Dr Olusola Ayandele, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has dismissed the claims by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Ademola Ojo, popularly known as Ijaya, that the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) controls Ibarapa politically. Ayandele described Ojo’s claim as a political illusion, saying the commissioner was merely living in the false comfort of a strength he did not possess on the ground across Ibarapa. He said the reality awaiting the APM in the 2027 elections would be completely different from the picture being painted by its leaders, stressing that the people…
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The camp of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde and the Allied Peoples’s Movement depleted further as a two-term member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Oyetunji Ph.D has announced his exit. A letter dated 6th October and addressed to the state chairman of APM by the politician cum town planner, explained that his decision to resign from the Surulere local government chapter of the party was majorly because of the failed promised of the governor to the party members since he assumed office close to eight years ago. Oyetunji, who represented Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere state constituency, asked the party to strike…
The Federal Government digital initiative is scheduled to deploy and deliver over 90,000 kilometres of open-access fibre across the 36 states of the federation by 2028. When completed, the project is expected to take Nigeria’s combined backbone from about 35,000 kilometres to around 125,000 kilometres and connect more than 200,000 schools, health facilities and other public institutions in the country. This was disclosed by the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, during a virtual executive session with the Chief Executive Officers of the information technology industry on Wednesday. Professor Yilwatda, in a statement by…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Kenya’s senior women’s football team, the Harambee Starlets, went goals-crazy by walloping hapless Seychelles women’s team 11-0 away from home in the first leg of the second round of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament African qualifiers played at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi in Kenya with Referee Cacilda Fernando of Mozambique in the centre. The match hosted by Kenya due to lack of CAF-approved international stadiums in Seychelles was turned to a training session early as the 8′ when Wendy Nekesa who scored a brace in the 43′ broke the deadlock.…
By Isaac Megbolugbe Introduction Development is not a series of spontaneous events; it is a deliberate, structured evolution. To steer development effectively, we must move past fragmented interventions and adopt a developmental ethos rooted in scientific organization and consolidation. A truly scientific approach to progress requires a strict economy of focus. It demands that we intentionally channel our ideas, thoughts, energies, and efforts into explicit structural layers. By organizing development into objects, processes, and systems, capped by a critical meta-level of intelligence, we can map, engineer, and execute sustainable progress. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ META-LEVEL …
By Isaac Megbolugbe Introduction: The Ibadan Experiment and the Genesis of Development Science In the mid-1970s, at the University of Ibadan, an intellectual convergence occurred that was decades ahead of its time. Two of Africa’s foremost academic giants—Professor Ojetunji Aboyade in economics and Professor Akin Mabogunje in geography—teamed up to rescue global development from the traps of reactionary policymaking. They sought to transform it into a rigorous, predictable, and verifiable discipline. To institutionalize this vision, they co-founded a graduate-level curriculum: the MSc in Planning Science. As an undergraduate student at Ibadan from 1973 to 1976, I had the unique privilege of witnessing this profound…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The World Bank has charged state governments to convert the substantial fiscal space created by recent economic reforms into better jobs, public services and living standards.The bank said increased revenues would have limited development impact if not matched by more efficient and accountable spending. World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mathew Verghis, gave the charge in Abuja while presenting the latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), titled “Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities.”Verghis said the reforms had substantially increased fiscal revenues available to states, creating what he described as a “unique opportunity” to…
President Bola Tinubu, Southwest states governors, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar are among dignitaries expected at the 11th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) holding on November 15 at the University of Ibadan Central Mosque. Alhaji AbdulRahman Olawale AbdulGhaniy,Chairman of the General Assembly 2026 Central Planning Committee said in a statement issued in Ibadan that the Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum is expected to deliver the annual lecture. The annual General Assembly of MUSWEN is attended by leaders of Muslim organizations across the Southwest geopolitical zones. Apart from the annual lecture,…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has picked holes in Thursday’s announcement by the federal government of the introduction of a 30-day discount on petrol through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC filling stations. The party in a press statement signed by Osa Director, Esq, National Publicity Secretary NDC described the minimal discount as a tokenism and a Greek gift from a government that whimsically removed fuel subsidy without proper consideration, consultation, or cushions for Nigerians. The statement read: “The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has noted the breaking news by the Federal Government announcing…
*Tasks online publishers on support to deepen credible democratic process The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that winners of the 2027 general elections will be determined by the votes of the electorate. This is as it tasked members of the Guild of Online Publishers (GOCOP) and the media in general to support the efforts to deepen democracy through a thorough democratic process ahead of the upcoming election. The declaration was made on Thursday by the chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, while delivering the keynote address at the 10th annual conference of GOCOP, held at Radisson Blu Hotel,…