Opinion: BY KAYODE AKINMADE  In just a matter of days, all roads will lead to the Gateway State for the 26th edition of the iconic National Sports Festival (NSF). The festival, a celebration of Nigeria’s rich sports and cultural heritage, is billed to feature athletes competing in 33 sporting events, and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Baale of Alemafo-Ijebu in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Otunba Femi Ajayi, alongside his wife, Rt. Hon. (Chief) Mrs. Lateefat Bolanle Ajayi, Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, has extended heartfelt congratulations to His Royal …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ekarun of Ibese-Yewa, Chief ‘Leke Ibikunle, Ogun State, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle, MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, on the occasion of his …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Members of the Yewa Metropolitan Club, Ilaro, have extended warm congratulations to their Life Patron, HRM Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, as well as Chairman of the Ogun State Council of …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Oyinlade of Egbaland, Chief Lanre Eki-Ladipo, has extended warm congratulations to HRM Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, and Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, on the celebration of …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED , NIGERIA – The Bobagunwa of Ilaro-Yewa, Alhaji (Chief) Waidi Haruna (Wadoye), and his esteemed wife, Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Memunat Haruna, the Yeye Bobagunwa of Ilaro-Yewa, have extended their warmth greetings to HRM Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro …

BY PETER OLANIYAN ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Otun Baaroyin of Ilaro-Yewa, Elhadj (Otunba) Abu-Satar Idowu Hamed, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to HRM Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle MFR, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, as well as Chairman of the Ogun State Council …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Ibadan South East Local Government Traditional Council, led by the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, paid condolence visits today to the families of two notable Ibadan sons, the late Dr. Victor Olunloyo and Chief Yekeen Adeojo. The delegation’s visits …

ABAKALIKI, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that Nigerians have no reason to be living in poverty, given the country’s abundant natural and human resources. Speaking during a dinner held in his honour by the Abia State Government at the Government House, Umuahia, on Friday, April …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Nigeria’s current challenges are products of a complex interplay of historical, economic and social factors, including a flawed foundation, poor governance and successive elites’ inability to improve the country’s infrastructure and institutions. This foundational weakness has hindered national progress, resulting in unimpressive development indices. Those in …