By: Abudu Olalekan The legal dispute over the August 15 Osun State governorship election has taken another twist. An application has been filed before the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo, seeking permission to withdraw a petition submitted in the names of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. The move came…
By: Abudu Olalekan Sokoto State University lecturers just drew a hard line. ASUU there is giving the state government two weeks to pay those outstanding entitlements. Or they walk out. That’s after their congress met Tuesday, September 8. They reviewed the August 24 resolution and checked if the government is actually serious this time. The…
By: Abudu Olalekan Looks like that big opposition unity push for 2027 is hitting real resistance now. Atiku, Obi and Makinde just aren’t stepping aside. The G-100 crowd wanted one consensus presidential candidate to take on Tinubu. Ambassador Umanu Elijah, one of their members, still thinks consultations will wrap up and they’ll pick someone by…
By: Abudu Olalekan The legal dispute over the August 15 Osun State governorship election has taken another twist. An application has been filed before the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo, seeking permission to withdraw a petition submitted in the names of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. The move came…
By: Abudu Olalekan Sokoto State University lecturers just drew a hard line. ASUU there is giving the state government two weeks to pay those outstanding entitlements. Or they walk out. That’s after their congress met Tuesday, September 8. They reviewed the August 24 resolution and checked if the government is actually serious this time. The…
By: Abudu Olalekan Looks like that big opposition unity push for 2027 is hitting real resistance now. Atiku, Obi and Makinde just aren’t stepping aside. The G-100 crowd wanted one consensus presidential candidate to take on Tinubu. Ambassador Umanu Elijah, one of their members, still thinks consultations will wrap up and they’ll pick someone by…
By: Abudu Olalekan At just 21 years old, Vanessa Obiadika literally almost worked herself to the bone. Like, she actually lost weight. Why? The sheer pressure of trying to survive Lagos State University (LASU). But it paid off. Today, she is a First-class graduate in Mass Communication. And she didn’t just bury her head in…
By: Abudu Olalekan Look, the internet never sleeps. Lately, social media has been on absolute overdrive. Alot of people online think President Bola Tinubu is going to be handcuffed the moment he steps off the plane in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). But let’s cut through the noise. It is…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s be honest. The 2027 elections are still a long way off. But if you listen closely, the drums of war are already beating. Politicians are already spitting fire. It’s gotten so bad that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force are finally stepping in. They’ve promised to…
