By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The immediate past Secretary to the Bauchi State Government (SSG) and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Barr. Ibrahim Kashim, has joined the 2027 guber race under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Kashim, while speaking during an interaction with the journalists on Monday, 20 April, 2026, said that it is a disheartening narration to have Bauchi state among the poorest states with its enormous natural and human resources. Kashim, a former Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), said that only a homegrown industrial revolution that are…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, has congratulated journalism icon, Chief Shola Oshunkeye, former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Publishing Ghana Limited, as he turns 70 today, Monday, 20 April, 2026. In a statement issued on his behalf by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described Oshunkeye, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, as an international journalist who has brought honour to Osun State, Nigeria and Africa. The Governor recalled the great works and sacrificial service that Oshunkeye, an indigene of Ilesa in Osun State, has rendered to Nigeria and humanity.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Chief Shola Oshunkeye, former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Publishing Ghana Limited, and 2006 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year overall winner, as he turns 70 on Monday, 20 April, 2026. The President rejoiced with him and praised his contributions to the struggle for the restoration of democracy and accountable governance in Nigeria, as well as to the development of journalism in the country. Osunkeye, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, served at various times as Editor of Weekend Concord, Senior Associate Editor of TELL Magazine, General Editor at The Sun Group,…
In a decisive move to consolidate grassroots engagement and ensure effective coordination ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial direct primaries in Lagos State, the campaign organization of Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR has approved the constitution of a 2,690-member committee across the state. The committee, strategically structured to reflect the political architecture of Lagos state, draws its membership from all 245 political wards and the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The 2,690-man committee consisted of 10 representatives selected from each of the 245 wards, 10 representatives drawn from each of the 20 LGAs and 40 at the state…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Member representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Moshood Olanrewaju Oshun, has rolled out a detailed account of his stewardship, outlining legislative interventions, constituency projects and empowerment programmes aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of his people. Captured in “A Lawmaker’s Logbook, Issue 1–2025,”the scorecard chronicles activities over the past two and a half years across Lagos Mainland, offering constituents a first-hand assessment of his performance and engagement at the Green Chamber. At the core of the report is a clearly defined vision and mission. Oshun stated that his legislative drive is anchored…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) considers it imperative to once again remind Nigerians that our nation has irreversibly moved beyond the dark, wasteful, and inglorious era that history will forever remember as the Years of the Locusts. As the 2027 electoral season gradually comes into view, certain familiar political actors, now huddled under the banner of the ADC, have once again emerged from the shadows, draped in borrowed robes of reform and speaking in the hollow language of redemption. Nigerians must not be deceived by this tired masquerade. Before anyone takes seriously the sanctimonious posturing…
By Ajala Jalingo You do not understand Lagos until you have walked its markets. Not in a convoy, not for cameras, but on foot, in the heat, listening. In the last month, Obafemi Hamzat has done that walk — from Mile 12 to Alaba, from Oyingbo to Tejuosho, from Ikotun to Ajah. And what the markets are saying speaks louder than any billboard. In Mile 12, the pepper sellers did not ask for money. They asked for roads that don’t wash away their profit every rainy season. They remember who gave them the Agric-Ishawo Road when he was Commissioner for…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Ministry of Finance has dismissed allegations of hidden spending and diversion of federation revenue, stating that recent interpretations of the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update are misleading and inaccurate. In a statement issued on Sunday 19 April, 2026 the Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, said the claims stemmed from a misrepresentation of the report’s findings, particularly regarding deductions by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), which he explained are legitimate fiscal transactions rather than waste or missing funds. The ministry clarified that FAAC deductions cover statutory transfers, savings and investments, security-related expenditures,…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi A prominent APC stalwart and loyalist to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Khamis Musa Darazo, has called on the Presidency, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and key stakeholders in Bauchi State to adopt Dr. Bala Mai Jama’a Wunti as the party’s consensus governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 elections. Darazo stressed that the call is in line with President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”, which prioritizes unity, good governance, economic growth, and people-centered leadership across all levels of government. Speaking to Journalists in an interview over the weekend in Bauchi, he argued that for…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-narcotics campaign, securing 974 convictions across the country within the first quarter of 2026, including 11 high-profile drug traffickers who collectively received 254 years in prison sentences. Data released by the agency showed that between January and March 2026, a total of 974 offenders were convicted and sentenced for drug-related offences. Of this figure, 899 were male and 75 female convicts. Monthly breakdown indicates 265 convictions in January, 316 in February, and 393 in March, reflecting a steady escalation in enforcement outcomes. Among those convicted are…