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Osun Assembly passes 2026 appropriation bill, raises budget by ₦17bn
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a total budget of ₦723,454,988,670.00 for the 2026 fiscal year, representing an increase of ₦17.66bn.The appropriation bill was raised from ₦705,794,048,670, which was earlier presented to the Assembly by Governor Ademola Adeleke.In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Osun…
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Mahrez scores brace as Algeria beat 10-man Sudan 3-0
Riyad Mahrez’s double helped Algeria to a comprehensive 3-0 victory over 10-man Sudan in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group E opener in Rabat. The former Manchester City winger gave his side an ideal start with a trademark left-footed curling strike from 12 yards after being teed up by Hicham Boudaoui’s smart backheel. Yaser Awad Boshara twice called Algeria…
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FRSC engages motorists on safe driving, continues distribution of water during Yuletide
By Boye Oyeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State on Wednesday engaged motorists on safe driving practices as it continued the distribution of bottled water to travellers during the Yuletide season. The exercise took place along the Ilesha–Akure–Owo highway as part of the Corps’ efforts to promote road safety and reduce accidents during the busy Christmas travel…
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Ekiti monarch seeks urgent government intervention on roads, infrastructure
By Boye Oyeyemi – The traditional ruler of Ise-Ekiti, Oba Adetunji David Ajayi (PhD), has appealed to the government to urgently address infrastructure challenges confronting the community. He said the poor state of several internal and access roads in the town was hindering movement, economic activities, and the safety of residents. The monarch made the appeal while addressing journalists during…
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Tecno Mobile donates state-of-the-art mini stadium to Lagos State
Leading smartphone manufacturer Tecno Mobile has donated a modern astroturf stadium to Lagos State in collaboration with the Lagos State Sports Commission, reinforcing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to grassroots sports development and youth empowerment. The facility, named the Sanwo-Olu Mini Stadium by Tecno, was officially commissioned yesterday in the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) amid celebrations and…
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Oyo court arraigns man for allegedly defrauding Soun of Ogbomoso
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned one Ali Muhammed before a Magistrate Court in Ogbomoso for allegedly defrauding the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, of ₦39.5 million. Muhammed, 45, was arraigned on December 23 on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretence. According to the charge sheet,…
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NFF hails President Tinubu on fulfilment of pledges to Eagles’ players, officials
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed tremendous gratitude to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the federal government for fulfilling pledges of houses, national honours, and plots of land made to players and officials of the Super Eagles for their runner-up achievement at the 2023 AFCON. At the presentation of the title documents for the houses, certificates of national…
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Nigeria’s Reckoning: Why peace begins where terror ends, by T.J Ishola
Nigeria stands today like an old baobab scarred by lightning—upright, stubborn, alive, yet bearing the burns of storms it did not invite. For more than a decade, insurgency and banditry have carved fear into the nation’s northern landscapes, turning farmlands into frontlines and villages into verbs of flight. What began as an eruption of extremist violence metastasised into a sprawling…
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Is President Tinubu turning Nigeria into a one-party state? By Reno Omokri
People should be careful about bandying terms that they obviously don’t understand. And one such phrase is the misuse of the term ‘one-party state’. Please fact-check me: A one-party state is a type of governance structure where only one party is legally registered by the body responsible for managing political parties and elections. The meaning could also be stretched to…
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Seyi Makinde: A tyrant masquerading as a democrat, by Olabode Opeseitan
Who is a democrat? Not the one who chants slogans or wears party colors, but the one who submits to the rule of law, respects vibrant opposition, defends free and fair elections, and protects press freedom. These are not ornaments, they are the building blocks of any real democracy. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has recently enriched the national…
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