…leaders have sought ways to reverse this trend. One recurring theme has been the philosophy of Aku Ruo Uno - bringing wealth or parts of the wealth home. Successes recorded in communities that embraced the idea, including Nnewi and Abriba, provide impressive evidence of its results. Yet the scale of investment has not…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the people of Ekiti State in Saturday's governorship election will be replicated in Osun on August 15. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye described O…

…to Ojelabi, a suspected notorious cultist known as "small", who was terrorising Iloro community, Ilesa town, was apprehended on Wednesday, at about 6p.m. "He confessed to being a member of Eiye confraternity," he said. Ojelabi said similarly, the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command, through intelligence, arrested suspecte…

…revealed that arrangements had been concluded for members of the delegation to depart Ilorin aboard a chartered flight. According to the source, the decision to use a chartered aircraft was informed by a desire to ensure that details of the movement are kept away from public scrutiny. “We want to ensure that nobody kno…

…war erupted on March 2 are operating inside a so-called “security zone” around a dozen kilometres deep inside Lebanese territory along the border. Netanyahu said Sunday that “we will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary to protect the cherished residents of the north and all the citi…

…integrated with surface operations." It added that, in line with this operational philosophy, the Nigerian Air Force continues to deploy intelligence-driven air power in close coordination with ground troops to neutralise terrorists, protect civilians, and restore lasting peace and security across the North-West. The N…

…received information that a suspected notorious cultist was terrorising residents of the Iloro community in Ilesa. “The Police patrol team from the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Command swiftly moved to the area and arrested one Abiola Osobu Michael, male, aged 30 years, also known as ‘Small’.” Police said the suspect confe…

…the club, DAILY POST reports. Arinze left the Harmony Boys after a three- year spell in Ilorin. The towering defender played a key role in the Ilorin-based side’s relegation survival last season. Approaches have been made by several Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL, clubs since his exit. According to reports, two…

…anything this summer."The 800m world record of 1:53.28 was set by Czech Jarmila Kratochvilova 43 years ago.Anning, Hudson-Smith take titles in action-packed Championships Amber Anning won the 400m after Hodgkinson's withdrawal Team GB's Amber Anning - after Hodgkinson's withdrawal - ultimately defended her 400m title o…

Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, last Wednesday, adjourned proceedings in the ongoing trial of Abdulfatah

…primary healthcare centres. The report noted that the funds could finance about 65,590 kilometres of dual-lane rural highways annually. They could support the construction of approximately 23,737 kilometres of high-speed railway tracks. The savings would be sufficient to install about 923,124 megawatts of solar electri…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that the victory of Gov. Biodun Oyebanji in Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti will be replicated in Osun on August 15. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye described Oyebanji's victory as well deser…

…and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids including tramadol and diazepam were recovered from him during a search of his premises.

…as Obibodefiyie Ajuesie, 36, of Ajapa Community, and Monday Lucky, popularly known as Gazilo, 37, of Akpata Community, both from Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state.Abdullahi reiterated GSSL's commitment to complementing the efforts of conventional security agencies in safeguarding lives and property across the…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the victory recorded by Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election would be replicated in Osun during the August 15, 2026 governorship poll. Oyintiloye, who spoke with journalists in Osogbo o…

…and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids including tramadol and diazepam were recovered from him during a search of his premises. According to the statement, Pa Orji a pensioner was also nabbed by security guards at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahi…

…on Club Road, Umuahia. A search of the premises reportedly led to the recovery of 4.64 kilograms of substances including tramadol and diazepam. In a separate case, Orji, a pensioner, was arrested after security personnel at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia, allegedly caught him supplying drugs to two teenage s…

…reforms aimed at improving power supply, alongside federal projects such as the 700-kilometre Coastal Highway and the over 1,000-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway. "Lagos is a sub-national economy that carries the weight of a nation. As Nigeria's commercial and financial nerve centre and its busiest gateway for tra…

…(APC), Biodun Oyebanji, has been returned to the highest political office in Ekiti to pilot the affairs of the state for another four years.Contents2022 vs 2026: Oyebanji's 84.95% of total valid votes Oyebanji's cross-party alliance After victory, Oyebanji speaks on journey aheadBREAKDOWN: How Oyebanji won 16 LGAs Oyeb…

…to be that story." He laughs, but it is not a comfortable laugh. 'Nobody tells you' In Ilorin, Khalid Adegoke, an entrepreneur, became a husband and, shortly after, a father, not entirely on his own timeline. "My family was on my case," he says, with the amused exhaustion of a man who has made peace with it. "Get marri…

…itself presented formidable challenges. Oyo National Park covers thousands of square kilometres of rugged terrain characterised by dense vegetation, isolated pathways and difficult access routes. Such environments have historically favoured irregular armed groups. Security officials maintained that the terrorists have…

…education would breed mass poverty, insecurity and social unrest. His political philosophy was the "development of the human mind". This, he held, would lead to the tripod of Nigerian-wide political awareness, economic progress, and social stability. At the heart of Awolowo's political philosophy was what he called the…

Philosophers and political theorists have attempted to define the state through different prisms. There is the evolutionary theory, which posits that the state is a natural, gradual development spanning centuries - from family units to clans, tribes, and eventually states. The social contract theory, advanced by Thomas…

…to Mr. President these immortal words of Karl Marx (so inscribed on his grave): "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Platitudes must be accompanied by the necessary courage to bring about the required change - in this wise, restructuring the country -…

…disciplinary task. Like many disciplines in the contemporary world today, the fear of a silo mentality and ivory tower isolation is always real. This is compounded by an increasing hyper-specialisation that makes a discipline like political science increasingly alienated from the idea of politics and the political as t…