Iyiola Omisore, the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the current administration cannot be blamed for the crisis that has bedeviled the funding to the local government in Osun State. Omisore made this known while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television. According to him, the challenges do…
Leaders of the Ipetumodu community in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State have formally broken their silence on the four-year jail term handed down to the town’s traditional ruler, Oba Joseph Olugbemiga Oloyede, by an American court for fraud. In an official reaction to the matter, the leaders appealed to the people to…
University lecturers across Nigeria on Tuesday staged peaceful protests, warning that the nation’s public universities may soon face another total shutdown if the Federal Government fails to meet their long-standing demands. At the University of Lagos, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) marched from the main gate to the Senate building, brandishing…
“To everyone asking if I didn’t insure my music house, let me clarify. How could I erect such a mighty building and not insure it? Years ago, I insured all my musical equipment. Unfortunately, there was an accident in Sagamu, and all my equipment was destroyed. Naturally, I expected the insurance company to act immediately,…
Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC) Worldwide has predicted tough times ahead for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as the 2027 elections approach. In a recent Facebook video, Ayodele revealed that Obi would face greater political frustrations than he did in 2023, suggesting that his aspirations may be derailed before the…
This is to wish former Nigerian professional footballer, Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, a happy birthday today. Odegbami was born 27 August 1952. He won 46 caps and scored 23 goals for the Nigeria national team which he guided to its first Africa Cup of Nations title at the 1980 tournament. Nicknamed Mathematical, he was famous for…
Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Afeez Abiodun Owo, recently shared details about a past conflict with his colleague, actor Ibrahim Chatta, which strained their relationship on a movie set, as well as their eventual reconciliation.In an interview, Afeez disclosed that a heated disagreement erupted between him and Chatta during a film production, leading to a…
Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Kenya, Chief Fidelis Tapgun, has said that the lessons he learned while serving as the Director General of the Obasanjo/Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2003 convinced him to stay away from the coalition of opposition politicians in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former Plateau State governor dismissed the attempt to…
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. The Monarch, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was on August 26 handed 56 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher…
The Osun State Government has filed a fresh suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The fresh suit filed on Monday comes months after the state government filed an application…
