Category: News

His emergence as a traditional ruler was unusual. He lost the race in becoming a monarch in 1971 and won it 21 years later. In this interview, the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba James Adegoke speaks to TUNDE BUSARI about his career as a teacher, a football referee among other issues….

Honourable Bade Falade is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the by-election of the Osun West Senatorial District, scheduled to take place in Osun State on July 8, 2017. He speaks with DAPO FALADE on how he emerged as a candidate and the chances of his party…

Senator Mudashiru Hussain is the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the July 8, 2017 bye election in Osun West Senatorial District. In this interview by OLUWOLE IGE, he speaks about the motivation behind his ambition and what he intends to do if elected, among other issues. You are…

The United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) has launched the Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative designed to empower girls with information and knowledge to help build their capacity to stand up for themselves. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mr Mohamed Fall said the initiative was aimed at creating equal opportunities for girls to…

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Monday dissociated the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki from the local politics in Osun State. Kwara APC has noted the irresponsible insinuations arising from the conduct of APC’s screening exercise for aspirants preparatory to Osun West Senatorial District bye-election. The party…

By Temitope Oguntayo The much talked about Osun West Senatorial District by-election to determine who succeeds the Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke is taking a new turn. The All Progressive Congress (APC) has been embroiled in crisis over the past few days as to who emerges their candidate for the upcoming…

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria SWAN,Osun State chapter has decried the non inclusion of Ministry of Sports Development among the recently created ministries in the State of Osun. In a statement issued at the end of the June state congress of the association held at the Nigeria Union of…

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday called for restructuring of Nigeria into at least six regions as part of moves to reduce cost of governance and free resources for development. He said since one of the reasons for political complications is agitation for presidency by the different…

By Soji Adeniyi A five-man panel constituted by the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to screen aspirants for a vacant Osun West Senatorial District has disqualified Senator Mudashiru Hussein from participating in party’s primaries. The by-election into the vacant seat, following the death of Senator Isiaka Adetunji…