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Preparations for next month’s National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked off yesterday. A 73-member Central Coordination Committee for the convention was set up by the National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The committee is chaired by the Chairman…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has inaugurated the campaign committee for the Osun State governorship election coming up on August 08. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at Osun ADC secretariat, Osogbo, on Monday, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr Charles Omidiji, said the event was a…
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States and councils will henceforth share the payment of electricity subsidies with the Federal Government, which had solely borne the subsidy cost on electricity. In 12 months between September 2024 and October 2025, the Federal Government paid N1.98 trillion. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, announced…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to give free application documents to persons with disabilities registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board announced this in a bulletin shared by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin yesterday in Abuja. Registration for the examination…
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An erstwhile president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has urged the Yoruba nation to begin immediate and deliberate preparations for political and economic relevance beyond President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure. The eminent lawyer warned that the region cannot afford complacency while power remains at the…
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The All Progressives Congress has hit back at the African Democratic Congress, accusing the opposition party of spreading falsehoods and running a disinformation campaign in response to what it described as a “massive” and unprecedented surge in APC membership registrations nationwide. In a press statement issued in Abuja on February…
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The Peoples Democratic Party bloc aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its national convention in Abuja, where the party will elect a new National Working Committee and other statutory organs. The announcement followed the faction’s 105th meeting…
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The chairman of Boripe Local Government elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election, Mr Sikiru Odebunmi, has announced an increase in the salary of casual workers. A statement by the media unit, office of the local government chairman, stated that the salary of the casual workers comprising O’Clean…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Olufon of Ifon in Osun State, Oba Peter Ipadeola, has doubted the paternity of any Yoruba monarch who could not trace his source to Ile-Ife, adding that Ile-Ife is the origin of the Yoruba race. The monarch also said that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, has hit back at the Osun State House of Assembly over its claim that he is meddling in the affairs of local government in the state. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Dr Bolaji Akinola, Oyetola…
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