Category: Top Stories

Royal Tussle: Ooni is most supreme traditional ruler in Yorubaland — Araba Elebuibon

August 28, 2025 (updated August 28, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

•Ooni Ogunwusi, Oba Abimbola must work for devt our race By Shina AbubakarThe age-old supremacy battle between the Ooni of Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo has recently resurfaced, with the Alaafin, Oba Abimbola Owoade, questioning the authority of the Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to confer chieftaincy titles covering Yorubaland on individuals. In this interview, Ifa Priest and cultural and... Read more

Category: Features, The Arts, Top Stories

Police debunk viral video alleging ritual killings at Lagos restaurant

August 28, 2025 (updated August 28, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a viral video alleging that criminal activities, including killings and the sale of human parts, were taking place at a restaurant located along Airport Road.The Command described the claims as “baseless and unfounded,” warning that such content was capable of inciting unnecessary fear and damaging the reputation of legitimate... Read more

Category: Law & Human Rights, Special Report, Top Stories

FG, ASUU meet today; Alausa leads push to resolve issues

August 28, 2025 (updated August 28, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

In a bid to finally close the chapter on the lingering 2009 ASUU agreement, a high-stakes meeting is expected in Abuja today as the federal government is expected to make a counter offer to the university teachers in a bid to translate years of stalled renegotiations into concrete, implementable commitments with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Informed sources... Read more

Category: Education, Top Stories

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