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Benue is building again, and Abuja is building with it — by Babajide Fadoju
There is a version of Nigerian federalism that shows up mostly in speeches: state governors thanking the president for one thing or another while very little changes on the ground. Then there is the version now visible on the ground in Benue State, where a run of major infrastructure projects is moving forward precisely because federal money and state execution…
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Bode George still angry over failed PDP chairmanship bid — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he has no regret over his role in preventing former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, from becoming the party’s national chairman. Wike disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by his senior special assistant on public communications and social media,…
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Osun hunters endorse Oyebamiji, promise 100,000 votes for APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The hunters’ community in Osun State has vowed to mobilise more than 100,000 votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in the August 15 governorship election. Speaking during the endorsement of the APC candidate, the Head of the hunters, Hammed Nureni, said the group resolved to support Oyebamiji following what he…
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Police probe Ilesa rally shooting, detain commissioner, Amotekun operative
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a shooting incident during a political party procession in Ilesa, which left three persons injured. The command also said it had taken into custody the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mayowa Anjorin, and an Amotekun operative identified as Odeyemi Abimbola, following preliminary investigations into…
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APC accuses Osun Assembly chief whip of shooting, four injured
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Chief Whip of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Wale Akerele, popularly known as “Water,” of shooting during its campaign rally in Ilesa, leaving four people injured. The party identified the alleged victims as Tobi Ilesanmi, a young boy who was…
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Osun governorship poll: Advantage AMBO — by Tunde Rahman
With just a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party and his challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji – popularly branded as AMBO. While no election is won on…
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Osun poll: TICC raises concerns over arrest of commissioner, Accord leaders
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council has raised concerns over the arrest of the Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, and 62 other Accord Party members, alleging that the development is part of a pattern of arrests and intimidation of the party’s leaders ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Addressing a press…
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How 2Baba, Natasha clashed at Abuja nightclub — eyewitness
An eyewitness and member of Nigerian singer 2Baba’s team has narrated the events surrounding an alleged confrontation between the singer and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, at a nightclub in Abuja. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday when 2Baba made a guest appearance at the opening of 90s Lounge in the Federal Capital Territory. According to the eyewitness, Natasha arrived at…
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A road worth commending — by Babafemi Ojudu
I am going to play a dangerous little game this morning. It will make the BATists happy—at least for a moment—the Obidients furious, and the cynics exclaim, “Ṣé bí we told you? All politicians are the same. He don dey look for job!” Gbogbo wọn ò gbádùn. Well, let the game begin. I am a member of the APC. I…
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How Chief Awolowo’s writing influenced my career — by Osita Chidoka
It is remarkable what words can do to a young mind. In Form 5 (SS2), I read Awo: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The book left an indelible mark on my young mind and shaped two of my earliest professional ambitions: to become a journalist and a lawyer. Chief Awolowo himself began his working life in journalism before going…
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