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‎”Your Love and Caring Keeps Energizing Boss At Office”- Apollo Media Publisher Felicitates Lagelu LG Chairperson, Mrs Abibat Mudashiru On Birth Anniversary ‎ ‎The Lagelu Local Government based-Ibadan born news publisher, Mr Ishola Ridwan (I.SHOW) has extended warm birthday felicitations to the wife of council chairman, Mrs Abibat Mudashiru on his birthday occasion. ‎ ‎The CEO Apollo Media praised Mrs Abibat as a dynamic and committed woman whose contributions have been instrumental in strengthening the party’s efforts in organizing young women to benefit in politics and governance at grassroot level. ‎ ‎In a statement issued on Saturday, I.show described Mrs…

Sunday Katung, senator representing Kaduna south, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Katung said the decision followed weeks of consultations with constituents, political stakeholders, family members, and associates. He described the move as one of the most difficult but necessary choices of his political career. “The past few weeks have been incredibly demanding yet profoundly reflective moments of my public life,” he said in a statement on Saturday. Katung explained that his defection was driven by a desire to serve his people more effectively and ensure their voices are heard…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the Executive Arm of Government to urgently wade into a long-standing land dispute between the Elepe Family of Oyo Town and leaders of the Awe Community in Afijio Local Government Area, to prevent a potential communal clash and ensure peace and order. The call followed a motion titled “Need for the Executive Arm of Government to Urgently Intervene in a Land Dispute Between the Elepe Family in Oyo Town and the Alawe Community Leaders, Awe to Prevent Communal Clash and Maintain Peace and Order” raised by the Chief Whip of the…

In a bid to safeguard public health and improve food safety standards, Hon. Olalekan Abiola (Akinyele I) and Hon. Olatunde Kehinde (Akinyele II) have jointly sponsored a motion in the Oyo State House of Assembly urging the Executive Arm of Government to take proactive steps to curb the widespread practice of drying cassava flour on roadsides across the state. Cassava flour, locally known as lafun or elubo, is a staple food product and a vital source of income for thousands of rural and peri-urban dwellers in Oyo State. However, due to the lack of modern drying infrastructure, many processors resort…

By Moyosoreoluwa Olamilekan Eldreez (IJOBA AUTHORITY MOE)Fasola, Oyo State | October 2025 At the heart of Oyo State’s sprawling farmlands, where the red earth meets the horizon and the hum of harvest fills the air, a quiet revolution is unfolding. It is a story of vision, transformation, and resilience — the rebirth of Agriculture as an engine of prosperity. This is the story of Oyo State’s Agribusiness Transformation, and at its core stands the Oyo State Agribusiness Transformation Centre (ATC) in Fasola — a symbol of possibility turned into progress. For decades, Oyo has been known as one of Nigeria’s…

Tanzanian President Samia Hassan has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election. Hassan garnered an overwhelming 98 percent of the votes, dominating nearly all 32 million ballots in the poll conducted on Wednesday. “I hereby announce Samia Suluhu Hassan as the winner of the presidential election under the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party,” Jacobs Mwambegele, the nation’s electoral chief, said on Saturday morning. International observers had raised concerns over the opacity of the electoral process and the widespread chaos that has reportedly claimed over 500 lives and left many more injured. Several opposition leaders were reportedly disqualified from participating in the election. Chadema,…

Gunmen have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Samaila Bagudu, in his hometown, Bagudu Local Government Area, Very Nigerian reports. Sources said the gunmen stormed Bagudu town on Friday, shooting indiscriminately. According to the sources, the deputy speaker was abducted shortly after finishing his prayers and leaving the mosque for his home. The Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State Government Ahmed Idris confirmed the abduction to Channels Television. Efforts to obtain further details from the Kebbi State Police Command on the incident proved abortive.

Reacting, George described the judgment as shocking and dangerous for Nigeria’s democratic stability, warning that it could set a troubling precedent. A former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has strongly criticised the court ruling halting the party’s forthcoming national convention. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday restrained the PDP from holding its national convention scheduled for Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 in Ibadan. Reacting, George described the judgment as shocking and dangerous for Nigeria’s democratic stability, warning that it could set a troubling precedent. He argued…

Guinea-Bissau says it has successfully thwarted an alleged coup attempt, barely 24 hours before the start of election campaigns scheduled for Saturday. In a press conference held in Bissau, the capital city, on Friday, Mamadu Ture, deputy chief of staff, said the “action aimed to disrupt the electoral process”. Though Ture did not specify the number of military officers arrested, he accused Daba Nawalna, a brigadier-general and director of a military training centre, of being the mastermind of the alleged plot. Nawalna and his alleged co-conspirators have been detained following a coordinated overnight operation by the army and state security…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the judgement of the federal high court will not stop its preparations for the forthcoming national convention. In a statement on Thursday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, described the judgement as “an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process.” BACKGROUND On Friday, a federal high court in Abuja stopped the opposition party’s planned national convention, scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo state. James Omotosho, the presiding judge, stated that the evidence before the court showed that the party failed to hold valid state congresses before the planned national convention as stipulated in the 1999…