Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail. Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro…
The Osun State Government has approved the elevation of Prof. Chinwe Obuaku-Igwe to the position of Director-General and Special Envoy to the Governor on Climate Change and Renewable Energy. According to a statement signed by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed noted that the appointment by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, Executive Governor of…
Charlie Kirk, a prominent United States conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA who has been shot dead at the age of 31. The US State Department’s deputy secretary, Christopher Landau, on Thursday warned that foreigners, including Nigerians who glorify the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk online could have their visas revoked, urging…
WEMA Bank Plc has announced the successful completion of its N150 billion Rights Issue, which opened on April 14, 2025, and closed on May 21, 2025. The exercise has received formal approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This Rights Issue was undertaken in response to the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has expanded the administration’s start-up grant programme with 2000 new beneficiaries inclusive of women and youth. The Governor who also flaunted his government records in cooperative financing for small businesses said the event is not just another ceremony; it is a bold statement of his commitment to people-centered governance and inclusive development….
By Raymond Igwe When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Olanipekun “Ola” Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in October 2023, the decision was met with cautious optimism. Today, barely two years into his tenure, it is clear that the President’s choice was not only right but visionary. Olukoyede has quietly…
Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Nigerian Police Force to maintain neutrality and avoid partisanship as the preparation for 2026 election kicks-off in the state. In a statement issued and signed by the state party chairman Hon. Sunday Bisi today at Osogbo, while commending the Inspector-General of Police and…
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu Photo NSCDC The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has called on the Federal Government to introduce harsher punishments for vandals targeting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure. Speaking…
The inaugural committee meeting leading to the coronation of the 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, was, on Monday, held under the chairmanship of Chief Bayo Oyero. The meeting, which had in attendance the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Demola Ojo, deliberated on the September 26 event. The committee, during the meeting, jointly…
•l will purchase forms for Makinde —Oyo Rep•Party not working for Tinubu by zoning ticket to South —Pearse ONE week after zoning its presidential ticket to the South in 2027, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to commence the process of further strengthening its structures across the six geopolitical zones. The move is coming…
