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Police arrest three over alleged plot to kill APC chieftain in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign, Hon. Wole Oke, following an incident at Ipetu-Ijesa in Oriade Local Government Area. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Gotan said the arrests were…
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Nollywood actress Clarion Chukwura writes Tinubu over insecurity
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Veteran Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, copying First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, over the growing insecurity in the country. The actress shared the letter on her Instagram page on Wednesday, commending the president’s commitment to democracy and the recent approval of state police reforms while expressing concern about…
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FG to replace NYSC khaki with adire as scheme adopts new reforms
The Federal Government has announced that the traditional khaki uniform worn by members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be replaced with Adire fabric as part of the newly approved reforms aimed at strengthening local production and boosting the nation’s economy. Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s The…
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Court affirms David Mark-led ADC leadership, dismisses Abejide’s suit
A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under former Senate President David Mark, dismissing a suit filed by House of Representatives member Leke Abejide challenging the party’s current leadership. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Musa Liman held that the suit lacked merit and upheld the preliminary objections raised by the ADC,…
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FG slashes Customs duty on imported vehicles, reduces levies by 67%
The Federal Government has implemented a new tariff regime that significantly reduces Customs levies on imported vehicles, cutting import charges on new vehicles by 50 per cent and on used vehicles by about 67 per cent. The revised tariff structure, which took effect on July 1, forms part of the Federal Government’s 2026 fiscal policy measures aimed at lowering the…
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Atiku appoints Kenneth Okonkwo as spokesperson after reconciliation
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo as his spokesperson. Okonkwo announced the appointment in a statement shared on his official X account on Thursday, expressing gratitude to Atiku for the confidence reposed in him and describing the role as an opportunity to contribute to the…
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Late Allwell Ademola’s directorial debut earns Toronto film award nomination
By Folashade Olorunfemi – The directorial debut of late Nollywood actress Allwell Ademola, Kilanko: The Invincible Child, has been nominated in the Best Film by a Female Filmmaker category at a film festival in Toronto, Canada, following its successful cinema run. The development was announced by the film’s co-producer, Rotimi Salami, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, as he congratulated…
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Veteran Nollywood actor Elegbeje Ado dies
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor, Taiwo Adeshina, popularly known as Elegbeje Ado, has died. His passing was confirmed by fellow actor, Kunle Afod, in an Instagram post shared on Tuesday. Afod described the late actor as one of the legends of the Yoruba film industry, saying his contributions to the growth of Yoruba cinema and the joy…
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The cost of turning on Africa — by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Every nation has the right to secure its borders and enforce its immigration laws. But there is a profound difference between protecting a border and turning fellow Africans into convenient enemies, punchbags and destroying their legitimate businesses. South Africa’s growing culture of xenophobia is not solving unemployment, crime, corruption, failing public services or economic decline. It is merely providing politicians…
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The age of the cheap kill: Why asymmetric warfare now decides wars — by Lim Tean
For three centuries, the calculus of war was brutally simple: mass beats weakness. Bigger armies, bigger navies, bigger budgets won. Clausewitz codified it, the World Wars proved it, and the Pentagon spent eighty years building an entire strategic culture around it. That calculus is now dead. Ukraine and Iran, two states with no business defeating the powers arrayed against them,…
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