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Former Oyo State Ministry of Justice state counsel, Yewande Oyediran, the daughter of Venerable Oyetunde Fatoki, allegedly received a state pardon, barely 2 years into serving her 7 year jail sentence for killing her husband. Yewande had stabbed her husband, Oyelowo ‘Lowo’ Oyediran, in the neck on February 2, 2016 at their 30, Adeniyi Layout, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode clashed with Dele Momodu over the latter’s comment, calling President Buhari the ‘father of the nation’. The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, in a tweet which was a response to the ‘explosion’ in different parts of the country, stated that only President Buhari can stop the killings […]
Continue ReadingAlaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has written to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to warn him about looming anarchy in the country if the siege laid to Yorubaland by herdsmen and kidnappers is not contained. Oba Adeyemi, who catalogued the spate of insecurity in Yorubaland by herdsmen and their collaborators, accused Buhari of not bringing […]
Continue ReadingA weekly columnist with Punch newspaper, Abimbola Adelakun, is allegedly being held at the Abuja branch of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA. According to her friends, Abimbola Adelakun went to the church on Sunday morning to carry out further investigations on COZA’s senior pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo who is currently enmeshed in an alleged rape […]
Continue ReadingSenator Enyinnaya Abaribe in the Senate In this seven-minute interchange between Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and His Lordship, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the Senator, referring to the 2018 case of Akeredolu vs Abraham and 2019 case of Ademola Adeleke vs Oyetola, exposed the vulnerability and ordinariness of the CJN. CJN […]
Continue ReadingNigerian vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday separately met with two top monarchs in Ogun State, Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona and the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, behind closed door. His meeting with the monarchs in company of the state governor is coming few days after Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan […]
Continue ReadingUS multinational company, Stericycle Inc., recently hoisted the Nigerian flag in honour of a hardworking new employee, Mrs Omolanke Shelle. Thirty eight years old Shelle, an indigene of Ekiti, western Nigeria, works at the company’s facility in Aurora, Illinois, where the Green-White-Green was raised in April. This came barely a month after Stericycle gave the […]
Continue ReadingReno Omokri, ex-aide to former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has asked that the former president’s name be removed from the list of unpatriotic Nigerian leaders who patronise foreign schools for their children and foreign hospitals for their health. Omokri was reacting to a comment by public commentator and former presidential candidate, Mr Tope Fasua, […]
Continue ReadingThe burial rites for late Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Chairman of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti began on Friday with a commendation and night of tributes in her honour at Harbour Point, Wilmot Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mrs Olakunrin was shot and killed by masked gunmen in […]
Continue ReadingThe Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has stated that the Southwest will no longer keep quiet and watch as its people are being killed like chickens. According to Adams, Nigeria and indeed the Southwest region, has been infiltrated by some forces who carry out attacks disguising as Fulani herdsmen. Adams made his position known […]
Continue ReadingAsari Dokubo, former leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, has called on South-south and South easterners to return home following threats from Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Coalition of Northern Groups. Dokubo said this on the heels of the Coalition of Northern Groups and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), asking herdsmen to leave the […]
Continue ReadingAn ICT expert witness, David Nyango Njoga, called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Friday, that he needed the permission of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission to decrypt or read some documents he claimed to have been obtained from the commission’s server. Njoga, who said […]
Continue ReadingThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has endorsed the open letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as “timely”. The Christian body said Buhari must subdue the insecurity in every part of the country. Answering questions during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, CAN President, Rev. Supo Ayokunle, […]
Continue ReadingOoni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Thursday in Abuja said drums of war were sounding loud and clear in all parts of the country and appealed to the federal government to avert it now. Oba Ogunwusi, who gave this warning while answering questions from State House correspondents after holding a closed door meeting with President […]
Continue ReadingRemains of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, will be laid to rest on Monday July 22. According to a programme of the funeral arrangements released by her family, a commendation and night of tributes will be held in her honour on Friday July 19 at […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday played host to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the State House, Abuja. Photos of the visit were shared on the verified Twitter handle of the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE). The reason for the visit remained unknown as of the time of filing this report. […]
Continue ReadingThe Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has, on Wednesday, set twenty six prison inmates free. The state’s Chief Judge decided to free the awaiting trial detainees during a three day tour to the five prison formations across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun state. Justice Dipeolu said that the second quarter’s prisons jail […]
Continue ReadingYoruba Summit Group has accused security forces of indiscriminately arresting natives in a bid to cover up the ethnic identity of killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the 58-year-old daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti. In a statement made available to THISDAY Wednesday, the Publicity Secretary of the group, Gboyega Adejumo, said native (Yoruba) people, mainly the […]
Continue ReadingThe 19-year-old Obi of Ubulu-Uku kingdom in Delta state, Nigeria, Obi Chukwuka Noah Ofulue, graduated from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom on Tuesday July 16, 2019. The young monarch bagged a degree in Law at the school’s convocation ceremony which was attended by his family. Obi Akaeze I, who is described as the youngest […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, has, on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Upper House had, on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber, gone into a closed session to set the template for the screening. Justice Tanko, who arrived at the Senate at around 10:10am, was ushered into […]
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