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  Tony Elumelu and a UBA graduate trainee during the viral exchange that has sparked debate over workplace etiquette, cultural respect and first-name corporate culture By Victor Olubiye A university certificate may open the door to a workplace, but it does not necessarily teach a young graduate how to navigate every situation that comes after entering one. That distinction has become part of the conversation following the viral exchange between UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu and a young graduate trainee during the bank's Graduate Management Accelerated Programme event. The trainee addressed Elumelu as “Tony” while greeting him. Elumelu interrupted her and asked that she address him as “Mr Elumelu” or “TOE”, before she continued with the interaction. The exchange has since generated a debate over workplace etiquette, respect and the expectations placed on young professionals. But beneath the argument over one greeting is a broader question for students and fresh graduates: what hap...

  Osun State Polytechnic, Iree By Victor Olubiye The Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has announced dates for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) screening for prospective HND1 candidates and the Post-UTME screening exercise for prospective ND1 candidates seeking admission into the institution. The announcement was contained in an internal memorandum dated August 19, 2026, and signed by the institution’s Registrar, Abiodun O. Oloyede. According to the memorandum, the CBT screening for prospective HND1 candidates will hold between Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27, 2026, at designated centres within the institution. The institution advised concerned HND1 candidates to log on to the official OSPOLY portal, ospoly.edu.ng, to register appropriately for the examination and ascertain their respective CBT dates and venues. Kindly Click on the Graphic for Enquiries and Bookings  For prospective ND1 candidates, the Polytechnic said the Post-UTME screening exercise would take place be...

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo By Victor Olubiye The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, the Islamic observance marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Friday, August 21, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, according to EduTimes Africa. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim faithful in Nigeria and across the diaspora on the occasion. He urged Nigerians to use the celebration as an opportunity to reflect on values associated with the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad, including compassion, humility, service and peaceful coexistence. “Every Eid ul Mawlid gives us reason to pause and draw lessons from a life defined by compassion, humility and service to others,” Tunji-Ojo said. The mi...

  Tony Elumelu and a UBA graduate trainee during the viral exchange that has sparked debate over workplace etiquette, cultural respect and first-name corporate culture. By Victor Olubiye A brief exchange at a UBA event has become one of the latest social-media debates in Nigeria after a young female graduate trainee addressed Group Chairman Tony Elumelu simply as “Tony”. The trainee was speaking during an interactive session at the bank's Graduate Management Accelerated Programme when she greeted Elumelu. “Good morning, Tony,” she said. Elumelu stopped her and clarified how he wanted to be addressed. “No, you won't call me Tony. You'll call me Mr Elumelu or TOE,” he told her, adding that he did not subscribe to that kind of “Oyinbo life”. The exchange was brief, but the reaction online has been anything but. For some Nigerians, the matter is straightforward: a young person addressing an older and more senior figure by his first name in a formal setting was inappropriate. Fo...

  Babalawo Okewole Ifalore A.K.A Ijebu Ifa By Victor Olubiye An Ifa practitioner, Babalawo Okewole Ifalore, has called for greater recognition of Yoruba traditional institutions, arguing that Isese should not be remembered only during its annual celebration or when government and individuals need the intervention of traditionalists. Ifalore, popularly known as Ijebu Ifa, made the call in an exclusive WhatsApp interview with Victor Olubiye. An indigene of Ibarapa, Oyo State, who currently resides in Osogbo, Osun State, he said Isese should be understood as more than an annual observance. According to him, Isese is an everyday practice which he believes has relevance to people's lives irrespective of their tribe or language. He explained that the annual Isese Day celebration provides traditionalists with an opportunity to devote special attention to deities and figures central to Yoruba traditional spirituality, including Ogun, associated with iron; Osun, associated with water; Orunm...

  Veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo By Victor Olubiye A Nigerian oncology nurse, Dr. Mutiat Sunshine, has urged the public to seek accurate information about stage 4 cancer amid concerns surrounding reports about veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Sunshine, who said she has more than 20 years of nursing experience and holds a doctorate in Nursing, addressed the issue in a post on her Facebook account. She said her comments were intended to educate the public about stage 4 cancer and not to offer medical advice to Ogogo or his family, adding that she did not know the details of the actor's diagnosis. “Stage 4 does NOT mean someone is going to die tomorrow,” she wrote. Dr. Mutiat Sunshine, an oncology nurse who explained what a stage 4 cancer diagnosis generally means According to her, stage 4 cancer generally means that cancer has spread from its original or primary site to another part of the body. She explained that although meta...

  A look at the 19 presidential candidates listed for Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election and the political parties they represent. Image Source: LJE News By Victor Olubiye Nineteen presidential candidates and their running mates are listed for the 2027 general elections, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Omoyele Sowore, Donald Duke and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde among the better-known names in the race. The candidates are drawn from 19 political parties, according to the list provided. Tinubu is seeking another term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Atiku is the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party platform, is listed as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), with former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso as his running mate. The list also includes former Cross River State governor Don...

