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The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Wednesday fulfilled his promise to name his newly born prince after his predecessor, Sir Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi. The day which climaxed the first eight-day of the 3 week cultural rites traditionally observed at the Ile Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ife for naming new born princes and princess started with the traditional movement of the Ooni from his private residence in the palace to the sacred Yeyemoolu well to offer prayers and traditional rites before moving through various palace chambers; from Ile Ogun to Ile Odikeji and Ile Omirin, finally to Ile-Igbo to mount the oldest stool of Oduduwa at Ile Igbo Where a reigning Ooni occasionally sits whenever there is a very important events. At Ile Igbo, spiritual obeisance by the Isoros and other traditional rites were offered to formally welcome the royal baby to the Ife Royal Court and announce his names to the general public. Custodians of various deities ...

 Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency. Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, producing a series of sublime individual performances to lead his team to glory. In a statement on Twitter, the Argentine Football Association expressed “its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend”, adding: “You will always be in our hearts.” Maradona played for Barcelona and Napoli during his club career, winning two Serie A titles with the Italian side. Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina, representing them in four World Cups. He led his country to the 1990 final in Italy, where they were beaten by West Germany, before captaining them again in the United States in 1994, but was sent home after failing a drugs te...

A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has advised the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to shift his propose visit to the state for another time.  Oyinlola noted that Chief Bisi Akande does not give him problem when he took over from him(Akande) and he (Oyinlola) did not also give Aregbesola any problem till he finished his eight years.  He warned the minister of interior to avoid any action that would present him as making effort to make the state ungovernable for Governor Gboyega Oyetola.  Oyinlola in a statement made available to newsmen Wednesday, stated that he noted Aregbesola’s explanation that he was coming to the state to engage with the people on the EndSARS crisis as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari but advised that the Interior Minister could do that on another day.  The reaction of Oyinlola was followed reports that Aregbesola plans to hold a political programme parallel to the incumbent Governo...

The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday warned ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, to stay away from the state to prevent the breakdown of the law and order. A statement by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Diran Odeyemi, obtained by newsmen in Osogbo, also called on security operatives to pay attention to the planned visit by Aregbesola purportedly to mark 10 years of the return of progressives’ administration in the state. Odeyemi also said Aregbesola’s visit had exposed Oyetola, Aregbesola’s strained relationship, and cautioned that rather than come to Osun for any celebration, the ex-governor should endeavor to let the residents enjoy their peace. The PDP stalwart also claimed there was no concrete achievement recorded in the state during Aregbesola’s tenure, insisting that the proposed visit was a ploy to cause mayhem. The statement read in part, “It is more than mere coincidence that Rauf Aregbesola decided to mark 10 years of his administration...

On Tuesday, the Senate approved a proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to reimburse N148,141,969,161.24 to the state governments of Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Osun and Ondo for projects undertaken on behalf of the federal government. The approval follows the consideration of a report by Senator Clifford Ordia (PDP-Edo Central), chaired by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. Ordia in his presentation stated that most of the Federal highways in the beneficiary states where said projects were executed “were at a deplorable state before the intervention of the state governments.” According to him the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing carried out a series of visits on all federal roads constructed by the States and concluded that the quality of the work performed met the required level.’ The lawmaker however noted that states like Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa and Ondo States embarked on the highway projects execution as far back as 2005 till date. He added that while ...

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 The simmering feud between Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State and his predeces­sor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, may escalate this week and plunge the state into crisis. Credible sources said de­spite belonging to the same political family, the relationship between Oyetola and Aregbe­sola has “seriously collapsed and several efforts made to reconcile both men within and outside the state have failed to achieve the desired result”. Speaking with our correspondent on Sunday, the source, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is among those brokering peace between the duo, said while Oyetola, who was sworn in on November 27, 2018 has rolled out plans to mark his second anniversary, Aregbes­ola, on the other hand has also rolled out plans to celebrate 10 years of progressive gover­nance in Osun State. According to him, even though the 10 years covers the eight-year tenure of Aregbesola as governor and Oyetola’s two years in office, the state gover...

