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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that crude oil was discovered in a well at Yemetu, Ibadan, the state capital. The government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, clarified that investigations revealed the substance found was diesel, not crude oil. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, gave the explanation in a statement on Wednesday (today). He said according to the Environment Ministry, officials launched a three-day investigation, following a petition received on September 8, regarding suspected water pollution at a house in Yemetu Igosun. "Findings…

Muck raking newspaper publisher, human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has sued the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. This was contained in a story run by Sahara Reporters, his newspaper, today on the matter. In a suit filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, Sowore asked the court to restrain the DSS from directing global social media platforms to delete his posts, including…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has adopted a motion calling on the state government to establish a primary school in Sarkin Adar area of Kofar Atiku Ward in Sokoto South Local Government Area of the North-West state. The motion was presented by Hon. Aminu Garba Gidado, member representing Sokoto South II constituency, and seconded by Hon. Mustapha Abdullahi, who represents Sokoto South I. Elaborating on the motion, Hon. Gidado noted that the absence of a primary school in the area has forced parents to enroll their children in schools outside the community, causing undue hardship and…