Osun poll: INEC distributes materials, police announce movement restriction
The Osogbo office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Osun poll: INEC distributes materials, police announce movement restriction
The Osogbo office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced distribution of electoral materials to RAC centres. Distribution of sensitive materials started on Friday afternoon as personnel and materials were to various Local Government Areas ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state. Meanwhile, the police have announced movement restrictions across Osun…
Anambra Diaspora Demands Release Of Kidnapped Philanthropist
Anambra indigenes, home and the diaspora, Friday, called on the state Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, and President Bola Tinubu to take proactive measures towards the immediate rescue of the CEO of JEZCO Oil, Chief Joseph Ezeokafor. THE WHISTLER reports that Ezeokafor was abducted on Tuesday while praying on a mountain. His abductors, according reports, have…
South Africa: Committee Chairperson Welcomes Reform of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Recruitment Through SA Youth Mobi Platform
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 14, 2026/APO Group/ — The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency, Mr Rikus Badenhorst, said the decision by Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson to take Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) recruitment onto the SA Youth Mobi platform represents an important…
Trump Admin Scraps Corporate Ownership Rule, Making It Harder To Track Dirty Money
The Treasury Department finalized a rule on Tuesday eliminating a key federal requirement for U.S. companies to disclose who ultimately owns them, making it harder for the government to trace money flowing through anonymous shell companies. The move rolls back a major piece of the Corporate Transparency Act, a bipartisan law enacted during President Donald…
The Prisons Crisis Is an Example of the Dangers of Not Knowing How to Count
John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. They say that the first rule of politics is knowing how to count. Normally, it is invoked as a concession to the realities of democratic politics. It doesn’t matter how good your ideas are if you don’t have the votes to make them happen….
Residents panic as hospital building collapses in Cross River
There was palpable panic among residents as a hospital building collapsed in Calabar, Cross River State on Thursday. It was learnt that the building caved in due to a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall and soil erosion. Amateur footage of the collapse circulated on X early Friday. The video captured the moment the hospital building,…