  2027 Campaigns Begin Today: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Sowore, Makinde, Others Take Battle for Presidency to Nigerians By Victor Olubiye Campaigns for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections officially begin across Nigeria today, August 19, with political parties and candidates set to take their messages to voters amid renewed calls for issue-based politics and peaceful competition. The commencement of the campaigns follows Tuesday's signing of the National Peace Accord in Abuja by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peter Obi, Omoyele Sowore, Donald Duke and other political actors. The accord committed political parties and candidates to peaceful campaigns and rejected violence, hate speech, incitement and other actions capable of undermining the electoral process. With the campaign period now open, civil society organisations and political scientists are urging the contestants to focus on the issues confronting Nigerians rather than personality attacks, ethnic and religious sen...

What Osun’s 2026 Election Teaches Nigeria Ahead of 2027 By Victor Olubiye As a reporter who witnessed and reported many of the events surrounding the Osun governorship election since 2025, I got to understand that the election was about more than the contest between political parties and candidates. It became a test of political structures, alliances, incumbency, grassroots mobilisation, digital influence and, ultimately, the choices of voters. The outcome of the election offers several lessons that Nigeria’s political actors may need to consider as the country moves towards the 2027 general elections. One of the clearest lessons is that political parties matter, but candidates can matter more. Ademola Adeleke’s political journey provided a striking example. He left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Accord in December 2025 amid the crisis within the party, yet his political realignment did not automatically translate into electoral defeat. The election also showed that incumbency ...

  # OsunDecides2026 Political Parties Candidates By Victor Olubiye The story of the 2026 Osun governorship election did not begin on election day. Long before voters arrived at polling units, the state had already witnessed months of political realignments, defections, internal party crises, legal controversies, campaign battles and rising tension. As a reporter who followed the political developments surrounding the election, the contest gradually took shape around some of the biggest names in Osun politics, including Governor Ademola Adeleke, former governor Rauf Aregbesola, former governor Gboyega Oyetola, Iyiola Omisore, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and President Bola Tinubu. One of the earliest developments was the series of political realignments that began taking shape in 2025. Aregbesola's emergence as a major force within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), followed by his early indication that the party would challenge for Osun, gave the opposition landscape a different shape a...

  Adeleke Wins Osun Governorship Election With 511,067 Votes, APC’s Oyebamiji Gets 444,815 By Victor Olubiye Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won the 2026 Osun State governorship election after securing a total of 511,067 votes across the 30 local government areas of the state. His closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, polled 444,815 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate recorded 17,180 votes. The figures followed the collation and declaration of results from all 30 local government areas by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tap the graphic for Enquiries and Bookings  Adeleke won in 19 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured 11 LGAs, according to the results published from the collation exercise. The result gives Adeleke a margin of 66,252 votes over Oyebamiji. The ADC's 17,180 votes placed the party a distant third in the contest. The results showed a closely fought...

Davido Alleges Akpabio Ordered Halt to Osun Result Collation as Adeleke Camp Raises Alarm By Victor Olubiye Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio contacted an election collation centre and asked officials to stop the ongoing collation of results from the Osun governorship election. “Senate President Akpabio called the coalition centre and told them to stop the collation,” Davido alleged. The claim came amid a separate statement by the Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Governor Ademola Adeleke, raising concerns over an alleged plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the election inconclusive. Kindly Click on the Graphic to Follow Us  In the statement signed by Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the council, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, the campaign alleged that the purported move was aimed at frustrating what it described as A...

Senator Fadahunsi allegedly threatens voters accused of voting against the APC at Polling Unit 1, NUD Primary School, Collation Centre, Ilase-Ijesa, during the Osun governorship election By Victor Olubiye The Imole Campaign Council has called on security agencies to intervene over what it described as alleged voter intimidation involving Senator Francis Fadahunsi during the ongoing Osun State governorship election. In a statement issued on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and signed by its spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the council alleged that Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was seen and heard instructing All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters at his polling unit to monitor voters’ choices. According to the statement, the incident occurred at Polling Unit 1, NUD Primary School, Collation Centre, in Ilase-Ijesa. The council further alleged that the senator instructed his followers to take action against voters who did not support the APC. Kindly Click on the grap...

  Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson during his time serving as an electoral officer at a polling booth in Lagos By Victor Olubiye As voters in Osun State prepare to elect their next governor on Saturday, a former electoral officer, Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson, has shared 15 observations from his experience at a polling booth in Lagos, highlighting what he described as the realities that can shape election-day activities. Richardson, a journalist, educator and political analyst, reflected on issues ranging from voter turnout and the activities of party agents to intimidation, electoral violence, collation and the importance of participating in the voting process. His account comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) distributes sensitive electoral materials to the 30 local government areas of Osun ahead of the governorship election. The distribution is taking place at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Osogbo, the state capital. INEC National Commissioner in cha...

  Princess Bola Olofin, an Accord Party supporter By Victor Olubiye A supporter of the Accord Party, Princess Bola Olofin, has raised concerns over the alleged absence of 4,000 ballot papers from election materials meant for Wards 4 and 5 in Osogbo, Osun State, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Olofin, in a Facebook post on Friday night, also alleged that Accord agents were not allowed to inspect ballot materials at Olorunda Local Government Area. She called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide the alleged missing ballot papers, saying she was monitoring Ward 4 in Osogbo Local Government Area. “4,000 ballot papers missing from materials meant for Osogbo ward 4 and 5,” she wrote. “Accord agents were not allowed to inspect ballot materials at Olorunda LG. INEC must provide the ballot papers.” Olofin further stated that Ward 4, Osogbo Local Government Area, was the location where she was monitoring the election, adding that, in her assessment, th...