ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Organizers of the highly anticipated Yewa Youth Unity Cup, a football competition aimed at fostering unity and friendship among Yewa’s vibrant youth, have announced that application forms for the tournament are now available. Forms of the competition scheduled to kick off on February 1, 2025.can …
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… A Turning Point In Davido’s Career LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigerian Afrobeat star David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has shed light on the story behind his first official music contract. The revelation came after Entertainment Talent Manager Tosin Ashafa shared details about the early stages of Davido’s music career. …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Government, on Wednesday, January 16, 2025 described the statement released by the Ogun State Chapter of the Coalition for United Political Parties (CUPP) accusing the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration in the state of plunging 68.1 percent of people living in Ogun State into …
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Opinion: BY ABIODUN BAIYEWU Global Rights is appalled by the travesty of justice and calls for an end to the intimidation and continued detention of four journalists: Olurotimi Olawale, Precious Eze Chukwunonso, Roland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami, noting that they have unjustly remained “wards” of the Nigerian criminal justice system …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, a member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency. Popularly known as “Ijaya” in political circles, her loss has left a …
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… Court Grants Bail Amid Public Interest In Case A court sitting in Ibadan has granted bail to Naomi Silekunola, former wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, a prominent broadcaster and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of Islamic High School Ibadan. The trio was arrested in connection with the …
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… Public Calls For Investigation Intensify LAGOS, NIGERIA – Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, January 13, 2025, voted to impeach Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, citing multiple statutory and financial infractions. Following Obasa’s removal, his Deputy Speaker, Lasbat Meranda, representing Apapa Constituency 1, was appointed as the …
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BY CHIEF ‘LEKAN ALABI As an invited panelist, to the 2025 S.L. AKINTOLA Memorial Lecture & Colloquium, coming up on Thursday, January 16, 2025, I shall, at the programme, recall how the former British colonialists were shocked that the now-defunct Western Nigeria, rather than crumble on their departure, after granting …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commiserated with the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole over the death of his mother, Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole. The deceased reportedly died on Friday, January 10, 2025, after a brief illness at …
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Legendary American actor Clint Eastwood, now 95, recently shared a profound and heartfelt reflection on aging and the fleeting nature of fame. Eastwood began, his words resonating with wisdom born of experience – “Growing old can be pretty scary, right? You find yourself witnessing everything around you. Your bones don’t …
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