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Police deny shielding political thugs in Osun, say arrests are evidence-based
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has rejected allegations by the state chapter of the Accord Party that it has been providing protection for any individual, group or political party, insisting that its operations are intelligence-driven and evidence-based. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the command said…
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Fubara endorses APC’s Chinda for Rivers governorship, declares support for coalition
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kingsley Chinda, ahead of the state’s governorship election, declaring his support for the political coalition backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Fubara made the declaration on Wednesday during the commissioning of the Rivers Medical Industries Project in…
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Accord alleges police shielding APC thugs, demands IGP’s intervention
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has accused the Nigeria Police Force of shielding suspected All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs allegedly involved in violent attacks across the state and called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to order an impartial investigation into the allegations. In a statement signed by the party’s state…
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University of Ibadan appoints Olapegba as 14th vice-chancellor
The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan has appointed Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba as the institution’s 14th vice-chancellor following a competitive selection process involving eight candidates. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Chief Adebisi Akande, after the council approved the recommendation of the Joint Council-Senate Selection Board. Akande said the…
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Pulpitnomics of Alleluia, Allah Akbar and the N8 billion allocation — by Kelechi Deca
A country that is the champions of the Premier League of multidimensional poverty globally. Suffering severe human capital deficits, clearly manifested with the open sore of over 20 million out-of-school children, which contributes to over 25% of the global out-of-school population, should at least have considerate leadership. A country with critically low budgetary allocations for both education and health, scoring…
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How Nigerian entrepreneurs can partake in ₦5.6TN digital lending game — by Olabode Opeseitan
A Lagos court has just reopened the door for Nigerian entrepreneurs to reclaim a market that foreign firms have quietly dominated for years. By dismissing the suit challenging the FCCPC’s Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON), the Federal High Court has cleared the way for full enforcement of rules designed to correct that imbalance. To understand the…
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Report of N1bn church instrument budget in Abia false, says Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed reports claiming that N1 billion was earmarked in the 2026 budget solely for the purchase of musical instruments for churches in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State, describing the reports as misleading. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the deputy speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, the office…
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Are we entertained to death? ₦50m was waiting and we missed it — by Zainab Suleiman
I saw this headline and it broke me a little: “First Lady’s ₦50m Community Green Challenge closes without entries.” ₦50,000,000. For planting trees. For building parks. For turning that dirty space in your community into something your children will be proud of. And the report says: no entries. Let’s be honest with ourselves for two minutes. 1. We are the…
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Kogi State: The Anatomy of a renewed hope revolution — by Babajide Fadoju
The Renewed Hope National Media Tour of Kogi State has concluded, but what it has revealed will resonate far beyond the few days of inspection. What we witnessed was not a collection of isolated projects, but a coherent, integrated vision of development that speaks to the very soul of the Renewed Hope Agenda. Under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman…
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Governor Adeleke: We won’t sack you for loving your job — by Kunle Awosiyan
About 30 years ago, I nearly lost my job at Fototek Industry because I loved what I was doing. At the time, the late one-man band maestro, Dipo Sodipo, popularly known as Pope, dominated the airwaves. His songs were always playing in our Ebute Metta office on Cemetery Road, where I worked in the laboratory, mixing chemicals to print photographs…
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