ONDO STATE, ICPC COLLABORATES TO FORTIFY LOCAL GOVERNANCE WITH ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In a significant move to strengthen grassroots administration, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in partnership with the Ondo State Government recently conducted a three-day capacity-building workshop designed to enhance fiscal discipline and boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across the state’s 18 local government areas.

One Year After Election: GOV ADELEKE REMINISCENCES OVER VICTORY, PRAISES GOD AND OSUN PEOPLE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has recalled with nostalgia and deep praises to God and people, the July 16th, 2022 Governorship election during which he defeated former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

One Year After: THE PEN, THE STATESMAN AND A WORD IN HONOUR OF TONY MOMOH

By Godknows Igali, Ph.D

THE BACK STORY

In the course of the past one year, the Nigerian nation grieved under the burden of the oddly toll of deaths and the ensuing torrent of sorrow and heartaches. As once illustrated by William Shakespeare in his classic, Julius Caesar - “the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes”, so certain of such transitions even a year after, continue to make headlines.

ONE YEAR LATER, WHAT VALUE HAS TINUBU ADDED TO OUR LIVES? (1)

By Bola Bolawole

It made a lot of sense that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose to mark, not celebrate, his first year in office. Celebration would have been termed insensitive by many, and the president would have been charged for profligacy and extravagance. Which serious or sane leader celebrates when the people he leads are in great and excruciating pains?

One Year Of Aba Power Operations: A REFLECTION

By Prof Bart Nnaji

It is one year since the Aba Ringed-Fence Area, comprising nine out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State, was officially handed over to Aba Power Ltd by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) following the amicable settlement of the dispute with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Interstate Electrics.

ONE YEAR OF TINUBU

By Azu Ishiekwene

It wasn’t five months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office when folks started asking, how far? In middle class and elite social circles in Nigeria, that question, or its variant – how market? – is often reserved for people whose sympathy for a cause or person is imperiled.

OOOOOH! MY REGRETS AS NIGERIA'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER......Geoffrey Onyeama

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said his regret as minister is the disdain with which Nigerians are being treated outside the shores of the country and upon siting their international passports.

OPEN LETTER TO NDIGBO

By Hassan Gimba

There was an outcry last week when Ebubeagu Operatives, a security outfit formed by the Imo State Government killed some suspected gunmen. Some people came out to say they were innocent youths who attended a traditional marriage in Awo – Ommama in Oru East Local Government area of the state. Such things will continue and this is why I see the need to repeat this epistle published on June 6, 2021 with the hope that reason will prevail in the South East.

Organ Harvesting Trial: EKWEREMADU TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY AS UK COURT ADJOURNS TRIAL TILL OCT. 3

• * As Activist Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, Other Prominent Nigerians In Solidarity Court Appearance for Ekeremadu

The Central Criminal Court in the UK has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate, to October 31, 2022.

Organ Harvesting: KNOWING WHAT THE NIGERIAN LAW SAYS

By Royal Ibe

Last week, the arrest of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, for allegedly conspiring to bring a child to the United Kingdom (UK) for kidney organ harvesting generated a lot of controversies in Nigeria, the UK and beyond.

ORIENTAL BROTHERS, KABAKA'S NEW ALBUM RANKS 50TH ON APPLE MUSIC 100 CHART

By Agency Reporter

Kabaka and His Oriental International Brothers’ new album, “Abialam”, has surged to the 50th position on Apple Music Top 100 chart worldwide less than 24 hours after its release.

OSIBANJO WELCOMES FOREIGN SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE, NESP

By Aniefiok Udofia (Governance Reporter)

As the Federal Government kick starts the implementation of the National Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP), a move from the international community to support the successful execution of programmes encapsulated in the plan is welcomed and appreciated, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Osinachi Nwachukwu: FRIENDS ALLEGE GOSPEL SINGER DIED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• * Husband Allegedly Kicked Her On The Chest, Was On Life Support In Hospital, Died Five Days After

Following the death of Gospel singer, Osinachi who reportedly died of throat cancer, her close friend by the name Gold Martins has alleged otherwise.

OSINBAJO HAILS FEMI ADESINA'S NEW BOOK ON BUHARI'S PRESIDENCY

• * Says The Book Was a 'Most Reliable Account' Based On Adesina's Experience In Aso Rock

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

As preparation for the formal launching of the new book on how ex-President Muhammadu Buhari ruled Nigeria between May 29, 2015 and May 28, 2023 and written by former Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina draws near, Buhari's former Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has praised Adesina's efforts, describing it as 'very wise and proactive' and 'a most reliable account' of that era, based on the experiences of Adesina in government.

Ossah Road: GOV OTTI DOING WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO

By Eagle Okoro

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 has suddenly become epochal and memorable in the life of the present administration and developmental narratives of Abia, God's Own State, since its creation on August 27, 1999.

Osun Guber 2022: GOV OYETOLA DISOWNS CAMPAIGN POSTERS

By Adesina Adefaye (Osun State Correspondent)

Amidst the 2022 governorship campaign posters flooding the streets of Osun state allegedly linked to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the governor, at the weekend, disowned the posters in his name, saying he was more concerned with delivering the dividends of democracy which he had promised the people of Osun state.

Osun Guber Poll: BUHARI HAILS JUDICIARY, AS SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS GOV ADELEKE'S VICTORY

• * 'My Victory, A Call For More Service To Our People'....Adeleke Reacts
• There's Hope For Democracy In Nigeria, Says PDP

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

It was a great ululation in Osun state and within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family as Nigeria's apex court, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday May 9, 2023, upholds Senator Ademola Adeleke’s victory as governor of Osun state.

Osun Guber Tussle: HOW THE APPEAL COURT STOPPED OYETOLA, APC ON THEIR TRACK

By Ibrahim Sarafa

For nearly sixty days, the Osun people were left agitated and restless. The reason for their worries stems from the controversial judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal that questioned the mandate given to Governor Ademola Adeleke at the July 16 governorship poll. The judgement by Justice Tertse Kume, not only attacked the essence of justice but questioned the rights of the people to choose who to lead them.

OSUN PDP CRIES FOR HELP, SAYS OUR MEMBERS ARE UNDER SIEGE

• * PDP Victims Allegedly TARGETS FOR ARRESTS BY APC MERCHANTS OF VIOLENCE

• Top Leaders Hunted for Arrest, As Party Loses of 10 Members Since January

• Seeks Redeployment Of Police Commissioner

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Osun state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over alleged on-going Gestapo- like arrest of its top leaders, calling the development "a threat to democracy"

Osun PDP Raises Alarm: EX-GOV OYETOLA, IYOLA OMISORE, APC PLANNING ARREST OF PDP LEADERS

• * Says Omisore Plans To Import Fake Policemen Into Osun
• Call on Buhari, IGP to Wade into the Matter, And Urging UK, US To Unleash Visa Ban

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the former Governor, Chief Gboyega Oyetola and the National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) , Senator Iyiola Omisore of plotting the arrest of PDP leaders and importing fake policemen into Osun state ahead of the state elections.