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Lagos and the Igbo: the threats of pogroms at the polls, by Ugo Egbujo
In 2023, after Obi defeated Tinubu in Lagos, MC Oluomo addressed the state. He warned the Igbo to sit at home on election day if they wouldn’t vote the APC. He wasn’t subtle. In that live broadcast, he framed non-APC votes as a punishable betrayal. The police invited him for questioning, but the “chat” was more photo-op than accountability. He…
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NPFL action intensifies as Enyimba host Rivers, Kwara face Abia Warriors
By Tosin Omojola – The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) heats up this weekend as matchday seven gets underway, promising exciting encounters across the country. The weekend opens with two fixtures: Bendel Insurance hosting Nasarawa United at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, and El-Kanemi Warriors welcoming Kano Pillars to Maiduguri. Fans can expect a competitive start as teams battle for crucial…
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Judge sentences Diddy to four years in prison on prostitution charges
By Tosin Brown – Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to just over four years in prison (50 months) after being convicted on prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors had pushed for an 11-year term, but Judge Arun Subramanian handed down the reduced sentence after an emotional hearing on Friday, October 3, 2025. Combs’s lawyers argued for a lighter penalty of…
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New tax laws not targeted at informal sector workers, says Oyedele
Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that Nigeria’s new tax laws are not aimed at burdening informal sector workers, most of whom lack the capacity to pay taxes. Speaking on Friday during an interactive session with journalists, influencers, and analysts on the recently introduced tax reforms, Oyedele said over 90 percent of…
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Tragedy as Oyo lawmaker Bamidele Adeola loses son
…Speaker Ogundoyin commiserates with family By Adejayan Gbenga – Tragedy has struck the family of Hon. Bamidele Adeola, a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju Constituency, following the death of his son, a 200-level student of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. The young undergraduate reportedly died on Friday after a brief illness, throwing the Adeola family, friends,…
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Governor Eno tasks Akwa Ibom youths on entrepreneurship at Ignite Conference
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has urged youths in the state to take advantage of opportunities provided by his administration to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Ibom Ignite Conference, themed “Ignite to Accelerate”, held at the Ibom-LED Centre, Uyo, the governor said the initiative, which he started in 2017 as a church…
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Golden Eaglets end WAFU B campaign with bronze, set to return home
Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets, are expected to return home today after finishing third at the 2025 WAFU B U-17 Championship held in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The Eaglets began the tournament strongly, topping their group with four points. However, the five-time world champions fell short in the semi-finals, suffering a 2-0 defeat to arch-rivals Ghana, a result that dashed…
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Toluwani Odukoya reflects on failed marriage, says God didn’t ordain it
By Tosin Brown – Toluwani Odukoya, an associate senior pastor and one of the children of the late Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, has said that despite being divorced from her husband, her ex remains a great man. In her words, “My ex-husband is a great man… but if God doesn’t ordain you to be…
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Reinstated Osun APC LG chairmen deny fraud allegation, to recall sacked workers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The reinstated All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen in Osun State have dismissed reports that they plotted to siphon local government allocations by illegally instructing a commercial bank to deduct 15 percent of allocations as legal fees. The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the APC faction, Hon. Abiodun…
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Tinubu to visit Jos for APC Chairman’s mother’s funeral
…President to meet with church leaders By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday for the funeral prayers of Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, the late mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. During the trip, the President will also meet with church leaders from across the…
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