Some traditional rulers and elders from Ondo South Senatorial District have urged the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to drop his governorship ambition. A leading traditional ruler from the district, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Aiyedatiwa’s ambition would be a setback for the region, saying the constitution has put him…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that Nigeria’s decision to accept grains from Ukraine does not mean the country is weak or a failed state. It will be recalled that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had condemned the decision of Nigeria to accept grains as donation…
Mustapha Adekunle, the transport union boss known as Seego has been sworn in as the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos state. He took over from MusiliuAkinsanya the famous NURTW top shot otherwise known as MC Oluomo. The development ends weeks of tension heightened by MC Oluomo’s not abiding…
Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has named the major refinery and petrochemical road, leading to his refinery in Lagos after the late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the project. The announcement was made on Monday during a special event held in honour of the late…
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…
