Sign in
Sign in
Recover your password.
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Browsing Category
News
Drugs War: How NDLEA confiscated N120bn Cash/Assets from 11,341 traffickers, barons in 2021 —…
Towards sending a strong message to barons to quit the illegal/dangerous crime, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency confiscated cash, assets and drugs valued at N120bn from 11,341 traffickers…
Tradition will determine next Olubadan, says Olubadan-in-Council
The Olubadan-in-Council, on Monday, declared that tradition would be followed in naming the next Olubadan of Ibadan, regardless of their elevation to obaship. The declaration came at the end of…
Vehicles prepared, as Zamfara criminal, Turji, set to release 52 victims, ready for peace talks
Barely a day after N igerian fighter jets were reported to have bombed and killed bandits, including two of their leaders in Zamfara forests, another notorious bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, has…
14 Things To Know About Late Bashir Tofa
Alhaji Bashir Tofa was the presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the June 12 1993 election. He contested against Chief MKO Abiola of the Social…
Henceforth, no more Nigerian national anthems in south-east schools – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says the recitation of the Nigerian national anthem will henceforth be banned in schools in the south-east. Chika Edoziem, IPOB director of state, stated…
Lekan Balogun not qualified to be Olubadan – Ex-Oyo AG writes Makinde
Michael Lana, a former attorney-general of Oyo state, says Lekan Balogun, a former senator, is unfit to be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadan. Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan,…
Nigeria’s Barkindo Exits July As OPEC Appoints Kuwaiti New Secretary General
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Mr Haiham Al-Ghais of Kuwait as Secretary-General of the organisation at a special meeting of the OPEC Conference on…
Don’t Berate Bakare over N9bn Loan – Ex-Lagos CPC Guber Candidate Tells Nigerians
The 2011 gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in Lagos state, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has called on Nigerians to desist from…
Buhari Mourns Bashir Tofa, Says He Was a True Nationalist
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the 1993 presidential election, Alhaji Bashir Tofa. The President while…
ACF hails onslaught against terrorists in Zamfara, Urges NAF to kill more
The Arewa Consultative Forum ( ACF) has commended the Nigerian military, particularly the Nigerian Airforce ( NAF) for raids it carried out recently against terrorist elements. Chief…
OBITUARY: Bashir Tofa, MKO Abiola’s opponent who rejected declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day
There is that epochal moment — a landmark happening that defines a person’s life. Some people are the main characters when this significant moment happens. However, some are outshined by…
Sit At Home: Ebonyi records non-compliance
The sit at home order declared by the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB seems not to have had any impact in Ebonyi as residents and commuters were seen going about their normal businesses in the…
CLOSE-UP: The man who could become next Olubadan of Ibadan
Just as the world was celebrating the transition to a new year, news filtered in that Salihu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan, had passed on. Adetunji, who was crowned as the 41st…
UCH narrates how Olubadan of Ibadan died, UI mourns
The University College Hospital, Ibadan has narrated that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, died at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at 01.15 am. The hospital in a…
PHOTOS: Bashir Tofa Laid To Rest In Kano
Alhaji Bashir Tofa, one of the leading candidates in the 1993 Presidential election, has been buried in kano. He was buried between the graves of his parents at Hajj Camp…
178,459 Firearms Missing From Police – Audit Report
A report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) has shown that 178,459 firearms and ammunition belong to the police are missing or unaccounted for. The audit…
BREAKING: Former Military governor of Osun is dead
A former military governor of Osun state, Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi (rtd), is dead. His death was announced in a statement by the family It reads: We the Family of His Excellency,…
Family, friends, well-wishers besiege home of Olubadan-in-waiting
Family members, friends, and well-wishers of Chief Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, next in line to become Olubadan of Ibadanland, have started trooping into the Aliiwo…
Work To Start On 38km Fourth Mainland Bridge In 2022
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said that construction work on the 38km Fourth Mainland Bridge — which will be the longest in Africa will commence this year. He also…
Buhari, eminent Nigerians mourn Olubadan, Balogun to mount throne
President Muhammadu Buhari , a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Oyo State Governor, Seyi…
How Olubadan stool rotates between civil, military chieftaincy lines
The deceased Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Adetunji who is from Balogun line was until his installation, the Balogun of Ibadan land. Ex – Oyo senator, High Chief Mashood Olalekan Balogun, is to…
Asiwaju Tinubu condoles Makinde, Ibadan indigenes over Olubadan’s transition
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Adetunji Saliu, Aje Ogungunniso I, saying coming shortly…
How residents of Lagos estate humiliated me — Commissioner of Police
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has accused residents of Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri of humiliating him. The outgoing Commissioner in the state,…
Ighoho’s lawyer not authorised to speak for him, says Group
An Abuja lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi is not authorised to speak for Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo…