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Osun payroll audit: UNIOSUN threatens legal action over ‘ghost workers’ allegation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has threatened legal action against Sally Tibbot Consulting for allegedly listing 250 legitimate members of staff as ghost workers in the lingering controversy surrounding the 2023 personnel audit conducted by the Osun State Government through the firm. The university authorities described the consultant’s report as subjective, made in…
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El-Rufai puts Ribadu on trial — by Frank Tietie
A man who is neither drunk nor high on drugs, but in his clear and sane mind, goes on a prime-time show on a continental television network like the Arise News Channel and proclaims that he got information from someone who tapped the phone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. How should the…
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IOC to investigate FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Trump hat and collaboration
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry says the organisation will investigate if IOC member Gianni Infantino breached the terms of its charter when attending the inaugural meeting of The Board of Peace, which was established by U.S. President Donald Trump. Infantino, the president of football’s world governing body FIFA, appeared at the meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday,…
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Osun: Payroll audit and backfiring ghost hunting — by Bamidele Johnson
I have tried, very hard, to resist the conclusion that Ademola Adeleke runs something that often feels less like a government and more like a travelling theatre. But he comes across, to me at least, like a cartoon character and the government he heads like a freak show with sirens. Perhaps that assessment is unfair. Perhaps it springs from a…
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Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession
The UK government is considering legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession, a move that would prevent him from ever becoming King. Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC the action would be “the right thing to do,” regardless of the outcome of the ongoing police investigation. Andrew, the King’s brother, remains eighth in line to…
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Global trade shifts and Nigeria’s AfCFTA opportunity — by Olisa Agbakoba & Collins Okeke
The international trade architecture established after World War II is undergoing its most significant transformation since the Treaty of Westphalia. This shift includes the erosion of multilateral consensus, de-dollarisation trends, the rise of alternative trading blocs, and the emergence of new economic powers. The authors analyse the implications of these changes for Nigeria’s strategic positioning within the African Continental Free…
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47 interesting facts and firsts about Yoruba people
The first Nigerian Medical Doctor was a Yoruba man by the name of Nathaniel Thomas King. He attended London University, Edinburgh University and Aberdeen University between 1874 and 1876 and graduated with honors and he started his medical practice in Lagos Nigeria in 1878. The first Nigerian to be consecrated as a Bishop was a Yoruba man by the name…
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JUST IN: Police confirm abduction of couple in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a couple by suspected gunmen at Olaribigba Estate, Ilu-Abo area of the state. The command disclosed that the incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on February 20, 2026, when the victims, identified as Mr. Jamiu Olawale and his wife, were attacked shortly after returning home from…
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JUST IN: Gunmen abduct couple in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi – Suspected kidnappers have abducted a couple in the Eleyewo area near Ilu-Abo, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, heightening fears over growing insecurity in the community. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday evening as the victims were returning home, with residents saying the attackers struck at the entrance of the couple’s residence. The husband,…
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Police arrest 13 suspects over deadly Ondo attack
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the violent attack that occurred in Idanre on February 18, 2026, which left two people dead and several others injured. The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who said…
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