A fresh disagreement is emerging between the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke and the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, over who has the authority to occupy the position of Iyaloja General of the state. The dispute followed the monarch’s declaration that the Iyalode of Osogbo, Chief Awawu Asindemade, had been returned to the position she previously held before the Adeleke administration took office. Oba Oyetunji announced Asindemade’s return during an event captured in a video that circulated widely on Saturday, where he presented her with the royal beads associated with the office. Asindemade had served as Osun Iyaloja General…
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered commercial banks to place a “Post No Debit” restriction on accounts operated by the Osun State Government over a $13.9m arbitration award in favour of Gamji Nigeria Company Limited. Justice D.E. Osiagor granted the interim order following an application filed by Gamji through its counsel, Yunus AbdulSalam, SAN, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1233/2026. A certified true copy of the ruling was issued to journalists on Saturday. The company is seeking to preserve $13,924,343.32 and N157.5m awarded to it after an arbitration arising from water infrastructure projects executed in Ilesa West Local Government…
Portugal midfielder, Bruno Fernandes has called for Cristiano Ronaldo to be respected no matter what. Fernandes was speaking ahead of their UEFA Nations League clash with Norway. Ronaldo departed from the national team camp earlier this week after falling out with head coach, Jorge Jesus. Fans showed their support for Jesus during their 4-2 win over Denmark, with many of them angry with Ronaldo over his exit. Recommended Fernandes said: “We are completely outside the matter. We are aware of what you are saying and what we are seeing. “But what I think, once again, is that the country should…
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, attracted a crowd on Saturday when they stopped at a filling station to refuel their vehicle. Seeing the two politicians at the station, people quickly gathered around them, turning the routine stop into an impromptu interaction with the crowd. In a video circulating on social media, Amaechi was seen driving the vehicle while Atiku sat in the front passenger seat. As people gathered around the vehicle, some called on Amaechi to come out and greet them. During the interaction, the issue of Atiku’s campaign promise to…
The six North-East states have raised N10.8 billion as counterpart funding for the planned launch of a regional air shuttle. Borno State Governor and Chairman of the North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), Babagana Zulum, disclosed this on Friday during the opening of the forum’s 10th meeting in Maiduguri. Zulum said the remaining contributions would be paid before the end of October to allow flight operations to begin. “The establishment of the North East Air Shuttle is a significant step towards improving connectivity within the sub-region, and we look forward to the commencement of these operations soon,” he said. Recommended He added, “To this end,…
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Ogun State, Rotimi Babajide, has criticised the impact of the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal, saying Nigerians are yet to see tangible benefits from the policy despite the sharp increase in petrol prices. Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday, Babajide said Nigerians were currently buying petrol at between N1,400 and N1,500 per litre without experiencing corresponding improvements in their living conditions. “The bottom line is subsidy, we are not seeing the dividend. We are buying fuel at 1,400, 1,500 right now. Nobody’s enjoying it,” he said. The APM candidate also…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has urged non-indigenes and hunters in the state to exercise patience and vote for liberation in the 2027 presidential election. Showunmi, who is the Convener of The Alternative Movement, said the 2027 election should be seen as an election of liberation where all votes must go to President Bola Tinubu. He spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta during a meeting with members of non-indigene associations and hunters’ groups drawn from across the state. The PDP chieftain told the groups, comprising Igbo, Igede, Tiv, Calabar and Edo communities, that their patience…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles held their first training session in Nizhny Novgorod on Saturday night as they gear up for the international friendly against Russia, DAILY POST reports. The players and their officials arrived in Moscow for the game on Friday. Captain Wilfred Ndidi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Akpe Victory have already pulled out of the friendly. Head coach Éric Chelle has already called up John Otomewo and Vince Osuji as replacements for Ndidi and Victory. Recommended The Super Eagles will hold their final training session on Sunday. Tuesday’s encounter will be held at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, with kick-off set for 6pm Nigerian time. It…
The Kano State Censorship Board has invited popular Kwankwasiyya praise singer Tijjani Gandu over an alleged violation of its regulations in connection with the release of a musical work. The board, in a statement issued on Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, directed Gandu to appear before it to address the alleged breach. The board said musicians, writers and producers of other literary works are required to submit their songs, scripts and written materials for review and approval before making them available to the public. It explained that the review process is aimed at ensuring that published…
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s barrage of strikes on an Aramco facility in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The movement used ballistic missiles and drones in the attack in response to “the Saudi aggression” against the capital, Sanaa, and other provinces. The Houthis, in a statement, said the Saudi-led coalition conducted up to 60 strikes in the past 24 hours, putting the number of strikes in the renewed conflict at 1,410. The group vowed further “necessary escalatory steps and deterrent measures” against adversaries who keep on targeting the Yemeni resistance. Recommended “We will continue the equation of…