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Apetu Stool: Ruling Houses lobby kingmakers to succeed jailed Oba Oloyede
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Following the recent conviction of the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, in the United States, succession talks for the stool have begun. Oba Oloyede, who holds Nigerian and U.S. citizenship, was sentenced to 56 months in prison by a U.S. District Court for a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fund fraud. His conviction has revived…
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Phyna’s sister dies after leg amputation
Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, has died. Her family announced her death on Sunday. “With a heavy heart, the family regrets to announce the passing on to glory of their daughter, sister, and mother on this 31st day of August, 2025, at about 06:30 hrs,” the family announced in a statement. Ruth’s leg…
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[FULL LIST] Newly elected chairmen, vice in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won 20 out of the 23 local government areas in the Rivers State Local Government elections held on Saturday 30 August. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won in three local government areas. Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr. Michael Odey, announced the winners of the local government election at the commission’s headquarters…
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Abuja–Kaduna train mishap: Transport Minister, NRC MD rule out sabotage
By Kunle Sanni – The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Ahmed Alkali, and Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, have dismissed speculation of sabotage in last week’s Abuja–Kaduna train derailment, assuring passengers of continued safety on the nation’s rail corridors. Addressing State House correspondents at the weekend, Alkali said preliminary investigations pointed to an operational fault rather…
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Asa Council Chairman prioritises rural roads with rehabilitated grader
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – Rural communities in Asa Local Government in Kwara State are set to benefit from improved road networks following the successful repair of the council’s long-dormant grader. The Executive Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Yahaya, confirmed that the machine has been fully restored and is now ready to commence rehabilitation works across strategic routes within the local government.…
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Kidnapped Ondo health worker regains freedom
By Boye Oyeyemi – A staff member of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, who was abducted two days ago, has been rescued. WESTERN POST had reported that Akesinro, who is also a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, was seized by gunmen on Thursday evening at his residence in Upenme, Owo Local Government…
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Why has Kamala Harris’ security detail been withdrawn Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump has cancelled former Vice-President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail, seven months after she left office following her unsuccessful presidential campaign. By law, the US Secret Service provides former vice-presidents and their families six months of protection after their terms end. That term, however, can be extended, which former President Joe Biden reportedly did before leaving office. The…
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Turkey closes airspace to Israel, severs all economic ties
Turkey has decided to completely sever all commercial and economic ties with Israel and is closing its airspace to Israeli planes, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. Detours caused by the closed airspace could increase the travel time of flights from Israel to countries like Georgia and Azerbaijan by almost two hours. While the economic consequences of this move…
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Zamfara Senator Kabiru Marafa dumps APC, calls Tinubu, ‘use and dump leader’
Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, the Zamfara State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation for the 2023 presidential election, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), characterising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a use-and-dump leader. The senator left the APC along with his entire organisation in Zamfara during a meeting in Kaduna from Wednesday to Thursday after which a communique…
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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct health worker in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A staff member of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, has been abducted by gunmen in Ondo State. The victim was reportedly whisked away from his residence at Upenme, in Owo Local Government Area, around 7pm on Thursday. A senior labour leader under the National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), who confirmed the…
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