Hilly Ekiti @30: What We Have Gained, What We Have Lost
By Segun Dipe Thirty years after the map of Nigeria was redrawn to give identity to a people, Ekiti stands tall. On October 1, 1996, General Sani Abacha announced the…
State Police: The Missing Piece In Nigeria’s Security Architecture
By Segun Dipe There is one line in our Constitution that has shaped how Nigeria is policed for this long. It states, inter alia, that there shall be only one…
Gunshots At Ondo APC Senatorial Primaries As Thugs Chase Delegates, Others
NB247 It was pandemonium on Monday at the Ebenezer African Church Primary School, Akure, the Ondo State capital, as political thugs disrupted the voting process for the selection of the…
APC Primaries: Ondo Assembly Aspirants Battle Aiyedatiwa Over Consensus, Accuse Him Of Plotting Violence
NB247Hostilities are brewing ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State as aspirants have drawn the lines of conflict with the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.The…
Etsako 2027: Choosing Competence, Integrity, Track Record Over Desperation, False Claims -Why Hon. Ogumah Stands Above Hon. Deker on Performance and Representation
BY AUSTEN ADESORO PhD Etsako stands at a crossroads as 2027 approaches. The choice before the people is simple: reward proven competence, verifiable performance, and integrity, or fall for manufactured…
Court Sacks Abure As Labour Party Chair, Upholds Nenandi-Usman’s Leadership
NB247The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).In a ruling delivered Wednesday, the judge, Peter Lifu, cited the Supreme…
Ayo Fayose’s Outburst Against Chief Olusegun Obasanjo: A Reflection Of Poor Restraint
By Sen. Ehigie Uzamere Ayo Fayose recently made a controversial and demeaning statement about former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, saying: “Someone said you’re supposed to be kept away in the…
Abuja Land: The Bully Man and the Calm Boy
By Chris Ojeikere It wasn’t just a confrontation of land access or not. No. You miss vital points leaving it there. It was also of wits, professionalism, mentality and emotional…
Ekiti 2026: PDP Members Join APC
NB247The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, suffered another depletion on Monday as its former House of Assembly candidate, Hon. Niyi Adeogun, and other party stalwarts defected to the…
Ekiti Governorship: Oyebanji Now APC’s Sole Candidate, Party Adopts Consensus
NB247 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its decision to adopt the consensus mode for the conduct of its forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Primary Election. Felix Morka, the party’s…