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Adeleke declares 2026 Osun’s year of victory, urges electoral vigilance
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described 2026 as a year of victory and prosperity for the state, urging residents to embrace electoral vigilance and active participation as Osun prepares for the governorship election. In a New Year message signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke congratulated the people of Osun on the arrival…
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Osun 2026: APC best platform for genuine development, says Faleye
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State and immediate past Managing Director of the Osun State Investment Company Limited (OSICOL), Dr Tunde Faleye, has declared that the APC remains the only viable platform to deliver genuine development in the state. Faleye said returning Osun to progressive governance has become imperative, citing…
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BREAKING: Bauchi governor accuses Wike of terrorism, links him to EFCC case
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of orchestrating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) terrorism financing charge against his Commissioner of Finance. Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday morning, Governor Mohammed alleged that Wike had previously threatened to “put fire” in Bauchi State and claimed he was manipulating institutions,…
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Governor Aiyedatiwa grants mercy to 77 inmates
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has approved the grant of prerogative of mercy to 77 inmates serving various sentences in correctional facilities across the state. The approval was given to mark the January 1, 2026, New Year celebrations, following the submission of recommendations by the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy. The development was…
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PDP’s Oluyede faults INEC over exclusion from Ekiti governorship list
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has rejected the removal of his name from the provisional list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2026 election. Speaking at a press briefing in Ikere-Ekiti on Wednesday, Oluyede insisted that INEC had no justification for the…
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APC hails Aiyedatiwa’s performance, predicts greater progress for Ondo in 2026
By Boye Oyeyemi – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has commended Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa for what it described as impactful leadership in 2025, expressing optimism that the state will witness accelerated development in the new year. In a New Year message signed by the party’s Director of Media and Publicity, Steve Otaloro, the APC said the…
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Alaafin calls for respect for human life in New Year message
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has urged Nigerians to place respect for human life at the centre of their actions, describing life as sacred and deserving of protection. The monarch gave the advice in his New Year message, delivered through his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on…
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Gombe SEC okays N661.6m exam fees, road works, airport upgrade
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved major expenditures in education, infrastructure and economic development at the 51st and final State Executive Council (SEC) meeting for 2025, held on Wednesday at the Government House, Gombe. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Hon. Mijinyawa Ardo Tilde, said the council considered and approved memos from the…
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Zelensky says peace deal is 90% ready in New Year address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is “90% ready”, in a New Year address that largely focused on resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said the remaining 10% of the agreement to end nearly four years of conflict would “determine the fate of peace, the fate of Ukraine and Europe”. In…
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Tinubu vows to implement Renewed Hope Programme, targets 10 million jobs
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has said 2026 will mark the start of a more robust phase of economic growth, with his administration focusing on tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians through job creation, grassroots empowerment and sustained infrastructure investment. In his New Year address to Nigerians on Thursday, the president announced plans to accelerate the implementation…
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