Author: Olayinka Popoola

Tinubu restates withdrawal order of police guards for VIPs

December 11, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reaffirmed his directive that police officers currently attached to VIPs be withdrawn and redeployed to conflict-prone...

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I love PDP but defected to protect myself – Adeleke

December 11, 2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has defended his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Accord Party, describing the...

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Keyamo Says FG Cannot Fix Airfares Amid Senate Concerns Over Rising Ticket Costs

December 11, 2025

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has clarified that the Federal Government has no legal authority to regulate...

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Akpabio advocates enhanced pay for teachers

December 10, 2025

The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has advocated for enhanced remuneration and improved work environment for teachers if the nation...

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Tinubu Meets Osun APC Governorship Aspirants, Calls For Unity

December 10, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has met with governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, urging them to embrace...

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UPDATED: Osun election: Adeleke clinches Accord Party ticket, confident of reelection

December 10, 2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party for the August 8, 2026, governorship election in the...

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Accord Party Clears Governor Adeleke as Sole Aspirant for Osun 2026 Governorship Primary

December 10, 2025

The Accord Party’s screening committee has cleared Osun State Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke to participate in the party’s governorship...

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NAF releases 2025 recruitment aptitude test list 

December 10, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force has released the list of eligible applicants for the 2025 Basic Military Training Course aptitude test....

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PDP Describes Fubara’s Defection to APC as “Self-Inflicted Injury”

December 10, 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted sharply to the defection of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the All Progressives...

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EFCC detains ex-AGF Malami over recovered Abacha loots, others

December 10, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar...

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Ban on Social Media Use for Children Under 16 Takes Effect in Australia

December 10, 2025

Australia on Wednesday began enforcing a sweeping new law that bans children under 16 from using major social media platforms,...

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Senate condemns exorbitant airline fares, summons aviation minister, stakeholders

December 10, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has strongly condemned the recent surge in airfares charged by local airline operators, describing the increases as...

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Governors vs NNPC: Tension rise over alleged $42bn oil revenue shortfall

December 10, 2025

Tensions have escalated between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Periscope Consulting, the audit firm hired by the...

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Soyinka faults heavy security around Seyi Tinubu, says it’s enough to quell insurrection in Benin Republic

December 10, 2025

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has criticised what he described as the excessive deployment of security personnel around the family of...

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Adeleke joins Accord Party

December 10, 2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has unveiled the Accord Party as his new political platform, announcing his intention to seek...

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BREAKING NEWS: Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke Joins Accord Party

December 9, 2025

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced his defection to a new political party. Adeleke recently resigned from the People’s...

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Gov Fubara Defects To APC

December 9, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor...

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Despite rumours of tension, Tinubu sends Adeleke’s wife warm 60th birthday message

December 9, 2025

Despite reports of a frosty relationship between Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola...

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The Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency across the sub-region.

December 9, 2025

The announcement was made on Tuesday by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, during the 55th Session of...

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Senate Approves Troops Deployment To Benin Republic

December 9, 2025

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin in support of...

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Adeleke Denies Responsibility For JUSUN Strike

December 9, 2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has denied allegations that his administration is responsible for the ongoing strike by the state...

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NRC Urges Patience as Abuja–Kaduna Train Service Faces Temporary Disruption

December 9, 2025

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has called on passengers using the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor to remain patient amid ongoing disruptions to...

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Reps summon NNPCL boss over abandoned projects, tax breaches

December 9, 2025

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National...

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Tinubu directs security agencies to ensure release of remaining abducted Niger state schoolchildren

December 9, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to ensure the release of the 115 remaining students of St. Mary’s Private...

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Boko Haram insurgency has lasted 15 years, longer than civil war — Obasanjo

December 9, 2025

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern that the Boko Haram insurgency has persisted for 15 years with no end...

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Burkina Faso Captures 11 Nigerian Air Force Officers after Emergency Landing, AES Raises Regional Security Alert

December 9, 2025

Tensions in West Africa escalated yesterday as Burkina Faso detained 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) after their aircraft made...

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Fubara meets Tinubu in Aso Rock amid defection rumours

December 9, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Monday....

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PoS takeover: FG ends cash payments in MDAs

December 9, 2025

Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, yesterday, prohibited the collection and/or acceptance of physical cash, in Naira...

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 ‘Stop singing, give your speech’ – Remi Tinubu tells Adeleke in Ile-Ife

December 9, 2025

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu cautioned Ademola Adeleke, the Osun state governor, for prolonged singing during his remarks at the 10th coronation anniversary...

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Reopen land borders, Olubadan urges FG

December 8, 2025

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has appealed to the Federal Government to open all land borders in Nigeria...

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