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The death of intellectual courage: OAU’s cowardly cancellation of Moyo Okediji — by Bukola Oyeniyi
According to Professor Moyo Okediji’s public account, Obafemi Awolowo University cancelled his lecture and book launch, and withdrew his book from the press. If that account is accurate—and OAU has a duty to tell the public, plainly and immediately, if it is not—then this is not a routine administrative adjustment. It is not prudence. It is not sensitivity. It is…
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Imo’s Digital City: A quiet revolution and true heartbeat of the Renewed Hope Agenda — by Babajide Fadoju
While roads, hospitals, convention centres and housing estates capture the headlines, it is the Imo Digital City, where 75,000 youths are being trained in digital skills, smartphones are being assembled locally, and drones are being deployed for security and logistics. Across Imo State, the signs of transformation are impossible to miss. The reconstructed Owerri Okigwe and Owerri-Mbaise-Umuahia highways now carry…
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Oriire, ordeal and the duty to defeat terror — by Folorunso Adisa
There is a quiet irony in the name Oriire. In Yoruba, the word loosely translates as “good fortune” or “blessings.” But for nearly two months, the people of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State lived under the crushing weight of fear rather than fortune. Their community became synonymous with anguish after gunmen abducted 44 people, comprising 39 schoolchildren and…
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Appeal Court nullifies sections of Electoral Act on party membership, primaries
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has invalidated key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing political party membership registers and candidate nomination processes, ruling that they are inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution. A three-member panel led by Justice Balkisu Aliyu unanimously allowed an appeal filed by the Zenith Party and overturned an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court,…
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Canada will not share bridge tolls with US until debt repaid, Carney says
Canada will not share with the United States toll revenues from a new $4.7 billion bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, until Canada recoups its initial investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday. The delayed opening of the Gordie Howe bridge, paid for by Canada, has increased tensions and incurred economic costs for both the United States and…
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Rotimi Amaechi’s mother passes on at 89
Mary Amaechi, mother of the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has died at the age of 89. Her death was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the media office of the former Rivers State governor. The statement described the late Mary Amaechi as a devoted matriarch who united her family through love, peace…
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FAAN unveils facial recognition system for domestic air travellers
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced a biometric facial recognition platform, V-Pass, to enable passengers travelling through domestic airports to verify their identities without presenting physical identification documents. The authority announced the initiative on Thursday, describing it as part of its ongoing digital transformation aimed at improving passenger processing, strengthening security and enhancing the overall airport experience.…
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Two killed as gunmen attack APC mobilisation meeting in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Suspected gunmen on Wednesday night attacked a mobilisation meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osogbo, killing two party members and injuring six others. The meeting, held in the Owode-Igbona area of Osogbo, was organised for supporters of the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), ahead of the formal flag-off of the…
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Oyebamiji promises equitable distribution of resources, rules out nepotism
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 Osun governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has pledged equitable distribution of resources across the state, saying his administration would not be driven by nepotism. Speaking at the party’s campaign rally in Enuwa, Ile-Ife, on Thursday, Oyebamiji assured residents that every part of the…
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Ooni appeals for peace as Osun governorship election approaches
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday urged politicians and their supporters to shun violence ahead of the August 15 Osun governorship election, warning against any form of bloodshed. Oba Adeyeye made the appeal while receiving the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, and party leaders at his palace…
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