Kazeem Akintunde

2 months ago | newsdiaryonline.com | Kazeem Akintunde |Chimezie Godfrey

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was moved to tears last week when he visited Ilobu, Erin-Osun in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state, as well as Ifon, in Orolu Local Government Area. He could not imagine the level of destruction he saw in the warring communities. The towns have been practically turned into ghost cities as indigenes and residents have fled in a bid to escape being killed. With the residents out of sight, houses and other properties became easy targets.

2 months ago | newsdiaryonline.com | Favour Lashem |Emmanuel Oloniruha |Kazeem Akintunde

A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence By Emmanuel OloniruhaA group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process of suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate.

Feb 17, 2025 | newsdiaryonline.com | Kazeem Akintunde |Chimezie Godfrey |Dakuku Peterside

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution recently came up with an outlandish proposal for the creation of additional 31 states in the country. The committee, headed by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, noted in its report to the House that if the proposal is approved, it would increase the number of states in Nigeria to 67. I found the committee’s proposal not only ridiculous, but downright insensitive.

Feb 3, 2025 | newsdiaryonline.com | Kazeem Akintunde |Chimezie Godfrey |Hassan Gimba

In the build-up to the 2023 general elections, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, the then Governor of Kaduna State, was among the first set of prominent political leaders in the North to openly identify with the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. His commitment to the Tinubu project was 100 per cent. Like a rock of Gibraltar, El-Rufai took on head long, whoever spoke against the aspiration of the ‘Lagos boy’.

Jan 27, 2025 | newsdiaryonline.com | Danlami Nmodu |Kazeem Akintunde

Dr Chigozie Okonkwo, a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has urged the three tiers of governments in the country to create enabling environment that will address food scarcity that is responsible for high cost of food items in the markets. Okonkwo said this in Nsukka on Monday in an interview with our Correspondent while speaking on what government would do to bring down high cost of food items in markets.