Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has harped on dialogue as the only panacea to help resolve various conflicts in Africa. He made this statement on Monday in Abeokuta at a youth leadership symposium with the theme “Opportunities for Peace: Roles of the Youths in Conflict Prevention in Africa.” He said efforts to inculcate a culture of…
President Bola Tinubu’s recent approval to implement the long-delayed Oronsaye Report is a bold and much-needed move towards streamlining Nigeria’s bloated bureaucracy. The minister of information, Mohammed Idris announced the move after the federal executive council meeting on Monday. This decision demonstrates the administration’s commitment to reforming governance and building an efficient public service apparatus….
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued a stern warning to Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, cautioning against unilateral actions against bandits in the South West without involving the military and other security agencies. Sunday Igboho recently urged his supporters not to wait for government intervention but to take steps themselves to…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called for the reconfiguration and decentralisation of the country, saying they are necessary steps towards national progress. Speaking on Thursday at the 50th anniversary lecture of the Punch newspaper, with the theme, “Recovering the narrative,” Soyinka said it was time the country stopped organising national conferences, which had proved…
Justice Babajide Aladejana of Ekiti State High Court has been reinstated to office after 16 years of suspension by the National Judicial Council. Aladejana was suspended from office in 2006 with the state’s former Chief Judge, Justice Kayode Bamisile, under the administration of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore. The duo were…
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has urged Nigerians to leave the BBC alone following its damning report about the late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, famously known as TB Joshua. Joshua, who founded the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), died on June 5, 2021. The BBC in January 2024 published a 3-part investigative documentary detailing…
A senior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, official has been slammed with bribery and tax-related charges in the United States. A jury recently returned a three-count indictment against Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo after the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that he used his position as a general manager in NNPC’s upstream department to obtain at least…
A former governorship candidate of Great Nigeria People’s Party, GNPP, in Abia State, Charles Okechukwu Okereke has advised former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon to immediately apologize to the Igbo nation and Nigerians in general for his recent statement at the Aso Rock Villa. The apology, he said, would calm the minds of the…
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assured Nigerians that his administration would restructure the country as earlier promised, but noted that a good foundation must be laid. Tinubu gave the assurance during a visit to the National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, Ondo State. After the closed-door meeting with some…
A Christian cleric Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi,President, Voice Of His Word Ministries, and Convener, Apostolic Round Table (ART), has written an open letter titled “Of Witchcraft And Idolatry; Be Warned!” to the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor E.A. Adeboye. He wrote: Dear Sir, Apostasy begins with the perverse drive…
