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BENIN, EDO STATE, NIGERIA – Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one-time Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has officially resigned from the ruling party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). His decision to defect comes amid mounting internal tensions within the APC, especially …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark proposal by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, aimed at addressing some of the long-standing issues between the Federal Government and university lecturers across the country. Specifically, Dr. Alausa’s plan focused on clearing the …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola, says his passion for awareness on cervical cancer prevention is to secure healthy living and safe motherhood for teenage girls. The monarch revealed this in his palace at Oke Ago-Owu, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, during a capacity …

… Royal Presence Highlights Traditional Interest in Reform Process BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Olu Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has reiterated the importance of traditional institutions in Nigeria and renewed his advocacy for their formal inclusion in the constitutionally defined structure …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigerian-born broadcaster, author, actor, and musician, Prince Okes Masima has made headlines again – this time with the release of a spiritually inspired song titled “Lion of Africa,” a tribute to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. The Delta State-born prince, who has …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Freude’s Place at 23 Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Lagos, will come alive on Friday, July 18, 2025, as Image Music Global Network presents, “Lost Season 7.0” – a powerful worship experience themed: “The Encounter.” At the heart of this annual worship concert is Oladimeji, the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its decision to rename The Polytechnic, Ibadan, after the late former governor, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, despite growing protests from students. Speaking on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief”, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the state’s Commissioner …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 4, 2025 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), Africa’s leading and most profitable Financial Services Group, has recorded a significant milestone in its growth and expansion journey with the successful admission of its Ordinary Shares to the Equity Shares (International Commercial Companies Secondary Listing) …

…Reveals $450m Lost, 80% of Stolen Funds Recovered in Landmark Corruption Probe Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has made a startling revelation that Nigerian law enforcement agencies were among those who profited from the country’s infamous oil subsidy fraud, which spanned from 2006 …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Bobagunwa of Ilaro-Yewa, in Ogun State, Alhaji (Chief) Waidi Haruna, popularly known as Wadoye, has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Kayode Oladele on his recent appointment as the Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). In a statement personally signed and made …