Parents of the abducted students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, said they paid between N500,000 and N4 million to get each of their children released. According to them though some handed over the ransom to members of the Kaduna syndicate, the rest of them were approached separately and made to carry the ransom to the kidnappers’ enclave on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. They said the kidnappers also demanded that they bring maltina and milk with the cash. “They called me on Saturday and said if I am unable to pay N1 million, they would kill the girls, marry them or use them as sex slaves. “On arriving Kaduna, we were told that security personnel were monitoring the bandits in the bush but, surprisingly, the bandits called us to come and wait at Abuja junction. “They gave us a phone number to contact them. We called the number, and the person came to take us to the car, Unknown to me the driver of the car was also a parent; his daughter was one of the kidnap victims. ...

Igbomina Day: Personalities, Indigenes Celebrate, Raise Fund For Construction Of Igbomina House Residents, sons and daughters of Ila-Orangun town in Osun state on Saturday 21st November 2020 celebrated and raised fund for the construction of Igbomina House which is set to be located in Ila which is the headquarters of Igbomina land. The Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Adedotun Bibire l, led other eminent traditional rulers both from Osun, Ekiti and Kwara states, was so elated to see the Igbominas coming together to chart a new course. Oba Adedotun stressed the importance of Igbomina in Yoruba land, pointing out that history well captured its link to yoruba lineage, which can’t be washed away by anyone. “Igbomina has a lofty historical background from Ile-Ife which can never be washed away and we are gradually bringing everybody together under one umbrella, which is Asepo Omo Igbomina,” said Oba Adedotun. Historically, Igbomina clan cuts across Osun, Kwara and Ekiti. In Osun, they are from tw...

Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, who is known to put smiles on the faces of her fans as an actress, especially on Tik Tok is currently very unhappy as she has lost her mother. The actress took to her social media page to announce the death of her mother, Mrs Victoria Olubunmi Fetuga. Ojo stated that her mother died in her sleep. She wrote on her verified Instagram page, “My mother, my jewel, my guardian, my pearl, this is how you said goodbye? We were joking about this days ago. I told you how much I want you to live long and watch the children become grown men and women but you said no; your joy was that I am happy. That your spirit would protect and be with us. Little did I know you were set to leave. “With total submission to the will of God, I announce the death of my mother, Mrs Victoria Olubunmi Fetuga, who passed away in her sleep in the early hours of today, Saturday 21st November at the age of 67-years. Mama, you might be gone but we, your children and grandkids would mak...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State disclosed on Saturday that the dissolution of the joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso would not affect the indigenes of Osun State working in the university as the institution would be positioned to have global appeal. This came as the LAUTECH Alumni lauded Governor Makinde and his Osun State counterpart, Gboyega Oyetola, on the final resolution and transfer of ownership of the university to Oyo State. Responding to questions during a live programme on FRESH 105.9 FM, Ibadan on Saturday, the governor maintained that with the development, the state had taken full financial responsibility on the university. He said, “When we came in we had to intervene and for this year 2020, Oyo State has been funding LAUTECH alone and we have appropriated enough money in the 2021 budget to continue doing this. “Nothing is going to change. Of course, we have issues with how the university had been running in the past, we have to change it but it won...

The National Universities Commission has transferred ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH Ogbomoso to the Oyo State Government while the Osun state Government is to take over the College of Health Sciences in Osogbo. The resolution followed the lingering ownership of LAUTECH over the years. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission Professor Abubakar Rasheed stated this at a media briefing in Abuja. Professor Rasheed said both Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Adegboyega Oyetola signed a memorandum of Agreement to the development. The NUC boss expressed optimism that the new arrangement would restore peace to LAUTECH. More Details shortly

Senate President Ahmad Lawan warned that if the Senate were abolished as criticized by some Nigerians, there might be chaos. Rather, he challenged those who are not happy with the senators in the new 9th Senate to vote them out in 2023 if they don’t like their faces. Lawan announced this on Friday, while announcing an open retreat for senior management of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission in Abuja. In comparison to the House of Representatives, where states with higher populations generate the highest number of legislators, he described the Senate as a leveler that ensured that all parts of the country are equally represented. Because of the alleged jumbo pay received by the senators, the Senate President also faulted the claim of those clamoring for the scrapping of the Senate. He said the annual budget of the National Assembly is less than one per cent of the nation’s 2021 budget.

