POLITICS

OTA, ADO-ODO/OTA LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Aare Atunluse of Awori Kingdom and the Chairman of Mapcotec Nigeria Limited, Aare (Surveyor) Dr. Segun Osifeso has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a N758 billion pension bond for settling long – standing pension liabilities Aare Osifeso, who made these remarks …

… Questions AGF’s Inaction LAGOS, NIGERIA – Legal icon and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has strongly condemned states – including Lagos – that have failed to implement the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy, describing their actions as treasonable. Falana criticized the ongoing delay in enforcing …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE According to Kolapo Olatunde, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State Chairperson, Oyebanji’s achievements include prompt salary payments, pension defrayment, and welfare initiatives like car and housing loans for primary school workers. He also implemented the N70,000 minimum wage, promoted graduate teachers and reinstated sacked workers. …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has pledged his full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term ambition. Jandor made the declaration on Friday, May 16, 2025, during a rally in Ojo, Lagos, where he publicly …

Opinion: BY JELILI KAYODE AMUSAN MHR The clamour for restructuring has been in the front burner of National discourse for a very long time. At a point, it became an agitation threatening the unity of our Country because the clamour for restructuring seemed to be a conflict between the Southern and …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE To begin with, any assessment of the sub-national level must acknowledge that Nigeria’s federal system is defective and quasi-federalist in nature. Put bluntly, it operates with the ethos of a tightly centralized “Bonapartiststate”. This is the truth of the matter: no matter how well a sub-national …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Following significant upgrades to the facility in preparation for the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), the Ogun State Government has officially renamed the refurbished MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta to the MKO Abiola Sports Complex. Previously limited to a football pitch and athletics track, the …

  ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has officially commissioned Nigeria’s first large-scale rapid diagnostic test (IVD) production facility, setting a historic milestone in the country’s healthcare and biotechnology sector. This facility which is the second of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa operated by CODIX …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE One reason many Nigerians voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was its manifesto commitment to laying the foundation for a Nordic-Scandinavian and German-style social market economy. This is a model that promises a blend of economic efficiency and social welfare that appeal to the aspirations …

AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA – Ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s scheduled visit to Anambra State on Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has taken significant steps to ensure safety and order. Over 1,531 operatives have been mobilised to provide security …