The Ataoja of Osogbo Land, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, has made a powerful public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging the immediate release of the withheld Local Government allocations meant for Osun State. Speaking at the grand finale of the Osun Osogbo Festival 2025, the respected monarch warned that the ongoing financial blockade…
It asked emergency management stakeholders to activate their response protocols and advised that evacuation plans be put in place for communities at risk. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned of flooding in certain parts of the country, including Lagos, Rivers, the FCT, and 28 other states. In a flood alert issued on Thursday,…
Wike lamented that there was no distinction between commercial and residential areas in the FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a committee to identify areas in the nation’s capital in violation of the Certificate of Occupancy issued to them. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony at the FCTA headquarters in…
The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori and INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider allowing prisoners, especially those awaiting trial, to vote during elections, saying they also have…
According to the NCoS boss, there are 81,000 prison inmates About 53,460 inmates are awaiting trial nationwide, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has said. The Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, stated this on Friday in Abuja while meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. Leading top officials…
The Osun State Government has denied an allegation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the Chief Security Officer to Governor Ademola Adeleke was responsible for the arrest of a Facebook user who directly threatened the life of the state governor. We urge the public and the police authorities to know that the issue is…
… says no more fight between him and Alasi. It was a celebration of peace and unity on Thursday as the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adewale Egbedun, was warmly received by residents of Asi town in a grand welcome filled with praises, prayers and jubilation. Traditional rulers, community leaders,…
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D These days it is commonly discussed at virtually every political forum of the need to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential elections as a most viable solution to the current political imbroglio facing the country. Vanguard Newspapers carried the issue conspicuously today. Whether this move will be…
Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) parades unelectable aspirants, any of whom Governor Ademola Adeleke will soundly defeat in the 2026 governorship election. Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed made the assertions in response to critical statements credited to Senator Iyiola Omisore and Prince Dotun Babayemi over the state of governance…
As political permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections heat up, former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has thrown his weight behind the speculated return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Labour Party flagbearer Peter Obi to the PDP fold. In a bold…
