Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has criticised some Nigerian universities over what he called the indiscriminate and devalued awarding of honorary degrees.Oloyede made the remarks on Wednesday during the University of Ilorin’s 50th anniversary celebration in Ilorin. Speaking at the investiture of 65 distinguished Nigerians, including 50 ambassadors,…
Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another woman. She shared the revelation while ministering at a recent…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has stated that prominent political heavyweights in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are meeting with the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to get Kano state mega votes. Kwankwaso, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the…
Former Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has shared insights into the complex challenges facing deputy leaders, citing observations from former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Umar Ganduje about the impossible position of second-in-command officials. In a Symfoni TV media coverage from 5:49, Osinbajo recounted Ganduje’s humorous but pointed analysis of the predicament facing deputies…
The Ibadan Discourse Group, an assembly of eminent Nigerians from across the South West, has congratulated prolific writer and journalist, Dr. Lasisi Olagunju on his election as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. Dr. Olagunju, Editor of the Nigerian Tribune On Saturday, is a member of the Ibadan Discourse Group. In a press…
US President, Donald Trump, has snubbed the iconic duo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as he weighed in on the debate over the greatest footballer of all time. According to Trump, Pele is the best player to ever grace the game.The American president attended Sunday’s Club World Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea…
Rauf Aregbesola, the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has taken a swipe at his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he was unjustly pushed out of the party. Speaking in Osogbo on Sunday during a rally to welcome him back to the State following his new appointment, Aregbesola said…
Nigeria’s former Military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) on Sunday paid glowing tribute to his former colleague and ex-Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari who died in a London hospital on Sunday. Babangida, in the tribute recalled that he first met Buhari in 1962 when they both joined the army in Kaduna. Babangida led the…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against some of his appointments and governors decamping to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from other parties. In a statement signed by his media aide, Primate Ayodele released a series of warnings to the president surrounding the Nigerian economy,…
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disclosed why he refused to honour an invitation from an African head of state seeking divine healing.Speaking during the July Holy Ghost Service held on Friday evening at the Redemption City in Mowe, Ogun State, the revered cleric recounted how the…
