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AGF Fagbemi declares governors’ interference in local governments’ affairs as treasonable
Kunle Sanni The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has strongly condemned the continued illegal dissolution of local government councils by state governors, describing it as a treasonable offence. Fagbemi made this assertion on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association’s State of the Nation Discourse held in Abuja. Represented by…
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Osun PDP alleges plot to assassinate Governor Adeleke, accuses IGP of complicity
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State chapter, has raised an alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate the Governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke. The State Chairman of PDP, Hon. Sunday Bisi, who addressed a press conference at the party”s secretariat in Osogbo on Wednesday, accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of complicity…
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Portable surrenders to police
Popular street music crooner Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has finally surrendered to the police. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that Portable, who was recently declared wanted by the police, walked into the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) on Wednesday morning. According to Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Command subsequently contacted the Ogun State Police…
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For Osun APC, PDP, control of local councils is a do-or-die
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Going by the recent make or break posturings of the two leading political parties in Osun State, the wanton killing and bloodshed of Monday, 17 February, 2025, which left 6 people dead and many injured, seemed inevitable. Monday’s violent clash was not an isolated happening but the culmination of built-up tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic…
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AU names Nigeria as AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion
Kunle Sanni The African Union (AU) has officially endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol, recognizing the country’s leadership in promoting digital enterprise and innovation. The endorsement was announced at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which concluded on Sunday in Addis…
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JUST IN: President Tinubu departs Ethiopia after AU Summit
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have departed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after attending the 38th African Union (AU) Summit. They were both seen off by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Bole Addis Ababa International Airport. The summit, which brought together African leaders, focused on key issues such as regional security, economic integration, and the…
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The story of Joop Berkhout, the Dutchman who lived in Nigeria for 60 years
When Joop Berkhout arrived in Nigeria in 1966, he never anticipated his stay would be for the long haul. What was intended to be a two-year work agreement between Berkhout and the United Kingdom-based Evans Brothers Publishers to establish an arm of the publishing giant in Africa’s most populous country turned into a lifetime contract with Nigeria. Berkhout not only…
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2027: The North and the rest of us, by Kassim Afegbua
To keep it honest about the North’s quest for the top job in Nigeria come 2027, is in our collective interest. Equity and fairness have to be upheld. While I quite appreciate that politics is an industry that thrives in the North, the equity thereof must be cogitated as we pursue our aspirations. With twenty eight years in active politics…
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Going back to the classroom! By Segun Odegbami
A few days ago, Felix, a childhood friend that I had not seen or heard from since we both left secondary school in Jos (he went to St. John’s College while I was to St. Murumba College) called me up from the blue. After all the usual felicitations he commended me for attaining national prominence the way I did despite…
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