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Ondo governor Aiyedatiwa approves bus gift for NUJ correspondents
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the donation of a brand new bus to the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, to strengthen media operations in the state. The approval was announced on Saturday night at a Media Stakeholders’ Dinner held at the Banquet Hall of the Government…
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Police mourns Ekiti-born, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Theophilus Akeredolu
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the death of an Ekiti-born retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police and elder statesman, Chief Theophillus Adetunji Akeredolu, CON, mni. He passed away on 9 December 2025 at the age of 83, prompting tributes from the force and stakeholders across the country. Born on 25 October 1942 in Afao, Ikere-Ekiti, the late DIG Akeredolu devoted…
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Statistical analysis links 2023 electoral anomalies to Labour Party strongholds
By Kunle Sanni – A statistical analysis of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections has found that polling units located in Labour Party (LP) strongholds recorded the highest concentration of electoral irregularities, challenging dominant narratives surrounding the conduct of the polls. The study was conducted as part of a master’s thesis in Data Science at Pan-Atlantic University and analysed results from 123,918…
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The BAO effect: Celebrating Oyebanji, a visionary leader at 58, by Yinka Oyebode
Christmas indeed came early for the people of Ekiti State this year. For them the celebration begun on December 10th when the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti commenced commercial flight operations signaling a new phase of development under the leadership of Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as Governor of the State. On that day, Ekiti did not just celebrate the…
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Ekiti approves ₦458.8m severance package for former LG political office holders
The Ekiti State Government has approved the payment of ₦458.8 million as severance benefits for former political office holders at the local government level across the state. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mr Folorunso Olabode, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ado Ekiti. He said the beneficiaries were political office holders who served in various local…
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Akwa Ibom govt disburses ₦250m to empower widows of fallen heroes
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has approved and disbursed ₦250 million for the empowerment of military and paramilitary widows in the state, in line with his administration’s commitment to inclusive and compassionate governance under the ARISE Agenda. The disbursement was carried out on Friday at the Women Development Centre, Uyo, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and…
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Power, reform, and controversy: The Nasir El-Rufai factor, by Sunday Adeniran
Dear Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Season’s greetings to you, your excellency. Sir, as a former minister of the federal capital territory and governor of a multi religious age multi ethnic Kaduna state, you are a statesman. And therefore, you should act as one in all situations either favourable situation where you are in government or unfavourable where you are out of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Ooni joins Governor Eno, other dignitaries at Akwa Ibom Christmas festival
The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, joined Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno; the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Akpabio; and other dignitaries to celebrate the 2025 Christmas Carol Festival in Uyo on Saturday. The event, held at the Uyo Open Amphitheatre, attracted thousands of people and featured the presence of many prominent personalities in the…
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ICPC invites Dangote as investigation begins on former NMDPRA chief
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into allegations of corruption made by businessman Aliko Dangote against the immediate past Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Farouk Ahmed. As part of the process, the ICPC has invited Dangote to appear before its investigators or be represented…
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Governance: That’s rocket science raised to power 10, by Bamidele Johnson
“Governance is not rocket science,” Nigerians love to claim. And those Nigerians include people who failed any intimation of science at junior secondary school level as well as men and women without the foggiest idea of what rocket science is. It is absolute bullcrap, a claim that sounds wise only because it is repeated often and examined rarely. “Governance is…
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