October 2025
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Police Arrest Sowore
Security operatives on Thursday arrested human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The arrest come shortly after he made an appearance at the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Eyewitnesses said the activist was […]
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FG Hands Ibadan–Ife–Ilesha Road to New Contractor, Akin Alabi Discloses
The House of Representatives member representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency, Hon. Akin Alabi, has announced the re-award of the Ibadan–Ife–Ilesha Expressway project to CBC Global Civil & Building Construction Nigeria Limited. Hon. Alabi, who is also House of Representatives Chairman on Works, made this disclosure in a post on his social media pages on Wednesday. He […]
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“No Tax on Weddings, Burials” – Oyo Govt Clarifies
The Oyo State Government has dismissed as false a viral social media report claiming that residents will now be required to pay taxes on social functions such as weddings, naming ceremonies, and burials. In a statement issued on Wednesday, by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the government described the report as a deliberate […]
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Ex-Minister Endorsed As PDP Consensus Candidate for National Chairmanship
In a major political development ahead of the 2025 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention, Northern stakeholders of the party have thrown their weight behind former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as their consensus choice for the position of National Chairman. The endorsement reportedly came after a high-level consultation […]
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Davido Appointed Chairman of Osun Sports Trust Fund
The Osun State Government has appointed global Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, as the Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund. This is in a bid to rejuvenate and sustainably finance the state’s sports development. The initiative, according to the government, is designed to attract private and public sector investment to […]
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[OPINION] Ademola Adeleke: Between Adebayo Adeleke’s Toxicity and The Truth
By Sarafa Ibrahim Toxic people, a New York Times best-selling author and speaker, Mandy Hale warned “will pollute everything around them.” And looking at Adebayo Adeleke, a one-time commissioner in Osun state, and his virulent approach to the truth, one cannot but agree with Hale’s warning. Good enough, the prolific writer prescribed a remedy and […]
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OAU Reacts To Armed Attack on Students
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has condemned the recent attack on some of its students by armed hoodlums in the Moremi Estate area of the town. In a statement released on Tuesday by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, the institution described the incident as “unwarranted and condemnable.” He added […]
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Senate Passes Bill Imposing Life Imprisonment for Child Defilement Offenders
The Nigerian Senate has approved a new bill stipulating life imprisonment for anyone convicted of sexually defiling a minor, regardless of gender. The legislation, which received overwhelming support during Tuesday’s plenary session, aims to curb the growing incidence of child sexual abuse across the country. Lawmakers argued that the rising cases of pedophilia and sexual […]
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Osun Assembly Passes Four Bills, Awaits Gov Adeleke’s Assent
The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed plenary after its legislative recess. The Assembly markes the session with the passage of four major bills aimed at improving governance, social welfare, and youth development across the state. The bills, which successfully scaled their third reading, are now awaiting the assent of Governor Ademola Adeleke. […]
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Osun State Polytechnic Halts Controversial Endowment Fund Levy
The management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has announced the suspension of the recently introduced endowment fund payment demanded from graduating students, following widespread criticism and backlash from stakeholders. The directive, which initially required all final-year students in the National Diploma (ND II) and Higher National Diploma (HND II) programmes to pay an endowment levy […]