Former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has declared that he is not intimidated by either legal or political manoeuvres aimed at weakening the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that Nigeria’s multiparty democracy is too deeply rooted to be destroyed. In a strongly worded statement, Hashim said he was “not intimidated by the legal and political…
A group of Chinese Investors from mainland China and Hong Kong on Tuesday evening applauded the rapid infrastructural growth across Osun towns and cities, describing the development as “a booster to industrialisation, economic growth and communal prosperity” The investors numbering 22 from various sectors such as water processing, food processing to electric vehicles conveyed their…
By Sarafa Ibrahim By next year, Osun electorate will go to the poll to vote in the state’s governorship election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), electorate in Osun will go to the poll on August 8th, 2026 to cast their ballot, and already, political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), are…
….Import-laden containers rise by 33.1% to 268,713 TEUs, from 201,839 TEUs in Q3 2024 Ship calls climb 8.4% to 1,074 vessels, from 991 ships in Q3 2024 Container traffic grows 18.9% to 546,931 TEUs, as GRT jumps 18% to 42.64m tonnes Lekki Port emerges as the dominant growth driver with 46.8% of total cargo throughput…
… how Dangote’s remarks against a regulator is actually a fight against President Tinubu’s stance on open-market economy It was not the volume of the comments that startled Abuja. It was the intent. Aliko Dangote is not known for impulsive public confrontation. For decades, his influence has moved not so quietly through boardrooms, ministries, and…
The Imole Accord Vanguard (IMAV) has accused the Police Commissioner in the Osun, Mr. Ibrahim Gotan, of compromise in the unsuccessful plot to create confusion on the candidate of Accord for the 2026 governorship election in the state, calling on the Inspector-General of the Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun and the Police Service Commission (PSC)…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) over outstanding debts estimated at more than N100 billion owed to the Federation Account. At a public hearing on Monday, the committee gave the three…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with the family, associates and admirers of late Chief (Prince) Tunde Ponle, calling his demise “the exit of a giant” Governor Adeleke described the loss of Chief Ponle as painful beyond words can actually convey, noting that the late industrialist made exceptional contributions to…
A major fallout of the recent Nigerian intervention in the failed coup plot in the Republic of Benin is the detention of Nigerian military aircraft, along with some soldiers, in Burkina Faso. The aircraft, according to the Nigerian authorities, was on its way to Portugal for routine maintenance when it flew over Burkina Faso airspace…
The attention of ARISE YOUTHS has been drawn to a laughable, poorly scripted drama paraded as a “governorship primary” by a self-styled faction of the Accord Party in Osun State, allegedly producing one Clement Bamigbola as candidate for the 2026 governorship election, barely days after the legitimate emergence of His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen…
