Professor Wole Soyinka, 91, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, is a well-sought after global citizen. But even as a famous dramatist, he must have been caught unawares when the United States, US, on October 23, 2025, staged a real-life drama, revoking his visa. Caught out in the Trumpian drama, the veteran of multiple […]

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said the proposed 5% fuel surcharge (tax) will not be implemented until there is a significant improvement in key economic indicators, particularly an appreciation of the naira or a fall in global crude oil prices.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo As politicking ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State hots up, indigenes of Osogbo have prevailed on political parties in the state to zone their ticket to the town. The indigenes, under the aegis of the coalition of Osogbo indigenous groups, said the group would mobilise maximally for any

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State Engr. Dideolu Falobi has disclosed that the achievements of President Bola Tinubu within in less than three years would help the party win the governorship election in the state next year. Speaking after consulting with the party State Executive

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate alleged unlawful tax deductions from the earnings of civil and public servants, as well as multiple bank charges imposed on customers’ accounts across the country.

By Peter Duru Makurdi—There was outrage and growing health concern in Benue State after some misinformed youths allegedly seized the corpse of a Lassa fever victim, preventing health officials from conducting a safe burial in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the deceased, a 54-year-old woman from Ogbadibo, died at the Benue