Ila PDP Dismisses Titiloye’s Resignation, Calls Him a “Political Harlot”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ila Local Government, Osun State, has reacted to the resignation of one of its members, Akin Titiloye, describing his exit as insignificant and it carries no weight on the party’s strength or growing influence in the area. In a statement signed by the Ila PDP Chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaitan…
Court Orders PDP, Damagum To Hold National Convention In Ibadan
Justice A. L. Akintola, the presiding judge, gave the order on Monday after hearing an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. AHigh Court sitting in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, to proceed with the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15 in…
Tinubu Nominates Kingsley Ude From Enugu State As Minister
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting the screening and confirmation of Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Ude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Enugu State, as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The letter conveying the President’s request was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio…
Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Rise To 27
That earthquake, the deadliest in Afghanistan’s recent history, was a shallow one, and hit remote mountainous areas where poorly built homes collapsed. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 27 people and injured nearly 1,000, the health ministry said Tuesday, announcing the end of rescue operations. Most of the casualties from the 6.3-magnitude…
Court Dismisses Mompha, Others’ No-Case Submission
The EFCC is prosecuting Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, over alleged money laundering and operating an unlicensed bureau de change. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has ruled that a prima facie case has been established against Nigerian social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known…
Osogbo Youths Disown Group Calling for 2026 Governorship Zoning, Describe Move as Politically Motivated
The Osogbo Concerned Youths have distanced themselves from a recent statement credited to a group known as the Coalition of Osogbo Indigenous Groups, which reportedly demanded that political parties zone the 2026 Osun State governorship ticket to Osogbo. In a release issued in Osogbo, the youths described the coalition as “self-styled, politically motivated, and unrepresentative…
Trump Threat: Ex-Presidential Candidate, Olawepo-Hashim Calls For Post Tinubu National Security, Foreign Policy Architecture
A former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said that the responsibility for the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Nigeria and the United States over alleged Christian genocide lies squarely with the inept and corrupt administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also facing mounting pressure from his political…
The Time to Renew Commitment to Pan-Yoruba Solidarity
By Chief Reuben Fasoranti Today, at 99 years of age, I stand before you not in body, but in spirit – carried by the voice of my beloved brother, Senator Dr Femi Okurounmu. My physical frame may be weakened by the weight of nearly a century, but my commitment to our people burns as fiercely…
Delta Ports Reawakening: Dantsoho’s Revival Plan Rekindles Hope in Niger Delta Communities, by Joy Tamarebi
For the first time in years, the waterfronts of Warri, Koko, Sapele, and Burutu may soon begin to hum again. Barges glide past fishing canoes, cranes groan to life, and the chatter of dockworkers breaks through the silence that once hung over Delta Ports. To the people of the Niger Delta — long defined by…
Tanzania President To Be Inaugurated As Opposition Says Hundreds Dead
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was to be inaugurated Monday with the internet still blocked after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces. The electoral commission says Hassan won 98 percent of the vote. But the main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred from competing, has rejected the results…
