REJOINDER: 150 Years of Ownership — Awe Leaders Breaks Silence on False Land Claims by Elepe Family
Our attention has been drawn to recent misleading comments credited to the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbenga Joseph Oyekola, representing Atiba State Constituency, regarding the ongoing land dispute between the Awe Community and the Elepe Family of Oyo Town. His remarks suggesting that Awe leaders are attempting to forcibly […]
TINUBU RESCINDS MARYAM SANDA’S STATE PARDON, DIRECTS HER TO SERVE REMAINING SIX-YEAR JAIL TERM
After backlash for granting a presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, sentenced to death in 2020 for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, President Bola Tinubu has revoked the pardon and reversed her sentence to 12 years. BREAKING: “I will expose your Rape Case in France” – Akpabio’s In-law opens up, backs Natasha Inside the […]
BREAKING: UK Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Nigeria in £44m Legal Costs Battle Against P&ID
In a landmark judgment delivered on 22 October 2025, the United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in its £44 million legal costs dispute with Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID). The apex court, led by Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court, dismissed P&ID’s appeal and affirmed […]
FUOYE Lecturer Raphael Segun Larayetan ‘Rapes’ Student, Then Passes Her Details to Colleague to ‘Speak One-on-One’
FUOYE Lecturer Raphael Segun Larayetan ‘Rapes’ Student, Then Passes Her Details to Colleague to ‘Speak One-on-One’ Roseline (surname withheld), a 400 level student, has narrated how Raphael Segun Larayetan, a lecturer and exam officer of Department of English and Literary Studies at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), raped her after harassing and trying to isolate her […]
EXCLUSIVE: Why Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi Resigns from APC, Set to Join PDP
EXCLUSIVE: Why Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi Resigns from APC, Set to Join PDP Barely fourteen months after Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, appointed a notable chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi, to chair the 11-man committee for the upgrade of Alakia Airport, Ibadan, to an international standard, the seasoned technocrat and […]
E.A to Gov. Makinde, Hon. Femi Timothy, Joins Hon. Yisau Olayiwola to Strengthen Disability Inclusion Agenda Through Educational Empowerment in Ona-Ara
…as JONAPWD members rejoice In a heartwarming gesture that reinforces the spirit of inclusive governance, Hon. Yisau Olayiwola, the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman on Disability Matters, has put smiles on the faces of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Ona-Ara Local Government through a massive distribution of exercise books to support their education. Egalitarian […]
HISTORY FLASHBACK: THE EXECUTION AT BAR BEACH
HISTORY FLASHBACK: THE EXECUTION AT BAR BEACH It was the year 1971, and the famous Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos, was not just a place of relaxation; it had also become the stage for Nigeria’s most chilling public executions. Thousands of Lagosians trooped to the sandy shores that day, not for fun, but to witness […]
From Soun to Alaafin, Aseyin, Down to the Installation of the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th Olubadan: Governor Makinde and the Winds of History in Oyo State
Governance is often measured by infrastructural development, economic reforms, and social impact. Yet history, in its mysterious rhythm, sometimes rewards leaders with legacies not scripted in policy documents but written in cultural and spiritual memory. Such is the unfolding story of Governor Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, whose tenure as Governor of Oyo State has coincided with […]
From 2026, TIN for All or Not? FIRS Chairman Reveals Major Shift Awaiting Bank Customers
Nigerians may soon experience a major change in the way they operate their bank accounts, beginning in 2026. From 2026, TIN for All or Not? FIRS Chairman Reveals Major Shift Awaiting Bank Customers The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has disclosed that there will no longer be a need […]
Interview: ‘Obasanjo Was My Mentor Before I Changed Parties’ — BASA
Hon Bolanle Aminat Sarumi-Aliyu, popularly known as BASA, has opened up in an exclusive interview about the twists and turns of her political journey, including her return to her political home, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking with refreshing candor, BASA revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo served as her political mentor when she first […]