The Jigawa State government has expressed concerns over reports of irregularities in the ongoing over N4.8 billion state government-free Ramadan feeding exercise in about 10 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties, the implementation ministry of the multi-billion Naira programme, Mr Auwal D Sankara, expressed the government’s worries in a post…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja has posited that the closure of schools in four Northern states of Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi and Kano for five weeks attributing the decision to Ramadan fasting is a setback to education in the region. The Christian body, therefore, urged the governors who…
Court stops Senate Committee, Akpabio: Obidient Movement commends Natasha for speaking up, Natasha wants Senate probe to be live broadcast, Senate probes Senator Natasha’s outburst, Ihima Federal Medical Centre bill, Senator Natasha felicitates, Senator Natasha supportsA dramatic twist has emerged in the impending suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a court has granted an interim…
…Adeleke calls for decorum, law, order, pending the outcome of the suits The newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in Osun State have approached the Osun State High Court of Justice, Ikirun Division, on the resolution of the ongoing logjam created by the illegal occupation of the various council secretariats by the Yes/No local…
By Sarafa Ibrahim An English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, Alfred Austin warned us to the danger of half truth when he said “A half-truth is a whole lie.” This was exactly what I felt after reading a piece written by one Adebayo Adedeji in his desperate attempt to foist the wrong…
By Stanley Nkwocha In 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was striving to take a shot at the presidency, he notably championed renewed hope and vowed to change the nation’s governance narrative. One of the things he promised was rebooting and resetting Nigeria’s economy on the global stage as the largest in Africa. While the…
The current argument going on in some Northern political circles that former President Mohammadu Buhari and his loyalists are orchestrating a political comeback to derail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 ambitions is obviously based on outdated assumptions and ignorance of the stark reality of Buhari’s diminished influence. Buhari’s presidency not only eroded his credibility but…
…distributes foodstuff to the elderly, less privileged In the spirit of Ramadan, a period known for the speedy acceptance of supplications and abundant rewards for acts of kindness, the Osun State First Lady, Chief Mrs. Fatimo Titilola Adebusola Adeleke, organized a special prayer for the Adeleke dynasty, the continued progress of Governor Ademola Adeleke administration…
In my observation, the recent visit of Governor Ademola Adeleke to Chief Bisi Akande has been unnecessarily politicized by the opposition, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. It is quite surprising that a party that is yet to present a flagbearer for the 2026 gubernatorial election is more focused on attacking a…
The former chairman of the now-defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, on Tuesday informed the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, that the woman whom he was previously entangled with, Adaobi Alagwu, resorted to blackmail after he discontinued the monthly allowance he had been giving her in October 2024. Ayeni further disclosed that, in…
