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VIDEO: Tributes Pour In For Late Olubadan As Residents Anticipate Crowning Of 44th Monarch
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin HAS joined his ancestors a few months after his ascension to the throne. The monarch who passed away in the early hours of Monday, age of 90, was installed on July 12, 2024, as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland Following the demise of the previous traditional ruler of…
Killings: Tinubu Orders Military To Confront Terrorists, Bandits
Bola Tinubu has issued a marching order to the military to confront Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, separatists, and other criminal gangs threatening the peace and sovereignty of the nation, stating that the time to crush the criminals is now. Tinubu, who gave the charge at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day celebration…
Pope Sends Condolences To Victims Of Texas Floods
Pope Leo on Sunday sent condolences to the families of devastating floods in Texas which have left at least 50 people dead and nearly 30 more missing, many of them children. “I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were in a…
‘You Want To Rescue Your Stomach, Not Nigerians,’ Wike Tells Coalition Leaders
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at leaders of the opposition coalition, saying that they were not interested in rescuing Nigerians as they claimed, but in their self-interest. Wike, who stated this at the thanksgiving service for the completion of projects by the FCT administration on Sunday, said…
Herdsmen Raid Benue Community, Leave One Dead, Another Missing
There was panic in Tse-Anundu, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, following a deadly assault by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on Friday. Local sources confirmed that the attackers stormed the village, killing one person on the spot and abducting a woman during the late-hour raid. The victim’s identity has not yet…
Tinubu Mourns Ex-Eagles Goalkeeper Peter Rufai
Bola Tinubu has said that former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai wrote his name in gold in the sporting annals of Nigeria and the African continent. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu paid tribute to the football icon, fondly remembered by fans as “Dodomayana”. The football…
Constitutional Review Will Guarantee A Just Federation, Says Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the review of the 1999 Constitution being embarked upon by the National Assembly will guarantee the evolution of a more just, united, and forward-looking federation. Akpabio made the remarks while declaring open the South-South Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in…
Court Directs Senate To Recall Suspended Natasha
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Delivering judgement, Justice Nyako described as excessive the six-month suspension that was imposed on the lawmaker by the Senate. The judge faulted the provision in Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Rules,…
Tinubu Destroying Democracy Because He Wants Second Term By Fire By Force – Momodu
Veteran journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of destroying democracy because he wants a second term by fire or by force. Momodu stated this on Thursday, when he appeared on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. He described Tinubu as a smart and powerful…
EFCC Arrests 34 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ekiti
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have arrested thirty-four persons suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The arrests were carried out in the early hours of Monday, June 23, 2025, during coordinated raids on locations in the Iworoko and Ijado areas of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The operation followed…