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…Acknowledges Awujale’s Role In 2023 Election Victory BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, highlighting the monarch’s significant contributions to his success in the 2023 presidential election. The President made this …

…Acknowledge Ongoing Conversations Around Pension Protests BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigeria Police Force has acknowledged the current discourse surrounding the peaceful protest being planned by some retired police officers over pension entitlements. While some accounts in the public space are factual and expressed in good faith, …

By ABU-SATAR HAMED  IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The final burial rites for the late Chief Yemi Ogunyemi, the Baale of Oluyole-Ibadan and revered media icon, will be held today, Saturday, July 19, 2025, at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State. A Thanksgiving Service will follow on …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a public advisory to dispel a common misconception among travelers regarding the validity of U.S. visas and their authorized stay in the country. In a statement shared on the embassy’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on July 17, the …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Government has announced the constitution of State Burial Committee for the late Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona GCON, who joined his ancestors on Sunday 13th July, 2025 and subsequently buried the following day. According to the statement …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Former governor of Ogun State, who was also a Senator for Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has expressed the shattering message he received at about 4 p.m on Sunday, July 13,, 2025 – breaking the sad news of the death …

… Governor Dikko Radda Moved To Tears During Burial BY ABU-SATAR HAMED DAURA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA – Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was buried on Tuesday, July 16, 2025, in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, and the solemn ceremony was attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim …

BY IDOWU HAMED  “Why I Championed the Rights of Obas to Be Buried According to Their Faith” – Awùjalè IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Observers have continued to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the burial of the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, GCON, the Awùjalè of Ijebu and Paramount …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has paid glowing tribute to the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing him as a distinguished symbol of pride for Ijebuland, Ogun State, and Nigeria at large. Oba Adetona, who was crowned in …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has officially announced the opening of applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Training Programme, the bank’s annual flagship capacity development initiative for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. Now in its 7th edition, the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (DBNETP) is …