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APC Chieftain in Oyo State and Ago-Are born politician, Hon. Busari Yakubu, popularly known as Donbay, has extended his warm felicitations to the Muslim community on the occasion of Id el Maulud, marking the birthday of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW). In his message, Donbay urged Muslims to draw inspiration Continue Reading

  Adebayo Shittu, former Minister of Communications and APC governorship aspirant in Oyo State, has thrown his hat into the ring, claiming he’s the most experienced and senior candidate in the party’s fold. In a bold statement on Arise TV’s Prime Time, Shittu prayed for God’s guidance in securing the Continue Reading

  Adebayo Shittu, former Minister of Communications and APC governorship aspirant in Oyo State, has thrown his hat into the ring, claiming he’s the most experienced and senior candidate in the party’s fold. In a bold statement on Arise TV’s Prime Time, Shittu prayed for God’s guidance in securing the Continue Reading

Governor Seyi Makinde was dealt a terrible blow from an unexpected quarter on Wednesday. The severity of the blow is so massive that it threw the Governor’s camp completely off balance. Oh! What a clinical sucker punch from Hon. Shittu Ibrahim, the honourable member representing Saki West in the Oyo Continue Reading

Sir: Simply put, International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12, each year to raise awareness about the challenges and issues faced by young people around the world, as well as to promote their potential. The United Nations, according to reports, designated International Youth Day as an opportunity to highlight Continue Reading

The lust for “ritual money” presages Nigeria’s ghastly nature. Its portents fulfill the grisly typecast that has become our fate. Despite our claims of morality and exaggerated spirituality, the recurrent arrest of teen ritual killers yanks the rug out from under our pretentious ideals. The most jarring message to date, Continue Reading

He took the gamble in 2015 and scaled the legal hurdle on his way. But then, the 1999 Constitution was not clear on the status of contestants like him. This was in 2015. These are the contestants who had held office as president or governor under extenuating circumstances. Such a Continue Reading

The recent revelation by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), that more than 7,000 Nigerians are currently stranded in Libya, inspired this intervention. Her statement revived painful memories that moved me, eight years ago in March 2017, to publish an article lamenting the surge of Continue Reading

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and 2027 governorship aspirant, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, has commiserated with Prof. Adeolu Akande, former Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on the passing of his father, Pa Amos Adetunji Akande. Pa Akande, a revered patriarch and community leader, passed Continue Reading

The city of Jos came alive on Wednesday as thousands of supporters of the former presidential candidate and frontline PDP chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, staged a massive procession to the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State to reject the party’s zoning arrangement ahead of the 2027 Continue Reading