Neymar is set to return from injury for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Friday with a view to facing RB Leipzig in a crucial Champions League match next week, the club said. The Brazilian, who has been sidelined since injuring a thigh muscle against Turkish club Basaksehir in the Champions League on October 28, came through a training session with the PSG squad without any problems on Thursday. Coach Thomas Tuchel said on Thursday that Neymar could play “a few minutes” against Monaco. The injury ruled him out of Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers during the international break. PSG, last season’s beaten finalists, need to beat Leipzig at home on Tuesday to remain in contention to qualify for the knockout stage. Kylian Mbappe is also back in the PSG squad for the visit to the principality despite being troubled by injuries since the start of the season. Italian pair Marco Verratti and Mauro Icardi are still not ready to return from injury but PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said he was hopeful the...

Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat singer and social crusader, has said that Desmond Elliot, a lawmaker and entertainer from Lagos State, is a man who does not stand for anything. Ever since a video appeared of him at the Lagos State House of Assembly, where he called Nigerian young people’ children ‘and pursued social media control, the lawmaker has faced backlash from the public. The Grammy award-nominated musician mentioned in an exclusive interview that the Nigerian people have given the lawmaker a new name, Desmond Idiot, which is the name he calls the lawmaker. “He said There is no one like Desmond Elliot, and Desmond Idiot is his new name among the people of Nigeria. His real name is Desmond Idiot, an insult that he doesn’t like. Being a youth is not an ideology. A man like Desmond does not stand for anything. He is also a beneficiary of that patronage system that has been used to establish every other person in Nigeria There is nothing special about where he is. He is not there by talent, ...

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR, GCON (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari, marking the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost re-election and conceded defeat. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010; and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007. Early life Jonathan was born on 20 November 1957 in Ogbia to a Christian family of canoe makers, from the Ijaw minority ethnic group. He received a bachelor degree in zoology (second-class honours), a masters degree in hydrobiology and fisheries biology; and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Port Harcourt. Political career Before his entry into politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, a lecturer and an environmental-protection officer. Deputy Governor of B...

President Muhammadu Buhari has received the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led probe panel on alleged corruption charges against suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magi, at the State House, Abuja. In a ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers of the State House, the panel, led by Justice Salami, would be handing boxes of documents, believed to be volumes of the report to the President. The panel was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in July and given 45 days to carry out the assignment but the time frame was extended further after the panel requested more time. Magu was accused of corruption and abuse of office by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

  Every arrangement has been concluded by the Bola Ige Centre for Justice to stage the 19th year Bola Ige memorial Syposium on Thursday 17th December, 2020, at Osun Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State, by 11am prompt, with Parcitipants, majorly Youth and Student Leaders drawn from the 6 Geopolitical Regions of Nigeria. The Topic “19th year after Bola Ige: Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria”, will be discussed by Mr Ade Ajakaiye, former AIG Zone 6, Calabar and Ex – ADC to Chief Bola Ige alongside Comrade Mashood Erubami, Convener, Voters’ Assembly, under the Distinguished Chairmanship of Senator Biyi Durojaiye, a Prominent June 12 Activist from Ogun State. Chief Host is Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The National Leader of All Progressives’Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the Special Guest of Honour while Guest of Honour is Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State. Father and Mother of the day are Prince Tajudeen Olusi, Chairman, Governor’s Adv...

A security aide to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has allegedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head. The incident, which occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3 pm on Thursday, caused panic in the area. The victim identified as Ifeanyi Okereke was subsequently rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers, where he reportedly died. Our correspondent learnt that the shooting incident happened when Okereke and other street vendors selling on the Shehu Shagari Way, Three Arms Zone, flocked around the convoy of the speaker who was said to be in the habit of giving out money anytime he passed them. The Chairman of the Newspapers Vendors Association in FCT, Etim Eteng, told The PUNCH that Okereke died at the National Hospital shortly after the incident, adding that his wife gave birth to a baby on Thursday morning. “The speaker called to give vendors money and the security aide just shot him (Okereke) in the head. He was rush...

Pep Guardiola has ended speculation over his Manchester City future after signing a new two-year contract extension on Thursday. Guardiola was due to be out of contract at the end of this season and it had been suggested the Spaniard might be ready to leave City. But the 49-year-old has now agreed to stay at the Etihad Stadium until at least 2023. “Manchester City are pleased to announce that Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year deal with the club,” a statement on City’s website said. Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola is midway through his fifth campaign with the Premier League and his new deal will extend what is already his longest stay at any club. He has won two Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup with City, although winning the club’s first Champions League crown has proved elusive so far. Amid upheaval at his old club Barcelona, Guardiola found himself linked with a return to the Camp Nou. But he is reported to have told the City hierarchy t...

