Mr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, has been released on parole after spending nearly 37 years in prison. 

Opinion: By ‘Lekan Alabi Above statement, spelt and pronounced, “Koh show knee”, by some Lagos, Egbado, Egba and Ijebu bearers/families, is a statement of fact by Yoruba generally when they want to emphasise a fact of their long ancestral cleavage/claim to a positive act/deed. Simply put, Yoruba want “outsiders/strangers” to …

Opinion: By ‘Lekan Alabi As the world prepares for the first remembeance anniversary of the immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, (Iku Baba Yeye), Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, on Saturday, April 22, 2023. It’s going to be a panoramic journey with me to the life and times of the reincarnation …

Opinion: BY ‘WOLE OLADIPO Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, and Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi state, are both similarly different, and differently similar- they are mutually exclusive, and interwoven- it will get clearer as we read on, please! I never had any personal contact with both- but, I have …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, declared that his administration would continue to sustain the trust of the people of the state, emphasizing that sustaining public trust remained fundamental to the economic development of Ogun. Abiodun who made this declaration on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at …

IJEBU-ODE – The Ogun State government has urged the corporate organisations and wealthy individuals in the country to continue giving succour to Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), individuals and other less-privileged organisations, so as to give back to the indigents in the society. The State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-govermental Affairs, …

LAGOS, Nigeria – April 2023 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦214.2billion, …

LAGOS – The celebrated Nigerian female hip-hop crooner, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence – widely reported online as a kidnap attempt. Tiwa, the talented singer, made the revelation on her Instagram handle via a statement signed by her management. It reads in part: …

ILARO-YEWA – Two teachers of DEUTERONOMY ACADEMY, Ilaro-Yewa, have been brought before the Chief Magistrate D.O. Ogunbowale Kolawole of Magistrate Court One, sitting in Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, on a two counts charge of assault and conspiracy to harm and to cause injury to Mester Mohammed Kabir Yakubu, an eleven years …

ABEOKUTA – A coalition of Yewa/Awori progressives in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed disappointment in Governor Dapo Abiodun for reneging on a gentleman’s agreement to have power return to the zone in 2027. The coalition accused the Governor of betraying their trust threatening to expose how they …