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If Yayi is a stranger, Ogun needs more strangers — by Folorunso Adisa
Politics and name-calling have always enjoyed a close relationship. And in every democracy, labels are often deployed as political weapons long before policies and performance enter the conversation. Aspirants are routinely defined by their opponents before they are assessed by the electorate. But, if democracy is to retain its essence, citizens must resist the temptation to inherit political prejudices without…
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Nigerian celebrity TikTokers Peller, Jarvis announce re-engagement after breakup
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Celebrity Nigerian content creators and TikTokers, Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, and his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Amadou, better known as Jarvis, have announced their re-engagement after months of separation. The TikToker shared the news on Thursday via his social media pages, posting footage of the proposal alongside a caption hinting at their possible future marriage.…
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Zelensky in open letter to Putin proposes face-to-face meeting and ‘full ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter, saying he was also ready for a “full ceasefire”. In response, the Kremlin said Zelensky could meet Putin in Moscow “any time”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter…
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Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his hometown of St. Petersburg. Speaking in response to a question from The Associated Press during a meeting with heads of international news agencies, Putin…
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President Tinubu flags off N1.245tn Gombe-Biu Highway dualisation project
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the reconstruction and dualisation of the 125-kilometre Gombe-Biu Highway, a project valued at N1.245 trillion, as part of the Federal Government’s infrastructure development drive under its “Year of Action” agenda. The flag-off ceremony, held at Liji in Gombe State, was performed by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya alongside the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi,…
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Adeleke never rejected Tinubu’s APC invitation, aide replies Fadahunsi
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has dismissed claims by the Senator representing Osun East, Adenigba Fadahunsi, that the governor rejected an invitation from President Bola Tinubu to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Rasheed, in a statement issued in Osogbo on Thursday, maintained that Adeleke did not turn…
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Our prayer delusion — by Bamidele Johnson
I expect more than a few eyes to be zobo-red after reading this. That, however, is not my aim, which is to have us attempt an interrogation of one of our most cherished assumptions. It is that God, of whatever denominational flavour, is always ready, willing and able to intervene in our socetal affairs. Or that heaven is studying our…
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Ex-Osun commissioner Akeju resigns from APC amid wave of defections
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The wave of resignations rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State intensified on Thursday as a former Commissioner for Political Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations under former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Hon. Taiwo Akeju, announced his resignation from the party. In a resignation letter dated June 4, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman of…
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Police launch investigation into attack on party chairman in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the shooting of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osogbo Local Government Area, Hon. Ashimiyu Ajibola, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. However, an earlier statement by the Osun State Government had described him as the Chairman of the Accord Party…
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JUST IN: Accord Party LG chairman hospitalised after gunmen attack in Osogbo
The Chairman of the Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Asimiyu Ajibola, popularly known as Baba Isila, is receiving treatment at the Uniosun Teaching Hospital after he was shot by suspected gunmen in Osogbo. The attack occurred on Wednesday night around the MDS area of the state capital, causing panic among residents. Witnesses said the assailants…
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