Olayinka Babatunde, Author at Patriotic Insights News

Security

May 11, 2026

‘I told them the coup would fail’ — Court watches cleric’s confession

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday watched a video recording of the alleged confession of one of the defendants standing trial over an alleged plot to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led government. The sixth defendant, Sheikh Sani

Politics

May 11, 2026

2027: INEC seeks deployment of 1.4 million corps members for elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it cannot successfully conduct elections in Nigeria without the support of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, revealing plans to deploy more than 1.4 million corps members for the 2027 general elections.

Politics

May 11, 2026

Wole Oke Begs Osun People Over Support For Adeleke, Says Gov Failed

The Director-General of the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Osun State, Hon. Wole Oke, has apologised to residents of the state for supporting the emergence of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the 2022 governorship election.

Politics

May 11, 2026

Tinubu appoints first-ever Special Adviser on Homeland Security

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd.) as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, creating the role at the federal level for the first time in Nigeria’s history. The appointment was announced on Monday in a statement

Politics

May 11, 2026

Shettima arrives Akure for Fasoranti’s centenary, project commissioning

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday arrived in Akure, Ondo State, to participate in the centenary celebration of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and to inaugurate a major infrastructure project in the state. The Vice-President’s aircraft landed at the Akure

World News

May 11, 2026

Ramaphosa says no place for xenophobia in South Africa amid rising tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said there is “no place in South Africa for xenophobia, ethnic mobilisation, intolerance or violence,” as concerns grow across the continent over recent anti-immigrant incidents in the country. In an open letter released

‘I told them the coup would fail’ — Court watches cleric’s confession

2027: INEC seeks deployment of 1.4 million corps members for elections

Wole Oke Begs Osun People Over Support For Adeleke, Says Gov Failed

Tinubu appoints first-ever Special Adviser on Homeland Security

Shettima arrives Akure for Fasoranti’s centenary, project commissioning

Ramaphosa says no place for xenophobia in South Africa amid rising tensions

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