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Mr Aliyu Audu has resigned from his position as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Bola Tinubu. Audu’s resignation letter was dated June 8, 2025 and was tendered through the office of the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter reads partly: “I write to formally tender my resignation as Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, effective immediately.” Explaining why he resigned, Audu said he refused to be used as a tool to reduce Nigeria to a one-party state by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government. In a statement that accompanied his resignation, Audu said:…

At the well-attended and colourful Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu Ode on Sunday, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state urged international organisations, corporate organisations and policy-makers to pay attention to the tourism industry in Nigeria as a driver for sustainable economic development. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, acknowledged the role of tourism and entertainment in job creation, foreign direct investment and nation building. According to him, “Beyond its glamour, colour, and pageantry, Ojude Oba is a powerful symbol of unity, heritage, and continuity. It is also an eloquent demonstration of the immense potential our…

Makinde Wiped Away Our Tears, Says Oyo Pensioners Union secretary, Abatan (Watch the video.) Comrade Segun Abatan, Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State branch, has said that Governor Seyi Makinde ended the frustration of pensioners in the state and wiped away their tears. Abatan, who stated this during an interaction with The People’s Verdict, said before the advent of Makinde, pensioners were regarded as persona non grata and treated with disdain in Oyo State. He continued, “When Seyi came we were afraid; whether he was going to toe the line of former governors. Lo and behold, he…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will protect the interest of investors such that change of government will not impair their investments in the state. The governor gave this assurance while playing host to the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), His Excellency Wamkele Mene, who was in Ibadan, the state capital, over the weekend. The governor said, “I know that political risk is something that most investors don’t want to deal with. While I am here, I believe we have the opportunity to lock things up for the next 25…

Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, representing Nasarawa West in the Nigerian Senate, has announced his decision to quit the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing differences with certain individuals who have recently joined the party. In an exclusive interview with newsmen in Keffi yesterday, Senator Wadada, specifically named Malam Nasir El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna State, was a major reason for his decision. He stated that although El-Rufai is his elder brother, he can not remain in the same party with someone whose political principles he does not respect. “Even though Malam El-Rufai is my elder brother, I don’t think I…

A somber Eid-el-Kabir celebration turned tragic in Ilorin West Local Government Area after a 43-year-old man, identified as Kareem, was confirmed dead on Friday after reportedly jumping into a well under the influence of a hard drug locally known as “Colorado.” The incident took place in the Ile Alapo area of Edun, shortly after the man returned from Eid prayers. According to the Kwara State Fire Service, a distress call was received at exactly 10:29 a.m., prompting a swift emergency response to the scene. In a statement released on Saturday by the Head of Media and Publicity for the Fire…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais has died. He died on Eid-el-Kabir day at the age of 89. Uwais, who served for 11 years from 1995 – 2006 as CJN died in Abuja on Friday. Born on June 12, 1936, in Zaria, Kaduna State, Justice Uwais was called to the Bar at Middle Temple, London, in 1963 after graduating from the University of London. He was thereafter enrolled at the Nigerian Bar on 17th January 1964 and later that same year posted to the Ministry of Justice of the Northern Nigeria as a Pupil State Counsel, Senior…

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, may defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today. Daily Sun reliably gathered that as at last night, APC governors and stalwarts, especially those in the South South had concluded plans to travel enmasse to Akwa Ibom to receive the Governor. With the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to the APC and with Eno’s movement, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be left with only 10 states – Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Osun, Oyo , Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and Zamfara. Daily Sun had exclusively reported that…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the constitution of a new board for the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission with the appointment of chairperson and members. According to a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, those appointed are: 1. Mrs. Olubukola Oladipo Chairperson 2. Mr. Banji Ranmi Ogungbaro Member 3. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Ajibola Member 4. Mrs. Ariyo Ameenat Ayokunnu Member 5. Afolabi Olusola Joshua Member 6. Rasaq Mustapha Member 7. Mr. Olalekan Akeem Jimoh Member The governor, while congratulating the new appointees, counseled them to see their appointment as a call…

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has compared the progressive leadership style of the late Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala with that of Governor Seyi Makinde and concluded that they are similar in many ways. Prince Oyelade who worked closely with the administration of the two governors stated this at the 75th posthumous birthday ceremony of Governor Alao-Akala held in Ogbomoso. At the event which was commemorated with the construction of a new Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) at Yaku community, Ogbomoso, the Information Commissioner appreciated the legendary consistency of the Alao-Akala clan to the development of Ogbomosoland.…