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Aregbesola loyalist, Adeoti, quits Omoluabi Progressives
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Deputy Leader and co-founder of Omoluabi Progressives in Osun State, Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti, has officially withdrawn from the group and ceased participation in all its activities.Adeoti, who served as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) during the Rauf Aregbesola administration, described his decision as a difficult one.In a letter dated 30 November 2025 and…
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APC national secretary mourns passing of Oba Famodun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ajibola Basiru, has mourned the transition of Oba Philip Adegboyega Famodun III, the Owa of Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State. Basiru, in a statement on his Facebook account on Sunday, described the passage of the Owa of Igbajo as a loss…
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Abductors of Kwara monarch demand N150 million ransom
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The bandits who abducted the Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, from his farm on Saturday morning have demanded N150 million from the community for his release. Findings on Sunday morning revealed that the abductors contacted the community in the early hours of the day to make…
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Buba Marwa reveals military attempted to stop Tinubu in 1999 governorship elections
By Kunle Sanni – The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has revealed that senior military figures attempted to block President Bola Tinubu from emerging as governor of Lagos State during the 1999 elections. Marwa, who served as the military administrator of Lagos from 1996 to 1999, made the disclosure on Saturday in Abuja at…
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Former Osun APC chairman, Oba Famodun, dies at 67
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The immediate past chairman of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and embattled Owa of Igbajo, Oba Philip Adegboyega Famodun III, has joined his ancestors. The monarch reportedly died on Friday, 28 November 2025, after a brief illness while receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Confirming his passing in a press…
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Tension in Kwara as Ojibara of Bayagan is kidnapped
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Armed men on Saturday abducted the Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, while he was working on his farm in Bayagan, a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to reports, the monarch was seized at about 9:30 a.m. by bandits who invaded his farm, wielding AK-47 rifles. Concern was raised…
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Kebbi governor visits President Tinubu, discusses security, rescue of kidnapped schoolgirls
By Kunle Sanni – Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Saturday visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, where the two leaders met to discuss national security and recent developments in the state. Governor Idris, who disclosed the visit in a post on his X account, said discussions centred on the successful rescue of schoolgirls abducted from…
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Lagos APC rips Atiku apart, calls ex-VP ‘godfather of national ruin’
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a strongly worded response to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, dismissing his recent remarks accusing both the PDP and APC of causing insecurity and hunger in Nigeria. In a statement signed on Sunday by the party’s spokesman, Mogaji (Hon.) Seye Oladejo, the APC described Atiku’s comments as “delusional,”…
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1,187 cadets graduate from Nigeria Police Academy, commissioned as ASPs
By Kunle Sanni – The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday commissioned 1,187 cadets of Regular Course 7 as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), following their completion of a five-year academic and professional training programme at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. The Passing Out Parade (POP), held on 29 November 2025, was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
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Kano seeks arrest of ex-Governor Ganduje over ‘inflammatory’ remarks
The Kano State Government has called for the immediate arrest and investigation of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, former governor of the state and ex-national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over comments it described as “inciting” and capable of threatening public safety. The demand was announced on Friday by Ibrahim Wayya, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, shortly after a…
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