2027: INEC publishes names of 19 presidential candidates, running mates [Full list]
The names of nineteen candidates who will vie for the 2027 presidential election have been released. The names of the presidential candidates and their running mates were published by the…
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Enugu Traders Groan As State Govt Demolishes Ogige Main Market, Nsukka
Enugu state gives vacation order to Ogige main Nsukka for demolition of some parts for ultramodern park Traders groan over loss of shops, income beg govt to shelve the idea…
UNI-ILESA: Adeleke approves the permanent appointment of 230 temporary staff after WITHIN NIGERIA report
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, approved the permanent appointment of 230 temporary staff of the University of Ilesa on Wednesday. The move by Governor Adeleke followed a report…
Cost Of Living Frustrates Ileya Celebration In Ogun Community
The Eid-el-Kabir, popularly called Ileya in Nigeria, is a Muslim festival celebrated about 68 to 70 days after Ramadan fasting. With the current economic situation in Nigeria, citizens of the…
OSBC: Rumblings in Adeleke’s cabinet as an appointee allegedly refuses to resign from civil service
Rumblings and disquiet hit Adeleke's cabinet following the appointment of Tijani Abdulraheem Adekilekun as Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Osun State Governor. An insider told WITHIN NIGERIA that…
Agbala Gabriel, Muideen and the choice of salvation or bondage
This week, Ibadan did not allow the rest of the country to enjoy the total blackout occasioned by NLC's. As labor leaders stormed the streets to demand a new minimum…
”Timi Dakolo’s Great Nation song, a better alternative” – Lawyers differ over reinstatement of old national anthem
Nigerians, particularly legal practitioners, have expressed their concerns over the reinstatement of the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee.”. Recall that the old anthem was written by Lillian Jean…
Nigerians turn to rotten tomatoes, ‘baje’, pastes, and grinded pepper mixed with ‘kolanuts’ due to scarcity and high cost of making ‘soup’
On a Monday morning, WITHIN NIGERIA journalist SODIQ LAWAL CHOCOMILO visited three popular locations in Ilesa, a town in Osun State where tomatoes and peppers are sold in large quantities.…
Blessing or Curse: Inside Adeleke’s N16.5b Road Dualization in Ilesa
Residents of Ilesa metropolis have continued to express their minds over the ongoing construction of the 6.2km Ereja Square to Brewery dual carriageway in Ilesa, especially events that have shaped…
Trade Associations: Oba Aromolaran has stirred the bees’ nest
The Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has stirred the bees’ nest. The 86-year-old monarch looked into the eyes of his old friends and trade associations and said, ‘Enough…
Mixed reactions as Enugu communities ban Oriokpa Masquerades
Oriokpa Masquerades in Enugu communities brutalize innocent citizens unchecked Enugu House of Assembly, Stakeholders take actions, ban the masquerades indefinitely after waylaying nurse Mixed reactions trail ban as 1 masquerade…
Civil Rights group petitions Defence Headquarters, Abuja over 82 Division Enugu vacation order
On 25th June, 2020, Enugu state govt approved the compensatory land allocation to Barr. Nana Ogbodo 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu on April 30, 2024 issued a vacation order to…
What Junior Pope told me before he died, cousin recounts
Nollywood actor died inside river in a film location in Anambra state MC O one, one of his cousins narrates his last moment with the deceased actor The cousin condoles…
From vigil to robbers’ den: How Okada riders lost their motorcycles in Ilesa
The price of a brand new TVS or Bajaj motorcycle ranges from N900,000 to N1,100,000, according to local sources. Seven out of ten Okada riders in the Ilesa metropolis are…
UNI-ILESA: “POS operator, part-time teacher, security guard”: lecturers who earn N23,896.26K adopt casual jobs to survive harsh economy
In the second and final part of a two-part series of this special report, SODIQ LAWAL CHOCOMILO interviews some academic and non-academic staff of the University of Ilesa. They opened…
From wheelbarrow pushing to PhD: Inside story of UNN graduate who did menial jobs to sponsor himself through varsity
UNN PhD graduate narrates how he pushed wheelbarrow, weaved baskets to raise money for his school fees Odo says dad also engaged in menial jobs for his education even as…
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