The rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind. Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly…
The Minister of State for Defence, Mr, Bello Matawalle, has revealed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, defied the pieces of advice given him by top military chiefs and went ahead to confront a Naval officer, Lieutenant Commander Yerima, at a disputed plot of land in Gaduwa district of Abuja….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Wednesday presented a N705 billion 2026 Budget of Economic Transformation to the State House of Assembly, with 55 percent allocated for capital expenditure and 45 percent for recurrent expenditure. While presenting the budget before lawmakers at the Assembly Complex in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke said the fiscal plan builds…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has been urged to address investor concerns over the new provision in the Nigerian Tax Act 2025 that raises the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale of shares worth N150 million and above from 10 per cent to 30 per cent,…
A 2027 presidential hopeful, Dr. Gbenga-Hashim, has warned that democracy in Africa risks sliding back into dictatorship unless political leaders make tangible concessions to the people by embedding social welfare and economic justice into governance. Speaking at the National Conference on the Future of Democracy in Nigeria, organized by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre…
● Capital Expenditure – 55%● Recurrent Expenditure – 45%● House Speaker Praises Governor’s Prudency Governor Ademola Adeleke has presented the 2026 budget of economic transformation to the state’s House of Assembly totalling Seven Hundred and Five Billion (₦705 Billion) with Fifty Five percent (55%) for capital expenditure and Forty Five Percent (45%) for recurrent expenditure….
● As Osun NCWS Endorses Gov Adeleke for 2026 Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has described women as the “live wire of national development,” highlighting their indispensable role in nation-building, social stability, and economic growth. The Governor made this assertion while receiving the leadership and members of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS),…
● As Sultan Visits Osun State. Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has emphasised the need for religious leaders across Nigeria to continue to pray for Nigeria as the nation navigates the turbulent waters that threaten her existence. Governor Adeleke made this call while hosting the leadership of the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria, MUSWEN…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday inaugurated the Osun State Security Trust Fund, reaffirming his administration’s unwavering commitment to making the state safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Government House Banquet Hall, Osogbo, Governor Adeleke described the initiative as “a strategic step towards ensuring sustainable security…
The recent confrontation in Abuja between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a Nigerian military officer at a duty post has ignited a basic and elementary constitutional question, who commands the Armed Forces of Nigeria, how are the powers delegated, and to whom does a soldier answer under Nigerian law? The answer is…
