Osun APC leaders push for youth inclusion in 2027 elections
Youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ila Federal Constituency, Osun State, have called for greater youth representation in party tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections, urging the party to allocate National Assembly and State Assembly slots to young aspirants.
Even INEC admonishes the media? By Tonnie Iredia
No other group played a greater role than the media in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. The British had to harass Nigerian media professionals using obnoxious laws that confiscated freedom of speech in the colony. The Newspaper Ordinance of 1903, the Seditious Offences Ordinance of 1909, the Criminal Code of 1916 and the Newspaper Registration Act […]
FCSC grants automatic promotion to kidnapped civil servants
Six civil servants from the Ministry of Defence who were kidnapped in Kogi State while they were travelling to Abuja from Lagos to write their promotion examinations in 2025 have been granted automatic promotion. The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission ( FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja . While […]
The lights of democracy are going out in Nigeria, by Dele Sobowale
“There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about; because when you are neutral, you become an accomplice” – Christiana Anampour, CNN. For reasons too numerous to discuss, I had since my days in university vowed never to participate in politics by becoming a member of any political party. That should not be interpreted to […]
SOTO Gallery kicks off 2026 season with Onadipe’s solo exhibition
SOTO Gallery will on April 19 open its 2026 exhibition calendar with The Earth Holds Our Names, a solo exhibition by Nigerian contemporary artist Olumide Onadipe, exploring themes of memory, material transformation and cultural continuity. Curated by Uchechukwu Obasi, the exhibition, which runs through May 31 at the gallery’s Ikoyi premises, presents about 20 works […]
How to stop procurement abuse For development – Olaopa
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has proffered ways to stop the abuse of public procurement and ensure integrity in expenditure for national development. Olaopa spoke at a webinar of the Procurement Professionals Association of Nigeria (PPAN) held on Saturday. Olaopa spoke on the topic “Enthroning Integrity in Public Expenditure: A […]
