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Amotekun arrests three over alleged theft of 97 goats in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed the Amotekun Corps, has arrested three suspects over the alleged theft of 97 goats in Ila-Orangun, Osun State. The suspects were identified as Ajayi Tope, 34, from Ila-Orangun; Babalola Afeez, 46; and Tajudeen Isiaka, 46, both from Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State. They were apprehended at midnight on December…
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Ondo monarch calls for vigilance after Ipele Police Station attack
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Olowo of Owo Kingdom and Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, has urged residents of Ipele to remain alert following the attack on a police station in the community on New Year’s Eve. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Sam Adewale, the monarch…
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Governor Seyi Makinde’s own goal, by Simbo Olorunfemi
From afar, Seyi Makinde strikes you as a gentleman. He comes across as an easygoing man, like someone ti’o lagbaja. He is one that you will look at and write off the possibility of a career in politics for. I wouldn’t have imagined him as one cut out for the hurly-burly of Nigerian politics, especially in a state like Oyo…
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CSO calls for dialogue in Ondo commissioner-magistrate legal row
By Boye Oyeyemi – A civil society organisation, the Upline Centre for Development, has called for dialogue and restraint in the legal dispute involving the Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Seun Osamaye, and Chief Magistrate Temitope Alphonso. The group also warned that the ongoing issue between the two has wider implications for governance and social…
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Maduro says Venezuela is ‘ready’ to make deal with US on drugs and oil after military strikes
President Donald Trump recently designated Maduro’s regime a terrorist organization and ordered total oil blockade Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States after months of American military pressure targeting drug trafficking networks tied to his government. In a pre-taped interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that aired on…
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Imprisoned by ambition : Peter Obi’s reckless misreading of politics and power, by Sunday Dare
If the recent decamping of Peter Obi from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress was intended to detonate like a political bombshell, it failed spectacularly. What arrived instead was a dull thud—unremarkable, unsurprising, and terminally familiar. Nothing more. Nothing less. The script had been written long ago, recycled endlessly, and now—ironically—with this latest move, even that script has…
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China hails India overtaking Japan as world’s 4th largest economy, says ‘true strength comes from…’
The Central government announced on Tuesday, December 30, that India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy with a size of USD 4.18 trillion. China has hailed India’s rise to overtake Japan as the fourth largest economy, saying the milestone reflects true strength comes from facing history, learning from it and taking responsibility for the future. Spokesperson of…
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Oyebanji urges Ekiti residents to support Tinubu, pray for reform success
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has urged residents of the state to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and intensify prayers for his administration as it implements reforms aimed at easing hardship and repositioning Nigeria’s economy. Oyebanji made the call on Friday at an inter-faith thanksgiving service held at the Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre, Ado-Ekiti, to mark the first…
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Adeleke hails 100% rating as Osun leads in fiscal transparency
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the newly released 2025 third-quarter Fiscal Transparency Report as a validation of his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in public governance, dismissing what he termed baseless allegations by the opposition.In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, and made available to journalists in Osogbo on…
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Osimhen, two others absent in Thursday’s training ahead of Mozambique tie
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen did not take part in Nigeria’s training session held on New Year’s Day, alongside two other members of the squad. Also missing from the closed-door workout were Cyriel Dessers and Ryan Alebiosu as Nigeria continued preparations for their Round of 16 clash against Mozambique at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles are…
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