalled that Tanfeani is alleged to be involved in the gruesome murder…
