By Erewunmi Peace President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has withdrawn the earlier clemency granted to Maryam Sanda, the woman convicted for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, and directed that she serve a 12-year prison term instead of facing execution. This development follows widespread criticism of her inclusion in the recent presidential pardon list, which […]
By Erewunmi Peace As political parties gear up for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have intensified preparations for their primaries, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be trailing behind with no clear timetable yet released. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]
By Erewunmi Peace The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed banks, stockbrokers, discount houses, and other financial institutions in Nigeria to begin deducting a 10% withholding tax on interest income earned from short-term securities and other related investment instruments. According to the directive issued by the agency, the new policy covers treasury bills, corporate […]
By Erewunmi Peace The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called on Yoruba people across the world to remain united and continue upholding the values, traditions, and cultural pride that define their shared heritage. The monarch made the call during the Isokan Festival 2025 held in Ghana, where he was represented […]
By Erewunmi Peace The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has challenged Governor Ademola Adeleke’s claim that his administration has recruited 5,000 teachers within the past three years, describing the statement as misleading and unsubstantiated. In a statement issued in Osogbo and signed by the party’s chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, the Osun APC accused […]
By Erewunmi Peace A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a mansion located at Block 11, House 2, Mobolaji Johnson Estate, Lekki Phase 1, to the Federal Government of Nigeria, after it was discovered to have been used as a storage hub for cannabis. The order followed a forfeiture […]
By Erewunmi Peace Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has penned an emotional letter to his fans and supporters as he celebrates 25 years in the music industry. In a heartfelt message shared across his social media platforms on Monday, October 28, 2025, the award-winning singer expressed deep gratitude to everyone who […]
By Erewunmi Peace The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has stated that the outcome of elections in Nigeria should not be determined in the courts but at the polling units. Amupitan made this known while speaking at the 56th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers […]
By Erewunmi Peace Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his United States visa has been permanently revoked by the U.S. government. The literary icon made this known while addressing journalists on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, describing the development as “strange but not entirely surprising.” According to reports from Reuters and The Guardian […]
By Erewunmi Peace Security tension heightened in Abuja on Monday following reports that operatives of the Nigerian Army and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) allegedly raided the residence of a former southern governor as part of investigations into a suspected coup plot. According to reports published by SaharaReporters, the raid took place at the Maitama […]
By Erewunmi Peace Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has cautioned Nigerian politicians against the growing “win-at-all-costs” mentality that continues to undermine the credibility of the country’s electoral system. Speaking during the joint graduation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and the University of […]
(A Comic Political Chronicle of Misrule, Mirage, and Melancholy) By: Fred Itua It is often said that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. In the curious case of Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo State, it seems to have arrived at both simultaneously, a tragic farce of self-inflicted political exile. Today, […]
In a move that caught the nation by surprise, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu this week relieved General Christopher Gwabin Musa of his duties as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), replacing him with General Olufemi Oluyede, a Yoruba officer from the South-West. Though the Presidency framed the action as a routine reshuffle aimed at “realigning […]
By Erewunmi Peace Nigerian senator and businessman, Ned Nwoko, has stirred reactions online after stating that men with only one wife deserve pity. The lawmaker made the comment while defending polygamy during a recent television interview. Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”, Nwoko explained that polygamy helps to “balance society” and reduce cases of infidelity […]
By Erewunmi Peace The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reported a total tax revenue collection of ₦22.59 trillion between January and September 2025, moving closer to its ₦25.2 trillion annual target. According to reports by BusinessDay and TVC News, the nine-month revenue represents about 90 percent of FIRS’s full-year projection. The figure includes ₦5.29 […]
By Erewunmi Peace Following weeks of tension between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the company has agreed to redeploy several engineers who were earlier dismissed, marking a significant resolution to the labour dispute. According to reports by Punch Newspapers and TheCable, the affected engineers […]
By Erewunmi Peace The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has uncovered a disturbing development involving bandits allegedly paying informants ₦150,000 monthly to spy on security operations in the state. According to the Commander of Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, operatives recently arrested four suspects who confessed to working as informants for […]
Love stories rarely end as neatly as it has in Ondo, where two coffins rest side by side, holding Chief Oludolapo Ibukun Akinkugbe and his wife of 70 years, Janet. Both died aged 97, within 11 days of each other. Today, they are being buried together, the closing act of a partnership that seemed determined […]
By Erewunmi Peace The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has officially declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji as its consensus candidate for the upcoming 2026 governorship election. The declaration was made during the party’s special congress held in Ado-Ekiti, where 885 delegates from the state’s 177 wards across 16 local government areas unanimously affirmed Oyebanji’s […]
By Erewunmi Peace The NVMA has raised alarm over the role of animal-origin diseases in Nigeria’s public-health landscape, saying many human infections can be traced to animals and improper livestock handling. The association’s leaders used recent meetings and press statements to call for increased recruitment of veterinarians for local government areas, regularisation of abattoirs and […]
