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Truck kills motorcyclist in early morning crash in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday morning when a man was crushed to death by a speeding tipper along Oda Road. The victim, according to witnesses, was returning home after dropping his children at school when the incident occurred. The tipper was said to have lost control and rammed into his motorcycle.…
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Feared hoodlum ‘Officer Koi’ arrested in Ondo, weapons recovered
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two armed suspects, including a notorious hoodlum popularly known as Officer Koi, following a violent attack that left three persons injured in Idanre town. Police spokesperson DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola said in a statement that the arrest was made after officers of the Idanre Division acted swiftly on credible…
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Tinubu declines assent to two bills, citing “fundamental defects”
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology Establishment Bill 2025 and the National Library Trust Fund Establishment (Amendment) Bill 2025. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters communicating the president’s decision at plenary on Tuesday. According to a report by The Cable, President Tinubu cited “fundamental defects” as the reason for not signing the…
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2027: Jonathan poses no threat to Tinubu’s re-election – Group
By Boye Oyeyemi – A support group within the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, the Progressive Network for Tinubu (PNT), has dismissed speculations that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s possible return to the presidential race could threaten President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. WESTERN POST reports that Jonathan has not declared any intention to run, but reports suggest that…
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Tinubu accepts resignation of Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji
Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, amid allegations levelled against him. The announcement was made in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on October 7, 2025. Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, tendered his resignation in…
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Tinubu accepts INEC Chairman Yakubu’s exit, confers National Honour
Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has accepted the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the expiration of his second term in office. Yakubu, who was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th INEC Chairman, served for two consecutive five-year terms, with his reappointment in 2020 marking the beginning of…
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Omisore confident of winning over 90% in APC governorship primaries
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Iyiola Omisore, has expressed strong confidence that he will secure over 90 percent of the votes in the forthcoming governorship primaries of the party in the state ahead of the 2026 general election. Omisore, who officially declared his intention to contest the governorship on Tuesday…
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OPC leader, nine others docked for alleged attempted murder of monarch
By Boye Oyeyemi – A factional leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) in Ondo State, Tolulope Alo, also known as Asamo, has been arraigned alongside nine others before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court. They were accused of attempting to assassinate the Obaloogun of Igoba land, Oba Adeniyi John Adinlewa, during a violent attack on the community. The suspects, aged…
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Kwara lawmaker calls for action against insecurity, condemns attack in Idofin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The member representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, has strongly condemned the recent attack in Idofin Odo-Ashe, Oke-Ero LGA, describing it as a cowardly act aimed at disrupting the peace and stability of the community. Hon. Ajuloopin expressed deep concern over the incident and sympathized with the victims, their families, and the…
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NGO calls for accountability, inclusion in Nigeria’s shift to low-carbon economy
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A non-governmental organisation, Development Watch Network (DWN), has called for transparency, accountability, and social equity to be placed at the heart of Nigeria’s energy transition agenda. Speaking at a Civil Society/Media Roundtable on “Building a Framework for Engagements on Cost and Impacts of Energy Transition on Nigeria’s Economy,” DWN’s Executive Director, Abdulgaffar Akin, stressed that…
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