By Olajide Idowu Osogbo: Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says his administration has planted 400,000 cocoa seedlings since 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday in Osogbo. According to the statement, the governor made this known while receiving a reportContinue Reading
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of deploying sophistry to whitewash his abysmal record on the privatisation of Government Owned Enterprises (GOE). In a statement by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, the group said the former Vice President’sContinue Reading
A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Nigerian military from further reintegrating repentant insurgents into the society. Opara also sought an order of mandatory injunction compelling the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to initiate and pursue criminal prosecution ofContinue Reading
By Chinenye Nwaogu Nigeria’s current debt crisis is not an accident of history; it is the cumulative outcome of policy choices, structural weaknesses, and a persistent failure to align borrowing with productive growth. To understand the depth of the crisis, one must return to the early 2000s—a period thatContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adéọlá made a remarkable return to the Red Chamber following his emergence as the APC Consensus Governorship Candidate for Ogun State ahead of the 2027 elections. The atmosphere at the National Assembly was filled with excitement and pride as colleagues warmly received him with congratulatoryContinue Reading
By Temitope Ponle Osogbo: The Osun Government on Thursday unveiled a Security Trust Fund with an initial N300 million to tackle insecurity in the state. Speaking at the unveiling in Osogbo, Gov. Ademola Adeleke described the initiative as a necessity in view of the prevailing security challenges in NigeriaContinue Reading
– PFSCU Strengthens Nigeria’s Joint Data-Driven Agricultural Planning as Farmer Insights Reveal Shifting Production Trends By Biola Lawal Ado-Ekiti: The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), an initiative of Pres. Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agricultural Agenda, has impacted heavily on food production and availability inContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned to rule on an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to represent an exhibit to its witness, Abdullahi Jamilu, in the ongoing trial of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the case untilContinue Reading
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for allegedly intercepting the phone conversations of the telephone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai, who was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on aContinue Reading
