An Osun-based civil society organisation, Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development (IICSD), has appealed to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to expedite judgment on the lingering suit between the Attorney-General of Osun State and the Attorney-General of the Federation over the withholding of local government funds. The suit, marked SC/CV/773/2025, was heard on October…
Nigeria’s approval of a National Carbon Market/Carbon Investment Framework marks a turning point in the country’s climate and development trajectory. It is a long-awaited signal that the federal government is ready to unlock carbon finance as a legitimate engine for growth, resilience, and sustainability. But if we are honest, the true battleground for climate action…
… Osun to Get Mobile Courts Osun State Security Council has met again to review and draft new service wide security measures to protect lives and properties from local and external threats. The meeting attended by all service commanders was presided over by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi with far reaching conclusions on measures…
A renewed wave of online conversations has thrust former presidential candidate and 2027 hopeful, Gbenga Hashim, back into national focus as Nigerians revisit a major national security proposal he made more than four years ago. The discussions, trending under the hashtag #HashimSecurityVision, have dominated the platform X (formerly Twitter) over the past 24 hours. The…
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced significant breakthroughs in its intensified crackdown on criminal networks across the state, resulting in the arrest of at least 34 suspects linked to armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, cybercrimes and medical impersonation. Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the Command…
The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for what it described as his outstanding transformation agenda as the administration marks its third anniversary. In a statement jointly signed by the state Chairman, Alhaji Suleiman Odefisayo, and Secretary, Comrade Dele Aina, the union said Adeleke’s performance in…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Abdulrahoof Bello, says the Federal Government’s non-declaration of bandits as terrorists is a major challenge in addressing the renewed wave of insecurity in Nigeria. Bello spoke on Wednesday while being featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “I’m not aware of any law enacted by…
The Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has shared details of a 1987 incident in Kaduna, where he said marijuana was secretly planted in his car in an attempt to implicate him. Oyedepo recounted the experience in a video that circulated widely on social media on Tuesday, telling congregants how the plot…
As part of coordinated security measures to stem the surge of banditry and kidnappings in certain states in the country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered total aerial surveillance of forests in Niger, Kwara and Kebbi states. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, disclosed this on Tuesday on his…
Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at Lagos State University, Adewunmi Falode, has called for a review of Nigeria’s constitution to allow a single, non-renewable term of seven years for elected public office holders. Falode made the call on Tuesday while delivering LASU’s 115th inaugural lecture titled, “Bespoke Solutions: Reimagining, Reifying and Realigning the…
