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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for reconstituting Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC). Abiodun stated this on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the official launching of the council in Owerri, Imo State. His words, “Amidst current economic challenges, we recognise …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigerian music and film icon Onyeka Onwenu has passed away at the age of 72. Reports indicated that she died on the night of Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli. An eyewitness confirmed the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The city of Lagos was adorned with an aura of unparalleled elegance and celebration on a splendid Saturday, July 27, 2024, as Olusegun Olugbemileke Amore, son of Chief Atinsola & Chief (Mrs.) Oluremi Amore, the Bobaseye and Yeye Bobaseye of Ilaro-Yewa, respectively, and former …

AGEGE, LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a bid to maintain peace and stability in Agege, Lagos, a grassroots mobilizer and founder of Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel Campaign Organisation (TOSCO), has appealed to youths in the community to reject the proposed nationwide hunger protest. In a statement released by TOSCO’s Publicity Secretary, Adebola …

Tribute! BY ABIODUN  KOMOLAFE Today, I recall my darkest hours; I remember stumbling upon a beacon of hope in a world that seemed determined to crush me. In 1991, when life’s dark waters rose to swallow me and everyone around seemed to be saying ‘throw in the towel’, I sought …

…Warn IOCs Against Economic Sabotage, Urge FG To End Fuel, Diesel Importation LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), over the weekend, threatened to renew agitation for greater autonomy and control of their natural resources, if the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, a beloved community leader and philanthropist, was laid to rest according to Islamic rites on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at her residence at 11 Oredola Estate, Okepadi, Ado-Odo, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. She …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the domestication of some resolutions of the National Council on Establishments (NCE) into the state’s civil service.  The State’s Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya made the disclosure when the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Head of Media and External Relations of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Ramon Nasir, has lost his mother Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, fondly called Olowoletiaso. Aged 86, the Iya Oba of Imasayi-Yewa Kingdom, Ogun State, peacefully departed …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun has appealed to youths in the State and the country as a whole to shelve the planned mass protest across the country, “being sponsored by faceless elements and embrace dialogue.” Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known at the …