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By Peter Omopo The Kwara State Government has officially handed over the site for the construction of a multistorey Senate building for the Kwara State University of Education (KWASUED), marking a major step in the ongoing Kwara Smart City development initiative. The handover ceremony took place on Thursday at Alalubosa in Ilorin East Local Government Area, where the First District of the Smart City is being developed. In a statement released on Friday by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Kunle Gbadeyan, the state government confirmed that KWASUED’s permanent campus, along with several public and…

By Peter Omopo The internal crisis rocking the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has intensified, prompting the party’s National Working Committee to step in with measures aimed at restoring order and upholding due process. The intervention follows a formal summons issued by the APC National Legal Adviser, Murtala Aliyu Kankia, directing the embattled State Chairman, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, to appear before the national leadership over allegations levelled against him by members of the State Executive Committee. The SEC had recently passed a vote of no confidence on Eba and announced his removal from office. In his…

By Peter Omopo The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed December 8, 2025, for the hearing of an ex parte motion filed by the jailed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Facility to a custodial centre closer to Abuja. The matter was adjourned on Thursday after the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, declined to recognise Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu, who attempted to appear on his behalf despite not being a lawyer. Judge Rejects Non-Lawyer Representation When the case was called, Justice Omotosho requested legal representation for…

By Peter Omopo Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection during plenary on Friday in Port Harcourt. Speaker Amaewhule, who formally declared the development on the floor of the House, said the decision followed a “clear and irreconcilable division” within the PDP, which he noted had made it impossible for the legislators to continue under the party’s platform. The mass defection marks a major political shift in the state legislature and is expected to…

By Asiwaju Dele Taiwo “A healthy marriage is built on mutual love, respect, and understanding, especially in the most private areas of life, including the bedroom. When either partner neglects the other’s needs or treats them with disregard, it can create emotional distance and weaken intimacy. True closeness comes from caring, patience, and honouring one another as God intended.” Aftereffects of Neglect in Intimacy: * Emotional distance or frustration * Reduced trust and communication * Potential conflict spilling into other areas of life * Negative impact on overall marital satisfaction 1 Corinthians 7:3–4 – “The husband should fulfil his marital…

By Rashidat Ajakaye He is her forever, she is his forever, their passion is wrapped in the leaves of trust, in dignity, both minds became one, their hearts are as compatible as an iroko tree and its roots. In sane love, The Lord has been leading… He is her forever, she is his forever, in his arms, she loses consciousness all night, to her chest, he never says “Goodbye”. Even under the heaviest emotional rainfalls, their hands still holding tightly, for the strength of The Lord’s resides in both parties. He is her forever, she is his forever, her dream…

By Rashidat Ajakaye Let our bygones be buried, your eyes are the colour of my romance dream, yesterday, I felt the sexual sanity of belonging to you, exactly as you feel, the past hurt me thousands of times, rise up from the past Ayodejimi…! We both belong to the present. Let our bygones be buried, I am not writing poetry, my heart is all that I am spilling, beside you, I shall always stand, beside me, would you stand? Okomi…I believe we are the forever of each other. Let our bygones be buried, for all your painful past…I am sorry,…

By Peter Omopo Troops of the Headquarters 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, have killed two bandits, destroyed several hideouts, and arrested a key suspect during a coordinated operation in Taraba State. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the Brigade, Lt. Umar Muhammad. According to the statement, the troops launched a deliberate clearance mission on December 2 under the code name Operation Zafin Wuta, targeting criminal hideouts across Shiid, Agia, and Tyozua communities in Takum Local Government Area. The operation was triggered by credible intelligence…

By Peter Omopo President Bola Tinubu has praised the Senate for its prompt confirmation of former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The confirmation took place during Wednesday’s plenary session, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following a rigorous five-hour screening exercise that assessed the retired general’s credentials, experience, and strategic vision for national security. In a statement released on Thursday, President Tinubu expressed strong confidence in Musa’s capacity to help revamp the country’s defence architecture at a time when insecurity remains one of Nigeria’s most pressing challenges. “Two days ago,…

By Peter Omopo The founder of the One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji, says he is willing to assist in securing the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on the condition that the Biafra radio operations and the sit-at-home directives in the South-East are brought to an end. Maharaj Ji made the statement during an interview on his organisation’s in-house radio on Wednesday, where he also argued that Kanu was legally convicted based on the terrorism charges preferred against him. According to the cleric, the offences for which Kanu was convicted…