The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former lawmaker representing Ilesa West/Ilesa East/Atakunmosa East/Atakunmosa West in the House of Representatives, Honourable Olugbenga Onigbogi, on the occasion of his birthday, lauding his sense of purpose and conviction to impact lives. Gov Ademola Adeleke applauds Hon. Onigbogi for remaining true to the…
The Osun state house of Assembly has stated that Amotekun Corps have no prosecutory power, noting that no part of the law grants prosecutory power to Amotekun. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu on Monday, explained that Amotekun is a child of necessity, primarily to fight crimes…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been requesting to be allowed to fire ATACMS into Russia for months. US officials say President Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long range missiles supplied by Washington to strike deep inside Russia. Washington had previously refused to allow such strikes with US-made ATACMS missiles because…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday that Britain will be a “predictable, consistent, sovereign actor committed to the rule of law” in their bilateral ties, UK media reported. “We want our relations to be consistent, durable, respectful” and to “avoid surprises where possible,” Starmer told his Chinese counterpart as they…
Multiple Grammy-nominated Nigerian artist, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed plans to donate N300 million to orphanages in commemoration of his upcoming birthday. The ‘Awuke’ hitmaker, who will turn 32 on November 21, announced this in a post on his verified X account on Monday. According to him, the funds will be distributed…
US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly barrage. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that…
Strikes by the Israel military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes alongside its war on Hamas in the Gaza…
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje suffers from verbal diarrhea and swollen ego with an agenda to destabilize the South West zone and create a crisis for Mr President at the home front. Dr Ganduje is clearly unhappy with the peace and united front behind Mr President from the…
Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, has been declared winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission after winning the governorship poll in all the 18 local government areas of the state. Ayedatiwa who won in Ese Odo Local Government Area in the last…
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D The advertorial by the New Nigeria Movement (NNM) with the title “Towards the Rebirth of Nigeria: Imperative for Restructuring” advocates for “Equity Restructuring” in Nigeria. This concept and content of this advert appear fraught with various inconsistencies, biases and assumptions that, upon scrutiny, clearly undermine the advert’s feasibility and ideological soundness….
