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Tinubu Sacks Wale Edun as Finance Minister, Elevates Oyedele
President Bola Tinubu has relieved the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. This was announced in a memo disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. According to the memo, Edun was relieved alongside Umar Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Edun is to […]
Osogbo Stadium Upgrade: Adeleke Commends Progress, Capacity to Rise to 15,000
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has praised the pace and quality of work on the ongoing remodelling of the Osogbo Stadium, revealing that the facility’s seating capacity will increase from 4,000 to 15,000 upon completion. The upgrade is part of the state government’s plan to transform the stadium into a modern sporting complex capable of […]
Addressing The Challenges of Political Godfatherism in Nigeria
Political godfatherism is a system in which influential individuals support candidates vying for political office and control them once they are in office. It is generally regarded as a transactional relationship, where the godfather makes it possible for the candidate to scale all political and electoral hurdles, in exchange for a promise of some reward, […]
PVC Registration: Your Vote Counts — Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has implored all eligible residents who are yet to register for their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to take advantage of the final day of the ongoing voter registration exercise, scheduled to end on Saturday, April 18, 2026. In a statement released on the state Government’s X handle and signed by […]
Osun APC Slams Rep Salam Over Remarks on Tinubu, Oyebamiji, Others
The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the lawmaker representing Ede-North/Ede-South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, over his recent remarks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, describing his comments as misleading and ill-informed. Recall that, Salam, while featuring on Channels Television, described […]
The Role of Local Government in Community Development
In Nigeria, the daily lives of citizens are shaped by challenges that are impossible to ignore, from bad roads and poor water supply to poor electricity, overcrowded classrooms for students, and poor health care facilities lacking drugs and basic equipment. Yet Nigeria operates a system of government designed to bring governance closer to the people. […]
Defections, Coalitions: Can Nigeria’s Opposition Survive?
When Sheriff Oborevwori, defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2025, it signaled more than a regular political shift. The move, which involved several key stakeholders within the state, followed an ongoing pattern of realignments within Nigeria’s opposition outfit. By realignments, this writer refers to the shifting […]
The High Cost of Nomination Forms in Nigeria
High nomination fees have become a serious barrier to political participation in Nigeria as political parties continue to commercialize access to the electoral process, turning simple democratic processes into a practice of the highest bidder. Parties openly restrict participation to wealthy aspirants by setting huge costs of nomination and expression of interest forms, undermining the […]
Lagos Assembly: Coalition urges Gbajabiamila not to back Elliot’s fourth term bid
A coalition of political stakeholders in Surulere has urged the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to refrain from backing any move that could lead to the emergence of the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, for a fourth consecutive term. The group said imposing […]
BREAKING: INEC Shifts Osun Governorship Poll, Moves 2027 General Elections to January, February
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the Osun State governorship election and the 2027 general elections. INEC disclosed this in a statement signed by the National Commissioner, Chairman, Information, and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, noting that the governorship election in Osun State will now hold on Saturday, August […]