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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure victory in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and other North-West states in the 2027 general elections, including over the African Democratic Congress. Speaking during an interactive session with senior journalists in Continue Reading

Retired police officers have expressed concern over what they described as low retirement benefits, noting that some receive about N1.5 million after 35 years of service. They also called for their exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme administered by the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). The retirees staged a protest at Continue Reading

Many families of kidnap victims are living in despair as their relatives, predominantly women and children, continue to languish in various terrorist dens after being held hostage for several weeks or months. From the forests of Kwara State to the insurgency-ravaged communities of Borno and the volatile hinterlands of Niger Continue Reading

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Olubadan of Ibadanland is behind a “clandestine and unfortunate move” against Governor Seyi Makinde, while dismissing claims that the state government is plotting to remove the traditional ruler. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Michael Ogunsina, made the Continue Reading

Governor Seyi Makinde and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have reportedly zoned the deputy governorship position to Ogbomoso in Oyo North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sources within the party disclosed that ,the move is part of strategic calculations to strengthen the PDP’s electoral Continue Reading

The Senator representing Oyo North, Buhari Abdulfatai Ph.D, has called on youths in Oyo State to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term, urging them to disregard what he described as misinformation surrounding the President’s re-election ambitions ahead of the 2027 general elections. The appeal was made Continue Reading

The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has ordered the management of the University of Ibadan to reinstate three students who were suspended following their involvement in a protest against an increase in tuition fees. Justice Nkeonye Maha gave the ruling on Wednesday while delivering judgment in a suit filed Continue Reading

Senator Sharafadeen Alli has said his administration would place strong emphasis on education and other key sectors of the economy if elected governor of Oyo State in 2027. Speaking on his policy direction, Alli stressed that the state’s education system and broader economic sectors require urgent and sustained attention to Continue Reading

At the same declaration event in Ibadan, Fuji music star Saheed Osupa intensified his remarks in support of Senator Sharafadeen Alli, making a strongly worded statement aimed at reinforcing loyalty among supporters. Osupa reportedly said that it would be unthinkable for any “true” indigene of Ibadan to oppose the senator’s Continue Reading

Salam Saheed Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District, formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 Oyo State governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with a pledge to strengthen local government autonomy and improve the welfare of workers and pensioners. The Continue Reading