A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has remanded Governor Ademola Adeleke’s appointee, Oyeyemi Olalekan, over alleged acts of terrorism. Olalekan, popularly called ‘Emir’, a member of Osun State Transport Management System, was docked for conspiracy, unlawful killing and malicious damage. The police arraigned him on a 10-count charge of allegedly committing the…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has mourned the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun, saying he left good legacies that would be remembered by many people for years. Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District, said this via a statement made available on Friday. Oba Balogun passed away…
President Bola Tinubu has called for collaboration with state governors to fix Nigeria’s economic challenges. Ajuri Ngelale, spokesperson to the President, made this known in his speech on Thursday during the breaking of the Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja. President Tinubu emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance,…
Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma, has urged women who have clocked 35 years and desire to marry not to wait for men to propose to them. Oluoma suggested that women in that age bracket should break the law and convention by approaching men first, especially men have shown signs of liking to…
There is anxiety in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a Federal High Court in Abuja will on Thursday (today) commence sitting on a suit brought before it by Dennis Idahosa, the self-acclaimed governorship candidate of the party. Idahosa does not want the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to accept…
I was on a Working Visit to the Amsterdam, Netherlands alongside the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Environmental Services, Dr Mobolaji Gaji@tajhgajy, MD LAWMA, Dr.@muyiwag, and the collaborating sector actors of Harvest Waste – a Dutch company poised to tackle Lagos’ waste challenge, generate over 50 mega watts of electricity, and create over 4000 direct…
Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma, has urged women who have clocked 35 years and desire to marry not to wait for men to propose to them. Oluoma suggested that women in that age bracket should break the law and convention by approaching men first, especially men have shown signs of liking to…
The Comptroller-General of Immigration, CGI, Kemi Nandap, has directed all personnel deployed to the Nigeria-Niger Republic border to resume work immediately. Nandap gave the directive in a statement signed by the Acting Service Public Relations Officer, PRO, Mr Kenneth Kure, on Thursday in Abuja. The order followed the reopening the borders between the two countries,…
Scores of landlords in some parts of Ibadan are currently stranded as a result of demolition of their property by the Oyo State Government. No fewer than 50 houses along the Ibadan Circular Road were demolished in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The project, aimed at decongesting major entry and exit points…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, faulted President Bola Tinubu’s call asking state governors to donate lands, in order to end the farmer-herder crisis. IPOB vowed never to allow Southeast governors to cede Igbos’ ancestral lands in a bid to resolve the crisis. Recall that Tinubu had vowed to end the crisis in…
