The Presidency has disputed the latest economic report by Nigeria’s biggest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were living in poverty, describing the figure as “unrealistic” and detached from the country’s economic realities. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said in a post on…
The Management of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reaffirmed that its law enforces a 10-year ban on industrial strikes and lockouts in the Free Trade Zones. Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director of the Authority, made the statement in Abuja, following frequent and excessive external union infiltrations that have destabilised the smooth operation…
Bayelsa State has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flight operations at the state’s airport. Governor Douye Diri, who stated this on Monday during the courtesy visit of the Prime Minister of the State of Africa In Diaspora, Dr. Tin Louise-George, to Government House, Yenagoa, said the planes would soon arrive and would operate the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged traditional rulers, especially those in border communities, to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicious movements linked to bandits infiltrating from neighbouring states. Speaking after a state security council meeting in Osogbo, the governor directed traditional councils across the state to notify security agencies of any unusual settlers…
Two mobile phones belonging to a reporter with OSUN DEFENDER newspaper, Samuel Durosomo, were on Tuesday stolen during the declaration of interest by the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. The incident occurred at the APC state secretariat in…
Apex Court takes note of Ibadan High Court’s order restraining bank from paying allocations to sacked APC chairmen The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Tuesday reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from releasing withheld Local Government funds to the court-sacked…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State Branch, has criticized the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo for what it described as a “gross display of indifference” to the ongoing industrial action that has crippled judicial activities across the state. The JUSUN strike, which has entered its third week, has paralyzed court…
The Osun state Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke has vowed to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators of the Akinlalu’s killing as the people of Akinlalu town in Osun State are crying out for justice after a tragic incident in which seven individuals were killed. The Governor made the statement on Monday through the Honourable Commissioner for…
West Africa is facing a quiet collapse of regional order as foreign non-state actors exploit weak governance, fragile security sectors, and international neglect, new analysis warns. Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and Russia’s Wagner Group/Africa Corps are accelerating instability across the region by embedding themselves in local power structures, using West Africa as a base for…
Osun State is standing at a pivotal moment, transitioning from a power consumer dependent on the often-failing national grid to an emerging regulatory and generation hub. With the recent passage of the Osun State Electricity Market Regulatory Bill 2025, the state has signalled a robust readiness to seize control of its electricity destiny, setting the…
