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By Raymond Osho: Reporting from Abeokuta Worried about the allegation by the Awori people of Ogun State that the Alake of Abeokuta &Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo was plotting to impose traditional rulers on the people of the land, the Alake has urged the Olota of Ota, Oba …

The foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc as part of its several innovative strides in the Nigeria’s banking industry, recently completed and opened the first digital playground for children in Nigeria. The GTBank Play Centre which is located in Lekki, Lagos, is equipped with a wide range of …

Celebrated African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the continent. The strong African voices which included Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka; Professor emeritus …

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has stated that Africa is the strategy of Ecobank. Akinwuntan who was speaking in commemoration of Africa Day 2019 noted that Ecobank’s “approach to doing business in Africa is to create a united and integrated brand and platform that reflects the values of …

The Ilaro Muslim community had condemned the out-going Governor of Ogun state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun for demolishing there mosques without adequate compensation paid to them. Speaking with StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com, in Ilaro, headquarters of Ogun West, some members of the community who pleaded anonymity while expressing their disappointment, …

The National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr Saleh Alhassan, has revealed that they were promised N100billion by the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The group made this known while admitting that they demanded for N100bn from the Federal Government. According to Miyetti Allah, the money they are demanding from FG is …

By Auwal Mustapha Imam The old Kano state had four Emirates: Kano, Hadejia, Gumel and Kazaure before Jigawa was carved out in August 1991. To monopolise the Kano Emirate, Hadejia, Gumel and Kazaure were manipulated to be in Jigawa state, even though Kazaure is more Kano and more closer to …

The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has accused Governor Ibikunle Amosun of disliking people of Ijebuland in Ogun State. He made this claim while speaking at the 3rd Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Professorial Chair in Governance Lecture organised to celebrate his 85th birthday and 59th year …

The daughter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and leader of traders in Lagos, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has said that some traders in the Computer Village market who protested against the appointment of Iyaloja and Babaloja in the market on Tuesday …

A Nigerian man has been left in shock after he discovered through a mandatory DNA test at the US Embassy that a kid he calls his own is not his son. According to Rita Ebiuwa who shared the story on Facebook, the man was planning on relocating to the USA …