Born on September 14, 1958, in Otu, Oyo State, Margaret Bandele Olayinka grew up in southwestern Nigeria. Her parents came from different parts of Oyo, with her mother hailing from Iseyin and her father working as a trader in Ibadan. She was the only child of her mother in a polygamous home, a factor that…
Veteran entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has entered the ongoing debate about the true ownership of Lagos State. According to the Area Fada, Lagos does not belong to any single tribe in Nigeria. Instead, he describes the city as a melting pot of cultures, much like New York City in…
New evidence shows how JAS’ Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices.The Shiroro cell of a Boko Haram faction in Niger State, near Nigeria’s capital Abuja, is the group’s furthest and most successful expansion outside the Lake Chad Basin. Until now, information about the cell of the Jama’atu Ahlis…
“It is herculean to fight corruption in a society where almost everyone is corrupt or where corrupt people are openly honoured and received with fanfare at home or where no one bothers about any corrupt practice by a kinsman”. Seventy-three (73) years ago, the Northern House of Chiefs made history when it passed a motion…
Those suspended include 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended 87 government officials for failing to attend an official function. Those suspended include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries. The governor, in a statement on Monday night signed…
Florence Okosun, wife of the late Nigerian music icon Sonny Okosun, has spoken about what happened in her husband’s last few hours before he passed away in 2008. Sonny was known across Nigeria and Africa for using music to speak against injustice, promote peace, and inspire hope. He died in a hospital in the United…
The interim National Secretary of the Action Democratic Congress, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has met with former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola to woo him to the party. Aregbesola succeeded Oyinlola as Osun governor on November 27, 2010, after almost three and a half years of litigation bordering on the 2007 gubernatorial poll. The ADC scribe…
Fresh cracks are said to have emerged within the leadership of the Nigerian Senate after a public disagreement between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele regarding Akpabio’s leadership approach, according to reports. The confrontation reportedly occurred during Wednesday’s plenary session and is viewed by insiders as a reflection of growing tensions between…
Former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has revealed that Osun state Governor Ademola Adeleke broke down in tears during a PDP meeting while discussing the local government crisis that led to federal withdrawal of local government funds. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV , Oyinlola described the emotional scene that unfolded as party members…
Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has said only two scenarios can prevent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from securing re-election in 2027.Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sheriff declared that Tinubu’s return to office is almost certain unless elections are not held or the president chooses not to…
