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Oyebamiji describes Oba Falabi’s passing as colossal loss to Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has mourned the passing of the Akire of Ikireland, Oba Olatunde Falabi, Lambeloye III, describing his death as the end of an era. The monarch reportedly died at the weekend after a brief illness. In a personally signed statement,…
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Israel strikes Iranian leadership meeting choosing Khamenei successor
Israel strikes Iranian leadership meeting choosing Khamenei successorMore than 40 senior Iranian leaders killed since Operation Epic Fury began Saturday, fracturing regime’s command structure Michael Dorgan By Michael Dorgan, Trey Yingst, Anders Hagstrom Fox NewsPublished March 3, 2026 11:10am EST More than 1,000 Iranian combatants killed in Operation Epic FuryChief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports the latest on the war…
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MDCN suspends three doctors over death of Adichie’s son at Euracare Hospital
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has suspended the medical director of Euracare and two other doctors following the death of Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of author Chimamanda Adichie. Nkanu, one of Adichie’s twins, died on January 7, 2026, after complications arising from preparatory medical procedures. The writer subsequently issued a legal notice to the hospital, alleging that medical…
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Gombe APC endorses Tinubu for 2027, elects new state executives
The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced on Tuesday during the party’s state congress held to elect new executives for the next four years. The motion was moved by the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives,…
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Nigeria bounce back with 3-1 win over Lionesses in Yaoundé
Perennial African champions Nigeria underscored the truism that class is permanent when they trounced the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 3-1 in the second of a two-match tour in Yaoundé on Tuesday. Three days after they were pipped by the odd goal in the first meeting, the Super Falcons returned to the Military Stadium in northern Yaoundé and flipped the script…
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Why Europe’s leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
Europe knew this may be coming. For weeks, leaders and policy makers watched the US military build-up in the Middle East. They heard the threats of the Trump administration to Tehran: Give up all nuclear aspirations – or else! But since the US-Israeli attack started on Iran three days ago, this continent has looked at best uncoordinated, if not fractured…
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JUST IN: Fubara nominates nine commissioners as Rivers crisis eases
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has forwarded a fresh list of commissioner nominees to the Rivers State House of Assembly following a recent peace deal that eased the protracted political crisis in the state. The Clerk of the House, Emeka Amadi, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday, noting that the governor submitted nine names as the first batch of…
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UPDATE: Aiyedatiwa urges unity as Babatunde emerges Ondo APC chairman
Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Tuesday called for unity and discipline within the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Hon. Kolawole Babatunde emerged as the new chairman of the party in Ondo State. Babatunde, a former member of the House of Representatives, was elected at the party’s state congress held at the International Centre for Culture and Events in Akure. He…
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Why Iyabo Obasanjo’s Ogun State governorship bid will fail — by Bamidele Johnson
Iyabo Obasanjo is throwing herself into this governorship bid with admirable stamina. I hope she fails. Why? Because I am a man of spite and loathing. Not the recreational kind. Mine is sorta personal interest-driven. IO (nee IOB) represented Ogun Central in the Senate. Ogun Central includes Lambe, my former hood, and the stretch of neglected humanity that answers to…
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Kidnapped Osun residents freed after ransom payment
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – After four weeks in captivity and the payment of several millions of naira as ransom, two sons of Ora-Igbomina, a border community in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, abducted from their residence on February 1, 2026, have regained their freedom. The Asiwaju of Ora-Igbomina, Yemi Farounbi, in a statement released on Tuesday, announced…
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