A traditional ruler, the Olofin of Isheri and Adimula of Awori Kingdom, Oba Sulaimon Bamgbade, on Thursday countered the Oba of Benin on the first settlers in Lagos According to Oba Bangbade the Aworis were the first settlers in Lagos. Bamgbade urged the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, to retrace the origin of the…
Renowned economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane asserts that Nigerians are indifferent to budgetary figures unless there’s a tangible reduction in the prices of essential commodities like rice, bread, and garri. During a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show, Rewane emphasized the disconnect between budgetary arithmetic and the…
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is expected to preside over the state Executive meeting today after returning to the state following last Friday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The President met with stakeholders in the Ondo All Progressives Congress over the political crisis rocking the state. In the raging crisis, the Ondo…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Caroline Wuraola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Adepoju made this known to the staff of the Immigration service during the Comptroller General’s parade on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Adepoju, who was appointed the acting CG when…
There is no respite in sight for university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are agitating for the release of their withheld salaries resulting from last year’s industrial action. Reports had it that the union last week lost its suit against the federal government over the salaries withheld for…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged President Bola Tinubu to instruct Ministers and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government to refrain from international travel during the budget defense period. Mr. Akpabio made this request during his address at the presentation of the 2024 appropriation bill to a joint session…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced the Osolo of Ado-Odo, Muftau Dosunmu, to six months in prison for presenting himself as an Oba. The Osolo title, which is one of the high chiefs in Ado-Odo, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, was upgraded to a coronet Oba by…
Two people have lost their lives while eight were injured, including five left in serious condition, in a shooting in Jerusalem on Thursday. Police said two suspects in the shooting have been neutralised. “Two suspects implicated in the shootings were neutralised on the spot” after the attack near a bus stop on the western side…
The executive Governor of Ebonyi State, has sent a goodwill message to the Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the church. His message reads, “I am extremely delighted to congratulate you and the Catholic Diocese of Abalaliki on this joyous moment of the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese. Today’s…
The six thousand capacity new Cathedral building of the Catholic Diocese of Abalaliki is in progress at the Ochudo Centenary City. Speaking at the Ground Breaking ceremony, the Governor of Ebonyi Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru commented it has become imperative to build a befitting place of worship for God. ” I am very delighted to…
