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Sowore, Egbetokun: Differentiating between the law, emotions, and cheap populism
By Olalekan Johnson In recent times, Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has been embroiled in a series of unprovoked attacks against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun PhD. These attacks have culminated in Sowore’s recent arraignment in court, rightfully raising concerns about his conduct…
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Why I dumped PDP for APC – Senator Ned Nwoko
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, who has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given reasons for his actions. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Ward 8, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nwoko stated that his…
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Quran burner Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden
A man who burnt the Quran in Sweden in 2023 and drew criticism from Muslim countries has been shot dead, news agency AFP reported on Thursday. A Stockholm court was set to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian who burnt the Quran during protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred. The ruling was postponed after the court…
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How I instigated Tinubu to run for president – Bisi Akande
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has revealed how in the build-up to the 2023 elections he encouraged current President Bola Tinubu to vie for the presidency. Speaking during an exclusive interview with ace broadcast journalist Edmund Obilo, Chief Akande said that despite the widely held view that becoming president was Tinubu’s lifelong…
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Engr. Raji Kehinde: A beacon of hope for Ayetoro Community, by Olanrewaju Azeez
In a heartwarming display of philanthropy, Engr. Raji Kehinde, CEO of Araaj Construction and founder of AEF Foundation, has come to the rescue of the Ayetoro community in Osogbo, Osun State. The community had been plagued by a seven-month-long blackout due to a damaged 500KV transformer, which had crippled commercial activities and affected over 2,000 residents and business owners. Despite…
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Man arrested in Enugu for cutting off wife’s wrist with cutlass
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, have arrested Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old man from Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for cutting off the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege. The Spokesperson of the command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident. According to the police, Echege admitted committing the crime. The suspect said he attacked his…
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Colombia for turning back deported migrant flights
US President Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after its president barred two US military planes carrying deported migrants from landing in the country. Trump said the emergency tariffs “on all goods” coming into the US from Colombia would be put in place “immediately”, and in one week the 25% tariffs would be…
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VIDEO: ‘Yoruba Oba professing any other faith above traditional religion is a fraud’
Two eminent personalities in Yorubaland, Dr. Oladoyin Odebowale and Dr. Festus Adedayo, have argued that traditional rulers in the Southwest who do not identify with Yoruba religion should not be described as kings but as frauds and cheats. According to the duo, such individuals should not be accorded the honour and respect deserving of an Oba. Adedayo and Odebowale, who…
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Yoruba leaders reject Sharia law in Southwest Nigeria
A coalition of Yoruba groups and leaders has vehemently opposed the introduction of Sharia law in Yoruba territories, calling it a “grand illusion” and a threat to the region’s longstanding tradition of religious harmony and cultural inclusivity. In a statement issued by over 30 organizations representing artisans, workers, professionals, students, traders, and self-determination groups across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo,…
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Bola Ige’s Murder: My father’s security gave his killers right of passage – Muyiwa Ige
Twenty-three years after notable politician and Nigeria’s ex-attorney general and minister of justice, Bola Ige, was murdered, his son, Muyiwa Ige, has revealed that the security men detailed to protect his father aided his killers in assassinating him. Muyiwa, during an exclusive interview with Ibadan-based broadcaster Edmund Obilo, narrated how he rushed into his dad’s room and found him lying…
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