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By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Activities for the celebration of the fifth coronation anniversary of prominent monarch, the Olu of Warri, HRH Ogiame Atuwatse III, will kick off from 14 August 2026 and end on 23 August 2026. This was disclosed by the event's Oversight Committee made up of chiefs from the Palace of the Olu of Warri. Addressing newsmen, the Ogwaoluson of Warri Kingdom, Chief Brown Mene, disclosed that this year’s anniversary will be remarkably different from the past ones. According to him, the anniversary celebrations will come under the theme: 'Global Homecoming Meant To Celebrate Our Rich Cultural Renaissance,…

*Urges Them To Remember Turkey, A Former Christian Nation *Blasts Some Christian Religious, Political Leaders Over Alleged Sell-Out By Tony Ezimakor Abuja Amid recent inflammatory remarks made by Muslim cleric, Sheik Sani Yahaya Jingir glorifying the back-to-back Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Ecumenical Youth Association (EYA) has urged Christians in the country not to vote for the APC in the 2027 presidential election. EYA's Director, Media Communication and Advocacy, Comrade Gbenga Adedamola gave the directive in a statement today (Monday), declaring that any Christian that votes the APC has unwittingly renounced his faith and…

The presidential ticket holders of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) have replied Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, over his recent comments which dismissed as "dead on arrival" the party's chances of winning Rivers State and the South-South in 2027 on account of its adoption of Rotimi Amaechi as Vice-Presidential (VP) candidate. Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesman of ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Wike was not telling Nigerians the truth. Speaking on Symfoni TV, Okonkwo said Wike’s claim that he had repeatedly defeated Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, was not supported by facts, arguing that Amaechi…

*Gov Commissions Several Public Welfare Projects By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has warned waste management consultants across the state to improve their performance or face sanctions, including the redistribution of their operational areas and possible disengagement. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Ademola Aderinto, gave the warning during a meeting with waste consultants at the NEWMAP Conference Hall of the Ministry in Ibadan, the state capital. Aderinto said the state government would commence full enforcement of its house-to-house waste collection policy from 1 September, stressing that only consultants with the capacity and commitment to deliver…

*If The Private Banking Information Of An Ex-VP And Leading Presidential Candidate Can Be Accessed, Deployed For Unknown Reasons, Then No Nigerian’s Financial Privacy Is Safe, He Says Immersed in the task of plotting how to win majority votes and become the country's next President in 2027, an additional worry has beset former Vice President (VP) and presidential candidate of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar. Popularly known as Atiku, the nation's one-time number 2 citizen has found himself caught in a suspicious web of unsolicited financial deposit made into his private account in a prominent commercial bank. He…

Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State, Hon. (Dr.) Olanrewaju Ayodeji Oyegbola-Sodipo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to purposeful grassroots governance through a combination of impactful infrastructure delivery, progressive legislative reforms, and broad-based stakeholder engagement aimed at promoting sustainable development across the council area. The administration recently recorded another significant milestone with the commissioning of several landmark projects across the 16 wards and four major communities of the LGA. The projects, covering education, healthcare, rural electrification, potable water supply, sanitation, road infrastructure, and public facilities, underscore the administration’s determination to improve the quality of life of residents…

*Orders Accounts Unblocked The rollercoaster kick-started by anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and involving Osun State government in which the former froze the accounts of the state government, barely few days to the crucial 15 August gubernatorial poll, appears set to stop as President Bola Tinubu has reprimanded the agency. He has directed EFCC to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the state government's bank accounts, saying the timing of the action, coming just days before the election, could create the wrong impression of federal interference in the poll. Recall that Catholic Archbishop Emeritus…

*Relief For Residents, 50 Electric Buses Coming By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State generated ₦406.9 billion in recurrent revenue in the first half of 2026, representing 91.2 per cent of its target for the period, just as it expended ₦345.7 billion, which is 77.5 per cent of its expenditure target for the first six months of the year. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Musibau Babatunde, disclosed this in Ibadan while presenting the 2026 Half-Year Budget Implementation Report on Revenue and Expenditure to stakeholders at the Local Government Staff Training School, Secretariat, Agodi. Prof. Babatunde also announced that the…

*After Catholics, Methodists Now Also Call On FG To Decisively Tackle Inflation, Hunger, Insecurity, Others By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for stronger collaboration between government and faith institutions to build a just, peaceful, and opportunity-driven Nigeria. The governor made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the 50th/15th Biennial 2026 Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, held at Bashmor Event Centre, Ibadan, where he spoke of the sort of leader the country needs just as the governor pitched his 2027 presidential credentials before the gathering. He commended the church for its contributions to education,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State government-owned airline, Enugu Air, has signed a pact with Jands Travel Business School (JTBS), an Enugu-based private travel, leisure and hospitality training institution, to showcase the city's potentials as a destination for leisure, business, investment and innovation. The signing which took place yesterdayat Ifennia Court, Independence Layout, Enugu, came ahead of the hosting of the 2026 edition of the Domestic Tourism Festival (DTF) being organised by JTBS, to be held at Amadeo Event Centre, Enugu from 4-6 September, 2026. The forthcoming event with a theme: 'Innovation and Technology for Peaceful Domestic Tourism', is expected…