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A former councillor from Ifon Orolu in Osun State, identified only as Azeez, has reportedly been killed as violent clashes between the Ifon and Ilobu communities flared up once again over ongoing boundary disputes. The exact circumstances of Azeez’s death remain unclear, but it has been confirmed that he was pronounced dead at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, early on Friday, March 21. According to a resident of Ifon, who spoke under the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, the violence has escalated in recent days, with several houses being destroyed amid the clashes. In a statement,…

The Federal Government has released over 4,000 inmates from correctional facilities as part of efforts to decongest the system, saving the government N1 billion in feeding costs. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Thursday, March 20 while speaking at the 5th Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja. He said, “We decongested our correctional centres by five per cent last year,” Tunji-Ojo explained. “Last year, just over 4,000 inmates were released in one day. All we did was conduct a detailed analysis and found that many inmates were there due to petty fines. This project allowed us…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding counterfeit Oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) detected in an unregulated market in Switzerland. The alert, numbered No. 07/2025, was posted on NAFDAC’s website on Thursday, March 20. READ ALSO: IPOB slams NAFDAC for midnight raid on Onitsha drug market The issue of the falsified product was reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) by the legitimate manufacturer, MUNDIPHARMA, in February. Laboratory tests reveal counterfeit tablets contain synthetic opioid, not oxycodone NAFDAC explained that the counterfeit product resembled the genuine Oxycontin 80mg authorised for sale…

Idea of displacing Palestinian population has been widely opposed, including by countries being approached The US and Israel have approached countries in east Africa about taking in Palestinians from Gaza, as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to evict residents from the war-torn enclave and build a “Riviera of the Middle East”, said three people familiar with the matter. Israeli officials led by strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer have sounded out the governments of Somalia and Sudan, countries wracked by civil war, while US diplomats have been in contact with the breakaway province of Somaliland, the people said. One…

Africa’s most populous country among former crisis-hit economies attracting foreign inflows Foreign investors have flocked to Nigeria’s markets in recent months, as the threat of a US trade war with larger developing economies has sent portfolio managers looking for cover in former crisis-hit frontier markets now on the rebound. The Nigerian naira is among the world’s top-performing currencies since November’s US election with a rise of more than 7 per cent against the dollar, as a turnaround in the continent’s most populous nation — and the lure of yields of 20 per cent to 25 per cent — trigger…

By John Grace Party leader lowers members’ expectations as far as she dares at election warmup event in the shires It’s more than likely you have given little or no thought to the local elections taking place on 1 May. After all, more than half the population will pay no attention to them on the day itself. If so, then the Tory party will be delighted. Long may it stay that way. The Conservatives find themselves backed into a corner – desperate for an outbreak of national amnesia about the local elections but aware that they have to do something to mark…

Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd.), the newly appointed Sole Administrator for Rivers State, has officially arrived in the state to begin his duties. Ibas touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport at approximately 11:25 am on Thursday, March 20, where he was warmly received by key state officials and security personnel. Upon arrival, Ibas, accompanied by the state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, and the Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone 16, swiftly proceeded to the Government House in Port Harcourt. His arrival marked the start of his mandate in overseeing the state’s administration following the declaration of…

The Oyo State Government has officially withdrawn criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, in connection with the deadly stampede during a December 2024 event that resulted in the deaths of at least 35 children. Appearing in court on Thursday, March 20, the three defendants appeared visibly relieved, exchanging pleasantries after the ruling. Oyo State Attorney General, Abiodun Aikomo, later confirmed the decision, stating that while the incident was tragic, the prosecution acknowledged the defendants’ empathy and…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is projected to spend up to N307.6 billion on mobilising and paying allowances to corps members in 2025, following an increase in the monthly stipend from N33,000 to N77,000. This hike in allowances came after the signing of the new minimum wage bill into law in May 2024. With an average of 333,000 corps members mobilised annually across three batches, each corps member will receive N77,000, amounting to N25.64 billion per batch. Over the course of the year, this brings the total allocated for allowances to N307.6 billion. In the 2025 budget proposal, the…

The Director of Lands for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chijioke Nwanwkoeze, has clarified that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has failed to pay ground rent for its national secretariat for 28 years, amounting to N7.6 million. Nwanwkoeze made this statement on Wednesday, March 19, in Abuja while addressing the press regarding the ongoing controversy surrounding the revocation of the PDP’s land title for its national secretariat. This follows a decision by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to revoke the land title for the PDP secretariat, which is located in the Central Area of Abuja. The revocation was formalised in…