Lawmaker representing Benue South, Abba Patrick Moro, has called on the Ministry of Health for swift intervention as a ‘strange disease’ kills 17 people in Ankpa community, with several others currently receiving treatment in the hospitals. Moro, while commiserating with the families of victims, asked the government to send health experts to the community to save the lives of the people. He said, “The outbreak of disease and unfortunate deaths in Owukpa came at a time the state government and health experts are battling to contain a similar incident in Otukpa.” A similar strange sickness broke out in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State with at least 11 persons dead. Similarly in Delta State, 30 persons died from an unknown disease the state government claimed to be Yellow Fever.

On Thursday, the Federal Government insisted that, contrary to popular opinion, there were no mass killings at the Lekki toll gate in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests. This was said at a press conference in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. Mohammed said those alleged to have been slaughtered at the toll gate were only effective in misleading the world. He said that we can tell that the world has just witnessed a massacre without bodies” in Lekki while the government awaits the outcome of the panel investigating the matter. The minister insisted that at the toll gate, the military did not fire at demonstrators. He asked anyone who has contrary proofs to make them available to the panel investigating the matter. Mohammed said the government was pleased with the way the demonstrations were treated by security forces. The minister took a swipe at CNN for its piece on the Lekki incident, describing it as “blatantly irresponsible.” He called for a sanctio...

The Federal Government says famous disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, generally referred to as DJ Turn, “will soon be revealed” over her allegations about the alleged shooting by soldiers at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020 of #EndSARS protesters. This was made clear today at a press conference in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The briefing was conveyed, according to him to resolve unresolved issues about the #EndSARS police reform protests that shook the nation last month. Mohamed, who described the event of October 20, 2020 as a “massacre without bodies,” insisted that not a single body was produced or a single family came out to say that their family member was killed at the Lekki tollgate, unlike the claims of DJ Switch. He also said the government stands by the testimony last Saturday of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade Commander, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, who told the Lagos State Government’s Judicial Panel of ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, AbdulRasheed Akanbi has declared to lead the next End SARS protest if youths approached him whenever the need arises. He opined that a protest like the just concluded End SARS without leadership will not work. Oluwo said a reasonable role way to organise protest is to be ready for dialogue with the government. The monarch said he was ready to lead the youth in any genuine protest as a way to make their demands get to the authorities concerned. The Oluwo of Iwo, AbdulRasheed Akanbi has declared to lead the next End SARS protest if youths approached him whenever the need arises. He opined that a protest like the just concluded End SARS without leadership will not work. Oluwo said a reasonable role way to organise protest is to be ready for dialogue with the government. The monarch said he was ready to lead the youth in any genuine protest as a way to make their demands get to the authorities concerned. Oba Akanbi spoke in Osogbo during an interactive programme organized...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday unveiled Nigeria’s first locally-assembled full electric car, aimed at reducing pressure on use of petroleum. The Hyundai Kona car, manufactured by Stallion Group is 100 percent electric and comes with zero emission, 482km driving range, and can be charged both at home and workplace. Sanwo-Olu said at the unveiling in Lagos that the electric car was technology on display. “The future that we see is the future of technology and this is the technology that we are talking about. “This is 21st Century technology that has been brought into our country. “With an innovation of Hyundai Kona, we do not need to put the pressure on what is the pump price of oil again, what is the pump price of petroleum again. “All the issues and fights that we are having about prices of petroleum going up and the rest of it will be a thing of the past. “This is a way to go, and it is the future that we are seeing now. “This is the first electric car that we ...

 Professor Dayo Alao, dies after a brief illness.   Prof. Dayo Alao, Professor of Mass Communication has the uniqueness of being a journalist who reached the peak in media hierarchy as acting chairman/CEO of the iconic Daily Times newspaper and also reached the peak in academia as a Vice-Chancellor. He is part of trail blazing journalists/media practitioners turned academics who are making waves in the Ivory Towers – Prof. Femi Onabajo, former Vice-Chancellor, Lead City University, Ibadan, a former NTA broadcaster, Prof. Adigun Agbaje, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, who cut his journalistic teeth at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Prof. Innocent Okoye, HOD, Mass Communication Department, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, a former newspaper editor. Prof. Alao was among the foundation members of an organization serving as a bridge between media academics and media practitioners – The Association of Communication Scholars and Practitioners of Nigeria (ACSPN) w...