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OSSCE Ila Reinstates Suspended Students
The management of the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, has reversed the suspension of 18 student leaders earlier sanctioned for leading a peaceful protest against fee hikes in the institution. The students, who had in March staged a demonstration over what they described as “outrageous and unaffordable” tuition and ancillary charges, were suspended indefinitely […]
Sowore Re-Arrested
There was tension at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday as police officers reportedly re-arrested human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, moments after he was granted bail. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred shortly after Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id granted bail to Sowore and 13 others who were arraigned on charges […]
Osun Govt Clears Osun Babes for Women Premier League
The Osun State Government has officially approved the participation of Osun Babes Football Club in the forthcoming 2025/2026 Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL). This development was confirmed in Osogbo on Friday through a statement issued by Mr. Kehinde Johnson, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Football Matters. According to Johnson, the approval aligns […]
Why We Expelled Gabam, Uchechukwu – SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has explained why it expelled its former National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and the National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, from the party, citing allegations of misconduct, financial misappropriation, and abuse of office. Speaking after the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the party’s National […]
Atiku Reacts To Sowore’s Arrest
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest of human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. He described it as “an open assault on democracy and a grave symbol of this administration’s contempt for the rule of law.” Sowore was arrested on Thursday […]
Tinubu Swears In New INEC Chairman
MPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), charging him to uphold integrity and transparency in the discharge of his duties. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the Council Chamber of the State House, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
