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IBADAN – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the late Mrs. Tola Oyediran, nee Awolowo as a very kind, warm and welcoming person just as she was interred on Friday, December 4, 2020 in Ibadan after a church service at All Saints Church, Jericho. Prof. Osinbajo made the statement in …

Opinion By Ayomide Oriade The year 2020 has been a year like no other, no thanks to Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying restrictive measures which unleashed a far-reaching socio-economic impact on businesses globally. Firms and businesses were sent to survival mode while many who couldn’t cope were forced out of …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – Leadership of the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by Comrade Omolola Adeyinka has sent a message of “Save our Union” to the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun (MFR) According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that adopting new models of investments for infrastructural development in the country is now an imperative as reliance on public expenditure alone is no longer sufficient or capable of meeting the $3 Trillion needed to bridge the infrastructural …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – House of Representatives aspirant under the platform of Accord Party in 2019- elections from Ibadan Southwest Local Government who recently decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Opeyemi Fatola has joined others to commiserate with Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the death …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Erelu Bolanle Amoke Kuku, the Founder of Oodua Heritage International Organization (OHIO) and Board Member, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has enjoined the Oodua descendants to rescue Yoruba culture from going into extinction, calling for a collaborative effort to revive the rich cultural heritage. While …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, has said the ceding of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso to Oyo State by the National Universities Commission (NUC) is a fulfiment of the campaign promise made by Governor Seyi Makinde in 2019. …

LAGOS – In response to the rising cases of gender-based violence in Nigeria and across the world, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative in partnership with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender-Based Violence (NGWA-GBV), recently organised a virtual webinar themed ‘Tackling the menace of gender-based violence in our society’. The webinar featured …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – The Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Ogun State Council has denied the membership of Olanrewaju Adegboyega and six others, claiming to be leaders of the Federated Chapel of the Union. The Union in a disclaimer, signed by its Caretaker Secretary, Comrade Wale Oluokun notified government …

ADO-EKITI – The Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said governors are frustrated over the security challenges facing the country. The governor stated this on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 when he led some governors on a condolence visit to their Borno State counterpart, Babagana Zulum, over the recent Boko Haram …