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… Royal Presence Highlights Traditional Interest in Reform Process BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Olu Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has reiterated the importance of traditional institutions in Nigeria and renewed his advocacy for their formal inclusion in the constitutionally defined structure …
Read More »“Lion of Africa”: Prince Okes Masima Releases Song Inspired By Dream For FCT Minister Nyesom Wike
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigerian-born broadcaster, author, actor, and musician, Prince Okes Masima has made headlines again – this time with the release of a spiritually inspired song titled “Lion of Africa,” a tribute to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. The Delta State-born prince, who has …
Read More »Gospel Minister ‘Image’ To Headline Lost Season 7.0 Worship Concert In Lagos
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Freude’s Place at 23 Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Lagos, will come alive on Friday, July 18, 2025, as Image Music Global Network presents, “Lost Season 7.0” – a powerful worship experience themed: “The Encounter.” At the heart of this annual worship concert is Oladimeji, the …
Read More »Oyo Government Stands Firm On Renaming Ibadan Polytechnic After Olunloyo
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its decision to rename The Polytechnic, Ibadan, after the late former governor, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, despite growing protests from students. Speaking on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief”, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the state’s Commissioner …
Read More »GTCO Plc Becomes 1st Financial Services Institution Kn West Africa To Achieve Listing, Trading of its Ordinary Shares On London Stock Exchange
LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 4, 2025 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), Africa’s leading and most profitable Financial Services Group, has recorded a significant milestone in its growth and expansion journey with the successful admission of its Ordinary Shares to the Equity Shares (International Commercial Companies Secondary Listing) …
Read More »“Security Agencies Also Benefited From Nigeria’s Oil Subsidy Scam” – Ex-EFCC Chair Abdulrasheed Bawa
…Reveals $450m Lost, 80% of Stolen Funds Recovered in Landmark Corruption Probe Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has made a startling revelation that Nigerian law enforcement agencies were among those who profited from the country’s infamous oil subsidy fraud, which spanned from 2006 …
Read More »Wadoye Felicitates Hon. Kayode Oladele On Appointment As Acting FCC Chairman
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Bobagunwa of Ilaro-Yewa, in Ogun State, Alhaji (Chief) Waidi Haruna, popularly known as Wadoye, has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Kayode Oladele on his recent appointment as the Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). In a statement personally signed and made …
Read More »Why Iresaadu Community Rejects Soun’s Scheduled Town Hall Meeting
IRESADU, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The ancient town of Iresaadu, near Ogbomoso, has firmly rejected a proposed town hall meeting planned by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye. In a statement issued by a Prince of Iresaadu, Adeyanju Adebayo, the community disclosed that Oba Olaoye scheduled the town hall …
Read More »Committee Of Friends Hosts Architect Olusegun Aluko, PhD, In A Grand Celebration Of Retirement, 65th Birthday (+photos)
… Aluko Expresses Gratitude to Royal Fathers and Community BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In a well-attended and emotional event, the Committee of Friends of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro came together on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, to honour Architect Olusegun Olanrewaju Aluko, PhD – the immediate past …
Read More »Editor, Experts Laud Dangote’s CNG Initiative As Landmark Move Since Independence, Monopoly Fears Misplaced, Says Rewane
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The latest initiative by Dangote Petroleum Refinery continues to receive praise from energy experts across Nigeria, with many describing it as the most significant development in the energy sector since the country’s Independence. The deployment of CNG-powered trucks and cost-saving distribution efforts has been …
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