-
3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Adamu Suleiman |Toba Adedeji |Justina Asishana
VP solicits greater support for TinubuVice President Kashim Shettima yesterday appealed for national unity, collective sacrifice, and unwavering support for the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, as Nigeria joined the rest of the world in celebrating the Eid al-Adha. A similar plea for unity, especially among Nigerian leaders came from the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated a state-of-the-art educational and residential facility for visually impaired children in Surulere, Lagos. The new complex located at the Bethesda Home and School for the Blind was delivered by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs).
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed the guber aspiration of the Chairman, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Akin Ogunbiyi, for the 2026 governorship race. The Nation recalls that Ogunbiyi declared his intention to contest for guber seat under the platform of APC over the weekend in his Ileoogbo, his hometown.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
All Progressives Congress(APC) members in Itapa community in Atakunmosa East Local Government Area of Osun State yesterday stormed the headquarters of Amotekun Corps over the indiscriminate arrest of chiefs.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State yesterday said its 2026 governorship ticket is not for sale. The chapter described itself as a party to beat in next year’s poll, stressing that it does not need Governor Ademola Adeleke’s support to achieve victory. APC chieftain and former Osun State House of Assembly Speaker Timothy Owoeye dispelled the rumour of defection by the governor.
-
1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Emmanuel Oladesu |Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
An All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Oyo State, Adebayo Shittu, has signified his ambition to emerge as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2027 general election in the state. Shittu, a lawyer, affectionately known as Barrister Shittu, is a renowned philanthropist and an astute politician.
-
2 months ago | 
themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Toba Adedeji
April 18, 2025 by Toba Adedeji, OsogboThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat of Nigeria has said the recent approval by President Bola Tinubu of its newly established university will significantly contribute to youth development across the country. Speaking at the opening of the 51st annual Itema held at the NYSC Camp Hall in Ede, the acting national president of the group, Idris Fashina, told journalists that the organisation has been at the forefront of nurturing the younger generation through education.
-
2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Gbenga Omokhunu |Toba Adedeji |Rasaq Ibrahim |Alao Abiodun
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday suspended the Commander of the Security Corps, Friday Ibadin, a retired Commissioner of Police. He also ordered the suspension of illegal vigilante groups, following the review of the preliminary report on the killing of 16 travelling hunters at Uromi, the headquarters of Esan Northeast Local Government Area.
-
Mar 25, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rejected Governor Ademola Adeleke’s nomination of ex-Finance Commissioner, Wale Bolorunduro as a Director of Osun State-owned bank, Living Trust Mortgage Bank. The Nation recalled that Adeleke had appointed Boluwaduro who served under the administration of Rauf Aregbesola as the Director and Chairman of Living Trust Mortgage Bank in 2024.
-
Mar 25, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday visited Ifon in Orolu Local Government and Ilobu in Irepodun Council to inspect the level of destruction in the warring communities. The Nation reports that over 100,000 residents were displaced; lives were lost and over N2billon property were destroyed during the clash, which later spread to Erin-Osun, over land dispute.
