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Famous Yoruba actor and university don, Kola Oyewo, passes on at 80
Veteran Nigerian actor, theatre icon and university teacher, Dr Kola Oyewo, is dead. Close associates of the renowned actor and academic confirmed that he passed away on Friday, June 12, after a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Oyewo was widely celebrated for his contributions to Nigerian theatre, film and academia, where he spent decades nurturing young talents and…
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Ukraine’s drone commander wants to cut Crimea off from Russia
Deep in an underground bunker, where walls of screens stream live data from across the battlefield, the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces is poring over terabytes of information to map out his next campaign: cutting Crimea off from Russia. Ukraine’s escalating drone strikes across Russian-occupied parts of the country have disrupted military logistics and fuel supplies, prompting authorities last month…
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Dickson hosts Peter Obi, calls for end to name-calling in NDC
Former Bayelsa State Governor and chieftain of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has urged members of the party to put an end to internal disagreements and focus on the collective goal of winning future elections and offering an alternative vision for Nigeria. Dickson made the appeal on Friday after hosting the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi,…
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Osun 2026: National, state lawmakers call for redeployment of police commissioner
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Members of the national and state assemblies from Osun State on Friday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Olatunji Disu, to immediately redeploy the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state. Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, the Speaker of the Osun State House…
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Abiola and the ancient journey of June 12 — by Dare Babarinsa
It is 33 years since we lined up to vote for Chief Moshood Abiola to become the President of Nigeria. It is now like ancient history. More than half of Nigeria’s population today was not even born then. June 12, 1993, was a pivotal day in our country’s march to constitutional democracy. On that date, Nigerians were given the option…
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MKO Abiola – the Are Ona Kakan’fo of Africa — by Simbo Olorunfemi
It was just another day in the newsroom, preparing for the programme on Saturday, until Alhaji TAM walked up to me. He had received a call, I think. Even as I was not on the reportorial desk, he decided that I should be the one to cover an event that evening. It could only be MKO Abiola. He was hosting…
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Best ideology for the Nigerian state: Awolowo-Dudley discourse revisited — by Tunji Olaopa
It is always a delight to test the ideas of a politician against those of the political scientist. Both are concerned with politics and the political, and especially on the question of how a state ought to be governed, and the dynamics of a government vis-à-vis the lives and flourishing of the citizens. And what better contribution can one possibly…
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June 12: Osun CSOs urge FG to rescue kidnapped schoolchildren, teachers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Civil society groups in Osun State on Friday urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure the release of all Nigerians held captive by kidnappers, including abducted schoolchildren and their teachers. The coalition, which includes the Osun Civil Societies Coalition, Take It Back Movement, Coalition Against Insecurity and Bad Governance, and FIWON, converged at…
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Hot money or the first stage of recovering confidence? — by Tanimu Yakubu
A response to an unsigned commentary on Nigeria’s capital inflows INTRODUCTION The unsigned commentary under review presents itself as a forensic examination of Nigeria’s recent capital-importation figures. Its central thesis is that because a substantial proportion of recent inflows entered Treasury bills and other money-market instruments rather than factories and industrial enterprises, the inflows should not be interpreted as evidence…
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Senate scrutiny of SEDC boss reflects Tinubu’s commitment to transparency — Oluwo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo — The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has commended the Senate’s scrutiny of heads of government agencies, describing the exercise as a demonstration of transparency and accountability under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The monarch, in a statement made available to newsmen by his press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, said he was impressed by the…
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