By Funmilayo Ojo l Ibadan Following the ongoing Osun State governorship election, residents on Saturday gathered in the polling units to vote in their representatives. It was disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the exercise in 3,763 polling units across the 332 registration areas in 30 local …
Read More »Naval Commander raises bar for Nigerian literature
By Ruth Ajilolaiya In PortHarcourt, Once the World’s Book Capital, the book, “Like Butterflies Scattered about by Art Rascals” by Umar Sidi was unveiled last week Saturday. Sidi is a naval commander with the Nigerian Navy, his individual poems are featured on several international platforms such as Jalada, Brittle Paper, …
Read More »Adeleke beats Oyetola in Government House polling unit
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State lost the Government House, Osogbo polling unit to Senator Ademola Adeleke, his closest rival in the election held Saturday. While Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 117 votes at Agowande/ Oshogbo GRA/ Governor’s office polling unit, Oyetola, who ran on the platform …
Read More »2023: Tinubu settles for muslim/muslim ticket as Shettima bag running mate
By Deborah Odekola Despite several opposition to the bid of muslim-muslim ticket ahead the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday named Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Mr. Tinubu made the announcement during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari …
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