By Kayode Lawal. Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a final order stopping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its 2025 National convention scheduled for Ibadan, in Oyo state. The convention is billed to hold between November 15 and 16 in the Oyo state capital for…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday installed Alhaji Bilaal Oseni Akinola, as the new Chief Imam of Oyo land. In a statement on Thursday by the Director of media and publicity to the monarch, Bode Durojaye, it was noted that Oba Owoade performed the turbaning ceremony at his residence located at the…
Kogi State Government has setup 7-man committee to strengthen internal revenue generation in the state. The State Commissioner for Commerce & Industry, Hon. Muhammed Muktar Shuaibu while meeting with stakeholders explained that the government expects every revenue process to follow due procedure, clarity, accountability, and full compliance with established laws.Hon. Shuaibu noted that the engagement…
APC “Yes/No” Chairmen Absconds Court in Contempt CaseThe Federal High Court in Osogbo on Thursday could not proceed with the hearing of the Contempt Case filed by the Osun state chapter of Action People’s Party (APP) praying the Court to commit Osun All Progressives Congress Yes/No Chairmen to prison for disobeying its judgment nullifying their…
The rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind. Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly…
The Minister of State for Defence, Mr, Bello Matawalle, has revealed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, defied the pieces of advice given him by top military chiefs and went ahead to confront a Naval officer, Lieutenant Commander Yerima, at a disputed plot of land in Gaduwa district of Abuja….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Wednesday presented a N705 billion 2026 Budget of Economic Transformation to the State House of Assembly, with 55 percent allocated for capital expenditure and 45 percent for recurrent expenditure. While presenting the budget before lawmakers at the Assembly Complex in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke said the fiscal plan builds…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has been urged to address investor concerns over the new provision in the Nigerian Tax Act 2025 that raises the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale of shares worth N150 million and above from 10 per cent to 30 per cent,…
A 2027 presidential hopeful, Dr. Gbenga-Hashim, has warned that democracy in Africa risks sliding back into dictatorship unless political leaders make tangible concessions to the people by embedding social welfare and economic justice into governance. Speaking at the National Conference on the Future of Democracy in Nigeria, organized by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre…
● Capital Expenditure – 55%● Recurrent Expenditure – 45%● House Speaker Praises Governor’s Prudency Governor Ademola Adeleke has presented the 2026 budget of economic transformation to the state’s House of Assembly totalling Seven Hundred and Five Billion (₦705 Billion) with Fifty Five percent (55%) for capital expenditure and Forty Five Percent (45%) for recurrent expenditure….
