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Ten days on, Kwara community pleads for help to free abducted monarch
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Bayagan-Ile community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has issued an official call for urgent intervention by the police, the state government, and security agencies to secure the release of their kidnapped monarch, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan-Ile. The monarch was abducted ten days ago by armed bandits while on…
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Ibà: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼 w𝗵𝗼𝗺 h𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 i𝘀 d𝘂𝗲, b𝒚 ‘Dayo Adedayo
There are people you’ve “met” a million times without ever setting eyes on them, because their work has visited you first. Their ideas have greeted you in your quiet moments. Their impact has introduced them long before a handshake ever could. One of such men is 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢, our beloved Uncle TK. I met Uncle TK for the first…
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Segun Awolowo: Ode to quiet influence and public vision, by Olajide Olutuyi
The recent passing of Segun Awolowo Jr. has once again brought the Awolowo family into national conversation, reminding Nigerians how legacies are not only inherited, they are also built. For decades, he was known to many simply as the elegant, soft-spoken grandson of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria’s most influential politician of the 20th century. Yet in death, as tributes poured…
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Confused woman found wandering Akure streets at night
By Boye Oyeyemi – A young woman, identified only as Boluwatife, was discovered wandering late at night in the Ijapo area of Akure, leaving residents worried about her strange condition. Westen Post reports that the woman, estimated to be in her mid-20s, appeared disoriented and could not recall basic personal details. She was reportedly holding a pair of slippers and…
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Man shot dead by friend in Ondo over land dispute
By Boye Oyeyemi – A 29-year-old man, Daniel Olorunyomi, was shot dead by a friend following a land dispute in Ayede, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident reportedly occurred last week around 2:30 p.m. during a confrontation between the two men over ownership of the land. An eyewitness stated that the suspect approached Olorunyomi while he was…
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Arewa Consultative Youth Movement: Hand of Esau and voice of Jacob on Zacch Adedeji, by Arabinrin Aderonke
Ordinarily, the campaign by Arewa Consultative Youth Movement on an ambiguous, spurious and veiled scraggy allegation for which they are asking Federal Inland Revenue Service Chairman, Zacch Adedeji to step aside to be investigated over his unstated lifestyle should be ignored. It can at best be a level of economic sabotage on Nigeria given the sterling performance of the head…
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Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal ‘could be a problem’
US President Donald Trump has raised concerns over Netflix’s proposed $72bn (£54bn) acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery’s movie studio and HBO streaming networks. Speaking at an event in Washington DC on Sunday, Trump said Netflix holds a “big market share” and that the combined size of the companies “could be a problem”. The deal, announced on Friday, would bring Warner…
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OAU law class of 1985 marks 40th anniversary, honours former philosophy lecturer
The 1985 Law class of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), formerly the University of Ife, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their graduation over the past weekend, holding a reunion in Lagos that also honoured one of their most influential lecturers, Professor Dipo Fashina. Leke Alder, brand consultant and member of the class, shared photos and reflections from the event on social…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: The strategic imperatives of Nigeria’s military intervention in Benin Republic, by Uche Nnadozie
For the avoidance of doubt, I fully endorse Nigeria’s military intervention in Benin Republic to restore democracy. I commend President Tinubu for moving swiftly to stop that needless coup attempt — one that would have had serious consequences for Nigeria. As I noted on Sunday, our slow response to the Niger Republic coup emboldened others and worsened security breaches across…
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Kwara govt, PDP clash over alleged secret $800m contract
The Kwara State Government and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are at loggerheads over an alleged $800 million contract purportedly awarded by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to his elder brother, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq. The PDP had cited a claim made by an APC chieftain and former House of Assembly member, Iliasu Ibrahim, who alleged during a live radio programme that…
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