When General Olusegun Obasanjo military government announced a transition programme in the late 1970s, many politicians began preparing for the return to civilian rule. Among them was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo did not wait for the starting gun before thinking about the race ahead. Years earlier, he had looked into the future and concluded that military rule, however long it lasted, could not endure forever. One day, the soldiers would return to the barracks. When that day came, those who wished to shape the future would need more than ambition. They would need organisation, ideas, structures, and people. He summoned…
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Is fuoye about to make negative headlines yet again? Immediate past VC to be probed by current administration! When Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole assumed office as the fifth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), expectations were high that a new era of stability, growth and institutional consolidation would follow. However, four months into his administration, the atmosphere within the University appears dominated less by development initiatives and more by investigations, panels, suspensions, queries and disciplinary actions. No one will argue against the necessity of accountability. Institutions thrive when standards are upheld and abuses are addressed. But accountability itself…
Appeal Court dismisses her application for being time wasting. Says it’s hopeless, reckless and constituted an unpardonable abuse of the judicial process.”The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Abimbola Olajumoke Olawumi with which she had sought to arrest the judgment of the court in an appeal she filed. A three-member panel of the appellate court held, in a unanimous ruling on Wednesday afternoon, that the application, filed for Olawumi by her lawyer, Ebun Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), was not only strange, it was “hopeless, reckless and…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), in collaboration with key stakeholders in the agricultural extension ecosystem, has commenced the validation of a draft curriculum for the proposed National Capacity Building Programme for the Grassroots Digital Extension Corps (GDEC), an initiative aimed at strengthening agricultural extension delivery through digital innovation and expanding access to knowledge among Nigeria’s smallholder farmers. The one-day Curriculum Validation Workshop, held at the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) in Utako, Abuja, brought together representatives of the Federal Department of Agricultural Extension (FDAE), National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), development partners, agricultural…
OYE-EKITI — Five months into his tenure as the 5th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole is facing growing questions from staff and students: beyond investigations and disciplinary actions, what developmental impact will his administration deliver? Professor Ogunwole assumed office in February 2026 with high expectations. Stakeholders anticipated fresh ideas, infrastructure upgrades, research expansion, and improved welfare. Instead, campus conversations have shifted toward probes, panels, suspensions, and queries. The administration announced a forensic audit covering the immediate past administration from 2021 to date during a recent Senate session. Multiple committees have since been set up.…
When Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole assumed office as the fifth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in February this year, expectations were naturally high. Every new administration comes with the promise of fresh ideas, renewed vigour and a distinct vision for moving the institution forward. Stakeholders looked forward to a new chapter that would consolidate on past gains while charting new frontiers of academic excellence, infrastructural growth and institutional peace. Barely months into the administration, however, conversations within the university community appear to be dominated by an entirely different narratives. Rather than discussions about groundbreaking initiatives, research expansion,…
Ahead of Saturday’s Ekiti State’s governorship election, Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has donated two buses to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), urging workers to come out in large numbers to re-elect Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for a second term. The donation ceremony was attended by Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the Ekiti State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Kolapo Olatunde, labor leaders, and other stakeholders. Addressing journalists shortly after the presentation, Bamidele described himself as a lifelong member and beneficiary of the labour movement, saying his political and leadership journeys were largely shaped by struggles championed by workers,…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully transported sensitive electoral materials for the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election and several senatorial and federal constituency by-elections scheduled for June 20, 2026. The operation, carried out between June 15 and 16 at the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ensured the secure and timely delivery of election materials from Abuja to various destinations across the country. The airlift covered the Ekiti governorship election, senatorial by-elections in Enugu North, Nasarawa North, Rivers South East, and Ondo South, as well as federal constituency by-elections in Dawakin Kudu/Warawa in Kano State and Zuru/Shanga…
Tolulope Oke/Michael Adesina Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos, on Tuesday night, directed students to remain indoors after some bandit-like men were spotted within the institution’s premises, prompting a large-scale security operation involving multiple security agencies. In an emergency advisory issued late Tuesday by the university’s Student Council, the institution said it was working closely with the university administration and security authorities to ensure the safety of students while security operatives conducted a comprehensive sweep of the campus. The advisory, addressed to all undergraduate students, acknowledged growing concerns over the presence of “unauthorized individuals” within the university. “We are aware of the…
Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara State governor and current chairman of Geregu Power Plc, has denied any connection to gold bars worth approximately N4 billion seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. He has also threatened legal action against individuals and media outlets he says are responsible for linking his name to the seizure. Senator’s denial The denial came in a statement titled “Re: False and Malicious Attempt to Link Senator Abdulaziz Yari to Alleged Gold Seizure,” issued by his Chief of Staff, Abdullahi Abdulkarim Tsafe, on June 16, 2026. “We wish…