Birnin Kebbi was agog over the weekend as various support groups backing the presidential aspiration of Dr. Gbenga Hashim converged on the Kebbi State capital, intensifying grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The groups, operating under different platforms, declared Dr. Hashim as “their son” and pledged massive support for his ambition, while urging…
…Says APC Should Seek Forgiveness, Not Attempt Manipulation It is important to remind the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Osun youths are not politically naive, emotionally detached, or historically amnesic. They remember clearly how the state was under APC’s failed government, how their homes suffered, and who the helmsman was over that period of pain….
● Orders Review of Previous Engagement ● Sets to Implement Federal Directive on NYCN Following ongoing controversy and leadership crisis within the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), the state government has suspended further dealings with the body pending the outcome of ongoing investigations. In a statement signed by the Commissioner…
In an interview on The Exchange Podcast, hosted by Olufemi Soneye, leadership coach and former presidential candidate Fela Durotoye shared deeply personal reflections on his origins, upbringing and formative experiences, revealing how they shaped his identity and commitment to Nigeria. Addressing widespread assumptions about his name and background, Durotoye began with a story that often…
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. In all the crisis now swirling around Rivers State, the action that seems to have truly triggered Wike is perhaps the voice of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Ajibola Basiru. While other players have largely tried to manage their positions with quiet signals and coded statements, Basiru…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified reports alleging the involvement of one of its personnel in the abduction and defilement of a minor, confirming the arrest of a serving officer over alleged misconduct. In a statement issued on Friday, signed by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, the Service…
Ifeanyi Festus, a personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), has been accused of abducting and defiling a minor (name withheld). In a petition dated January 4 and submitted at the DSS headquarters, the family of the girl, through their lawyers at Gamji Lawchain, said their daughter went missing in November 2023 in Hadejia,…
The Osun State Government has debunked allegations of alleged cover up of ghost workers’ indictment within the state public service by Sally Tibbot Limited, describing the press briefing by the company as a subtle blackmail to force a fraudulent staff audit report on the state. Responding to the statement from the company, the state government…
The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated a former President of the Congress and renowned labour leader, Comrade Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, as he marks his 85th birthday. In a congratulatory message signed by Comr. Christopher Arapasopo, Osun NLC chairman on behalf of workers and pensioners in the state, the NLC…
By Danladi Adamu It is a known fact that illegality cannot beget legality; it can only beget illegality, and that is currently what the sacked Osun state APC Council Chairmen and councilors, as well as the All Progressives Congress, APC, are doing in the state in connivance with the instruments of the police. As it…
