EKITI ANA TO HOST OSUNDARE COLLOQUIUM

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Ekiti State Chapter, has announced a collaboration with Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, for the second edition of the annual Niyi Osundare Colloquium. The event aims to celebrate literature and arts. According to Dr. Wole Balogun, ANA Ekiti State Public Relations Officer, the colloquium is themed “The Role…

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KATSINA BANS NIGHTCLUBS

The Katsina State Hisbah Board has issued a statewide ban on nightclub activities, emphasizing the need to uphold religious and societal values. Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, February 19, directing nightclub operators to cease operations immediately. Hisbah police have declared a ban on…

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TRUMP: ELON MUSK IS A ‘BRAINPOWER’

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday eulogised his ally and tech billionaire, Elon Musk, describing him as a great “personality with brainpower.” Musk has suffered a series of criticisms since the US President appointed him to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE. Some of Trump’s critics, especially the Democrats, criticised Elon Musk,…

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APC TAKES OVER OSUN LGS

Chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, yesterday, took over the control of local government council secretariats across the state. The APC and the Osun State government have been at loggerheads over the control of the councils following the Court of Appeal judgement. While the APC…

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ANAMBRA GOES TOUGH ON SECURITY DIRECTIVES

The Anambra State Government has issued a stern warning to town criers who have been misrepresenting the provisions of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025. According to a public notice signed by Commissioner for Information Law Mefor, PhD, some town criers have been spreading false information about the law, including claims that people…

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RCCG TO CELEBRATE ADEBOYE IN LAGOS

To celebrate the 83rd birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the organisers have concluded to light up Lagos with a series of programmes. While briefing journalists, Assistant General Overseer of RCCG, Johnson Odesola, disclosed the programme would take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at…

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APC MEN RESUME AT 14 LGS IN OSUN

As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 LGA secretariats in the state. Checks revealed that the chairmen and councillors, accompanied by many APC members, have resumed at Ila, Ede South, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North,…

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TRADITIONAL RULER IN FBI NET

The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who went missing in March 2024, has been discovered in FBI custody, facing allegations of defrauding the U.S. government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Nigerian monarch, who also holds American citizenship, is battling a 13-count fraud indictment at the U.S. District Court for the Northern…

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