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LAGOS – The Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA) is issuing a call to interested, committed, experienced, and reputable volunteers to nominate worthy and inspirational potential recipients for its inaugural awards. The awards, organized by Femi Akintunde, the coordinator of WOMA, are scheduled to take place from December 9 to 23, …

Tribute: BY OLOYE ‘LEKAN ALABI On Saturday, October 28, 2023, Iyalode Alaba Lawson, MFR, F.Iod, the Iyalode Egbaland and Iyalode Yorubaland, a perfect fix for the above-named exalted Nigerian political position, passed on in her hometown, Abeokuta, Ogun State of Nigeria. She was aged 72 years. May the kind soul …

ABUJA – Efforts of the Ogun State government towards ensuring Information and Communication Technology (ICT) continues to be entrenched in the improvement of the quality of life of the people has again being acknowledged. This came to the fore as the State received an award, recognising it as the 2nd …

Nigerian actor Yul Edochie has expressed his disapproval of journalist Rufai Oseni’s recent contentious encounter with All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain Jesutega Onokpasa on an Arise TV programme. During the interview, Rufai posed a question that did not sit well with Onokpasa, leading to a heated exchange. In response to …

…Extends Offer To Assist Tinubu Government To Recover $200 Billion From Subsidy Fraudsters LAGOS – Eminent human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has put forth a solution for the Bola Tinubu government to reclaim a substantial sum of $200 billion from those involved in fuel …

LAGOS – Replicating the remarkable performance achieved in the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again announced a splendid performance in its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, recording impressive growth across all …

..Says Iyalode Was A Selfless Woman ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed plans by the state government to set up a committee that will work out a befitting burial for the late Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson. Iyalode Lawson died on Saturday, October 28, …

ILARO-YEWA –  Otunba (Dr.) Wasiu Taiwo, the President of Yewa Chamber Of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (YECCIMA), has expressed deep shock and sadness following the sudden passing of Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson, the Iyalode of Yorubaland, in the early hours of Saturday, October 28, 2023. Dr. Taiwo, fondly called …

Opinion: No matter how one looks at today’s Supreme court judgement….emotionally, personally, politically, with ethno-religious interests/sentiments, hatred, love, or as apolitical…all of which are not my own interests or concerns, now- but, whatever the seven eminent jurists arrive at, today, will, definitely, not only reshape the Nigerian political/legal history/landscape, but …

IPERU-REMO – The desire of indigent students in Remoland to continue to have access to quality education is now a reality with the award of scholarships by the Gbemiga Abiodun Education Programme to 603 students in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across Ogun state. The Gbemiga Abiodun Education Programme was …