The Osun State House of Assembly has approved a bill that changes the name of the state back to “Osun State” from the previous “State of Osun.” The bill, called the “Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Amendment Bill 2023,” received positive feedback from the Assembly and was passed during Monday’s session. The Speaker of…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asserts that the threat contained in the written address by lawyers to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) is a pre-emptive move to intimidate the judiciary. The statement by the lawyers in the said written address threatening crisis and…

Celebrating his 89th birthday, renowned Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, made three demands of the Federal Government. He called for the reopening of unresolved cases of religious killings, the imposition of visa bans on those promoting religious violence, and the creation of a public holiday for traditionalists. Soyinka’s appeal was motivated by…

Russia has accused the West of putting commercial interests ahead of humanitarian ones with regards to the grain deal Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the agreements had reached a…

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Kyari, has emerged as the party’s National Chairman. Kyari succeeded Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s chairman after a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Monday. Briefing reporters after the NWC meeting, Kyari formally announced the resignation of Adamu and…

Ajulo told the News Agency of Nigeria, in Abuja on Monday, that it was unlikely for both the party National Chairman, Sen Abdullahi Adamu and Omisore to vacate their offices at the same time. He described the rumoured resignation of Omisore as baseless and unfounded, saying the former Osun senator would attend the meeting of…

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has withdrawn the Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel previously attached to prominent individuals, including Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura. Other personalities affected by the withdrawal include Boss Mustapha, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Iyorchia Ayu,…

President Bola Tinubu has departed Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, after participating in the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU). The Nigerian leader left Abuja on Saturday for the meeting with other leaders in the continent and is expected back in the country on Monday. At the AU meeting, the President, on Sunday,…

Adamu’s absence come amid his reported resignation and unfolding crisis within the ruling party. Senator Abdullahi Adamu was absent as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s National Working Committee (NWC) met in Abuja on Monday. The APC NWC meeting, held at the party secretariat in Abuja, was presided over by the APC Deputy National…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Sunday marked his victory over former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola at the July 16, 2022 gubernatorial election in the state, attributing the victory to God and the people of the state. The governor in a message made available to newsmen by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo, told…