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UAE visa issues will be resolved soon- Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said efforts are ongoing to resolve the issues Nigerians are experiencing with regards procuring the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa.  Keyamo disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the 7th African Aviation Summit in Abuja on Thursday, September 14. While speaking on the visa issues […]

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Our Son Is Just Five Months Old – MohBad’s Partner Mourns

Omowunmi Aloba, partner of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad, in a series of posts on Instagram mourned the sudden passing of her husband and father to their five-month old son, Liam.  Omowunmi, a linguist as described on her Instagram bio, shared a series of photos recounting their lives together before his sudden passing […]

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Engineer Agoro Tasks Tinubu on the manufacturing sector 

The Vice-President, of Collaboration and Linkages, Engineer Ademola Agoro has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to enhance and revive the manufacturing sector and bail out the country from the painful economic quagmire. Engineer Agoro made this suggestion while fielding posers. journalists in Ibadan on Sunday. The seasoned electrical engineer disclosed that Nigeria’s naira was […]

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GIND commends General T.Y Danjuma over award on humanitarian service, urged other wealthy Nigerians to emulate him

The Co-founder of Global Initiative for Nigeria Development (GIND), Engr. Michael Ale has felicitated the Nigerian politician and retired Nigerian army, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma over his recent award for human services.  The retired Nigerian army lieutenant general who played a key role in post independence military and political events in Nigeria was recently rewarded with […]

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Oyelade’s death, a great loss to Ibadan- Alli

Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC- Oyo South) has described the death of Ibadan Senior Chief and Babasale Musulumi of Ibadanland, Alhaji Lateef Oyelade as great loss to Ibadan. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Friday. Alhaji Lateef Adedoyin Oyelade died in […]

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Ibadan has lost a patriot- Olubadan.

The sudden death of Ekefa Olubadan, Senior Chief Lateef Oyelade has been described as a great loss to Ibadan social, religion and traditional system by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, CFR, Alli Okunmade II. Senior Chief Oyelade, the Babaasale Musulumi of Ibadanland was until his demise early Friday morning a member of […]

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Body of missing FUOYE student found b@ried in shallow gr@ve with eyes reportedly plucked out

A 100-level student of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Atanda Modupe Deborah, has been found d£ad two days after she went missing. It was gathered that the student of Nursing Department, stream A, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, went missing after she went to study in the class on Monday night, September 4, […]

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Tribunal dismisses Muraina’s petition against Adepoju’s victory,  N1.5m fine 

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a petition filed by Hon Ajibola Muraina, the APC House of Representatives Candidate in Ibarapa Central/North Constituency challenging the victory of the PDP candidate, Dr Anthony Adepoju for being frivolous and lacking merit. The tribunal on Tuesday, dismissed Muraina’s petition against Adepoju on lack […]

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Omoluabi Senator: The Remarkable Journey of Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli

Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli is a respected leader, politician, and public servant in Nigeria. He has spent decades working tirelessly to make a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians, particularly in his home state of Oyo.  He is widely regarded as an Omoluabi Senator – a leader who embodies the highest ideals of integrity, […]

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Head Of Police Service Sets Up Panel To Probe Police Cadet’s Death

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has instituted a seven-man Panel of Inquiry, headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, Abiodun Alabi, with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a police cadet, Sulaiman Jika at […]

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Nigerian bank employees to join NLC’s two-day strike action

The National Union Of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, has directed all banks to shut down on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th September 2023t. According to the statement, the notice is in line with the Nigeria Labour Congress’ resolution to a two days strike action, which was made after the National Executive council […]

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Lady Body Found Dumped In Owerri Road

The body of a yet-to-be identified woman was found dumped at a refuse site along DSS Road in Amakohia area of Owerri, Imo State.  An eyewitness, Uche Clinton Chidi Abazie, said the corpse was found on Monday morning, September 4, 2023. “We saw her Dead this morning at Amakohia Owerri along DSS Road, please if […]

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*Erunmu residents rue non-inclusion of community’s Baale amongst new Ibadan Obas

.allege PDP Chief Wole Oyelese of complicit* Residents of Erunmu, a suburb of Ibadanland located in the present day Egbeda Local Government area of Oyo State on Saturday rued the non-inclusion of the Baale of Erunmu, Chief Oyesola Akanji Oyerinde 1, in the list of the Baales crowned as Obas by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, […]

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Evil that doctors do must not die with patients, Oyo NUJ blasts NMA chairman over tirade against Ayefele

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State Council has described as despicable and height of irresponsibility, an attack on the chairman of Fresh FM International, Dr Yinka Ayefele and the radio by the state chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Wale Lasisi. The NMA chairman, in a reckless statement signed by him, […]

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Isese: Sowore Calls For Removal Of Kwara CP

Isese: Sowore Calls For Removal Of Kwara CP Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress and human rights activist, Omoyole Sowore, has called for the removal of Ebunoluwa Adelesi as Kwara State Police commissioner. Sowore said this while reacting to a Punch Online report about a Lagos Federal High Court summoning nine persons, including […]

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Emeka, son of Phillips Oduoza, NOVA Merchant bank chair dies at 27

Emeka Oduoza, the son of Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank, has passed on, aged 27.  Emeka, a promising  investment banker, died at the weekend in New York, United States. Until his death, Emeka was  a reputable and valued member of Blackstone, one of the largest financial institutions in the world. The young Oduoza was renowned for his excellence, […]

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Potable water may become unaffordable for downtrodden Nigerians over high cost of borehole drilling – Ale

•Congratulates Joseph Utsve, the new Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation The Co-founder of Global Initiative for Nigeria Development (GIND), Engr. Michael Ale has decried the increasing cost of borehole drilling in the country.  The development expert who described the current free fall of Naira currency as cause for the increasing high cost of drilling […]

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Herder arrested for chopping farmer’s hand off in Plateau, claims self-defence

Men of the Plateau state police command have arrested a 24-year-old Fulani herder, one Abdulrahama Kaila, for chopping off the hand of a farmer in Shendam local government area of Southern Plateau State. A video of the victim holding his chopped left hand went viral few days ago.   Parading the the suspect before newsmen in […]

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Oba Adeoye emerges 12th President Of Rotary Club Of Ibadan City Central

…As Club Inducts Oyo Deputy Gov As Honorary Rotarian Rotarian Oba Adéòye Gbenga Adigun, the Aare Alawo Ekun Ofiki of Ofiki Land, has been inaugurated as the 12th President of Rotary Club of Ibadan City Central. The investiture  which was held last week in Ibadan, had in attendance the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Abdulraheem […]

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Nigeria Government Slams Fresh Charges Against Ex-CBN Boss Emefiele

The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the Nation reports. In an oral application, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal […]

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