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D’banj narrates how Kenny Ogungbe ignored him before stardom
Musicain, D’banj said he was once ignored by record label owner, Kenny Ogungbe, before he hit stardom. The musician was speaking on a programme.with Ogungbe in attendance. He said he had ran to Ogungbe while in traffic in Isolo, Lagos, handing him his demo CD. He said the record label boss only collected the CD and threw it on the…
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RCCG Lagos Province 4 appoints Okenla politics coordinator
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Lagos Province 4 has appointed Pastor Gbolade Okenla as the Directorate of Politics and Governance Coordinator of the province. Okenla’s appointment comes after the church set up the Directorate of Politics and Governance to help members who are interested in going into politics. The church had in a letter through its Assistant General…
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Babayemi calls on PDP Appeal Committee to nullify Adeleke’s guber primary election results
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Prince Dotun Babayemi, has submitted a petition to the national secretariat of the party, Abuja for the nullification of the governorship primary that produced Sen. Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate. The petition, which was sighted by Westernpost, dated 10th March, was addressed to…
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2023: On the consultation trail with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, By Tunde Rahman
What a fitting and appropriate way for Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the South-west leg of his consultations and engagements with traditional rulers and political stakeholders across the country on his 2023 presidential aspiration. After going round the South-west geopolitical zone meeting and interfacing with prominent royal fathers from Ogun State to Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo State, the…
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Soyinka’s chronicles and the epidemic of ritual killings, By Segun Ayobolu
Fawning, mediocre, comical, utterly unserious, and chronically thieving politicians. Boring, uncreative, cynical bureaucrats and scandalously sycophantic political aides in hypocrisy-draped corridors of power. Unscrupulous, notoriously unethical newspaper publishers and media barons who are also ruthless masters of the art of blackmail. The ubiquitous religious entrepreneurs, fraudulent merchants of miracles, and pretentious, supposedly prescient prophetic futurologists. All of these and more…
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EFCC partners Immigration to curb passport racketeering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) are joining forces in tackling passport racketeering and other fraudulent practices that had bedevilled the process of obtaining the vital document. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Idris Isah…
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Your actions will take us back to 1917, Russia’s richest businessman warns Putin
Russia’s richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies that have fled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a step would set the country back more than 100 years. Vladimir Potanin, president of metals giant Norilsk Nickel (NILSY) and its biggest shareholder, said that Russia risked returning to the tumultuous days of the…
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NDLEA intercepts 3 million opioid caps, 8,613kg of loud in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted three million capsules of opioid at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. The NDLEA announced the interception of the opioid capsules which is said to be more dangerous and potent than tramadol in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, which was…
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Doctor says incurable disease will kill me in 5 years – Actress Kemi Afolabi
Actress, Kemi Afolabi, has disclosed that doctor has told her she would die in five years after being diagnosed with lupus. In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, she said she had already lived one of the five years, not knowing how long she has left. “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to take medications for the rest…
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