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… Speaker Backs Constitutional Recognition Of Traditional Rulers While IGP Pledges Stronger Collaboration BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – His Royal Majesty, Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Olu of Ilaro, Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, and Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, joined the Alaafin of Oyo to …

…Residents, Stakeholders Express Anger at IBEDC’s Failure As Youths Demand Urgent Government Intervention BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBESE-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Residents of 21 host communities of Dangote Cement, Ibese-Yewa, Ogun State, are expressing deep frustration over the failure of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore power as …

IPERU-ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Friday, granted approval to the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport, Ilisan-Iperu, Ogun State, to begin commercial flight operations. The approval given in line with Part 12.15.17 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) granted an Interim Aerodrome Operational Permit …

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Access HoldingsPLC has pledged its continued support for Zambia’s energy and agriculture sectors, following a courtesy visit and high-level discussion with Zambia’s President, President Hakainde Hichilema at the State House in Lusaka. During the meeting, President Hichilema noted that Zambia currently faces a shortage in power generation …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE In recent times, we’ve seen the transition of the powerful, but we must not ignore the transition of millions of ordinary people, for their lives also count. We are reminded of John Donne’s famous admonition that we should “never send to know for whom the bell …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 14, 2025 – HAVAS Africa today announced the launch of HAVAS Red Nigeria, expanding the global merged media agency’s presence in West Africa and further strengthening its position across the continent. This follows HAVAS Red’s initial expansion into South Africa in October 2023, Côte d’Ivoire in …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Oxygen X Finance Company Limited, the digital lending subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc, is redefining access to credit in Nigeria through bold innovation, sustainable growth, and a clear purpose: to make a positive impact in Africa.  Established as the first standalone digital lending business by a major …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Super Falcons have rejected the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) attempt to pay President Bola Tinubu’s promised $100,000 reward in naira, demanding instead to receive the funds in U.S. dollars as originally announced. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had announced the $100,000 cash gift, along with national …

ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has announced Wednesday , August 20, 2025,as a public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese Day celebration.  It would be recalled that August 20 was formally declared a public holiday in 2023, following a motion passed by the Ogun State House …

IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Adeyemi ruling house, a branch of the Anikilaya dynasty in Ijebuland, Ogun State, has raised strong objections to what it calls a deliberate exclusion from the Anikilaya royal lineage – one of the ruling houses eligible to produce candidates for the stool of the …