Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was conferred with the prestigious traditional chieftaincytitle of Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua (The Matron and Mother Leader of the Entire Yoruba Land) by the paramount ruler of the Yoruba race, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The colourful installation ceremony took…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, December 8, 2025, commended Nigerian security agencies forsecuring the release of 100 students abducted from the St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Niger State,while simultaneously issuing a strict directive to ensure the swift and safe return of the remaininghostages. The students were among a large group of 315 pupils and…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Osun State Chapter, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the StateGovernor, Ademola Adeleke, demanding his decisive intervention to end the prolonged industrial actionby the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) that has completely paralyzed the state’s judicial system. Courts across Osun State have remained locked since September 22, 2025, following…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door consultation with six governors elected onthe platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja.The meeting, which lasted for up to two hours, took place in the President’s office and concludedwithout an official statement or disclosure regarding the specific details of the agenda….
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the sum of ₦100 billion for the rehabilitation andupgrade of training institutions belonging to the Nigeria Police Force and other sister security agenciesnationwide. This crucial decision was taken at the 154th NEC meeting, which was held virtually on Wednesday,December 3, 2025, and was chaired by Vice President Kashim…
The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke will formally join a new political party before December 13, following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking on a political programme on Rave FM in Osogbo, the state capital, on Tuesday, Alimi said the resignation was the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the newMinister of Defence, forwarding his name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.The nomination, announced on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, comes immediately after the resignation ofthe former occupant of the office, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, on Monday, December 1, 2025. The presidential…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, AlhajiMohammed Badaru Abubakar, who stepped down from his position with immediate effect.The resignation was formally tendered by the former Minister in a letter addressed to the President anddated Monday, December 1, 2025. The reason cited for his immediate departure from the Federal…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has officially resigned his membership from the People’sDemocratic Party (PDP), the platform under which he served as Senator and was elected Governor.The resignation, submitted to his local party officials on November 4, 2025, underscores the deep-seated friction currently impacting the opposition party at the national level. Governor Adeleke, who…
Tension gripped the Bayagan community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State thisweekend after armed bandits demanded a staggering ₦150 million ransom for the release of theirtraditional ruler, the Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami. The monarch was abducted on Saturday morning in a brazen attack that highlights the escalatingsecurity challenges facing traditional institutions…
