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Daud Olatunji A former presidential candidate and pioneer Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Shitu Mohammed Kabir, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, saying continuity in governance would enhance national stability, infrastructure development and security. Kabir, a recipient of the national honours of Member of the Order of the Niger and Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, made the endorsement in a statement on Saturday. He said re-electing Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election would provide the country with the stability required to consolidate ongoing reforms and accelerate development. The former presidential candidate…

Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, popularly known as IBD Dende, has been conferred with honorary citizenship of the State of Georgia, United States, in recognition of his contributions to entrepreneurship, philanthropy, economic development and community service. The honour was bestowed on the Ogun State-born entrepreneur during an official legislative session of the Georgia State Senate on July 14, 2026, through Georgia Senate District 28 led by Senator Dr. Donzella James. The recognition followed a Special Commendation issued on December 1, 2025, which acknowledged Egungbohun’s leadership, humanitarian service and contributions to communities in Nigeria and beyond. According to…

The Proprietor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prince Ma’ruf Adesegun Ajibola (SAN), has been inducted as a pioneer member of the Abeokuta Polo Club during the club’s first anniversary celebration. Ajibola was decorated alongside nine other new members by the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, at the anniversary and induction ceremony held at the Park Inn by Radisson, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Speaking at the event, the Founder and President of the Abeokuta Polo Club, Dr Sheriff Adams Abdulrahman, said the club had, within one year of its establishment, made…

….Ex-governor Urges Supporters To Respect SolemnionlOf Funeral …Says Only God knows Ogun’s Next Governor Daud Olatunji A solemn funeral service for the late Mrs Sabainah Ibironke Opawole, mother-in-law of former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, briefly turned into a political arena on Friday as supporters of the leading contenders in the 2027 Ogun State governorship race traded campaign slogans inside the church. The development unfolded during the burial service held at Ibara Baptist Church, Abeokuta, where political heavyweights across party lines had gathered to honour the late matriarch. The atmosphere became charged when the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate,…

The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher accused of allegedly flogging a 12-year-old pupil to death in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The command said the teacher fled after the incident, while efforts were underway to apprehend the suspect and unravel the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the search was being coordinated under the Command’s Safe School Initiative Operations headed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Harrison Oruruo. According to Ikenga,…

Paul University, Awka, Anambra State, has suspended an Anglican priest and member of its academic support staff, Ven. Cornelius C. Eze, over allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student. The university disclosed on Friday that the staff member had been placed on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of internal disciplinary proceedings and a police investigation into the incident. The institution, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Rev. Godisplan Onukwufor, said the accused serves as a Practical Biology Technologist in the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. According to the statement, the university management became aware of the…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the country’s external reserves, which have climbed above $52 billion, are being strategically built to shield the economy from external shocks and excessive exchange rate volatility rather than to finance routine government spending or meet daily foreign exchange demand. Cardoso said the reserves had strengthened Nigeria’s ability to withstand global economic uncertainties while boosting investors’ confidence in the country’s capacity to meet its external obligations. Speaking at the BusinessDay CEO Forum in Lagos, the CBN governor explained that the apex bank’s reserve accumulation strategy was designed to ensure…

No fewer than nine kidnapped victims have regained their freedom after escaping from a terrorists’ hideout in Katsina State when their abductors reportedly fell asleep. The victims were later rescued by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, during an intelligence-led fighting patrol in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The military also recovered 56 rustled livestock and arrested a suspected terrorist in separate operations across Katsina. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Friday. According to him, the rescued victims…

A forum of Yoruba lawyers, Egbe Amofin Oodua, has called for the postponement of the Nigerian Bar Association’s presidential election, alleging that the association’s leadership abandoned agreed electoral reforms capable of ensuring a transparent and credible poll. The group warned that proceeding with the election without implementing the proposed reforms could undermine confidence in the NBA’s electoral process. Speaking at a press briefing in Ibadan on Friday, the Chairman of the Governing Council of Egbe Amofin Oodua, Mr Isiaka Olagunju (SAN), accused the NBA leadership of reneging on agreements reached with presidential candidates and other stakeholders to delay the election…