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Olubadan: We’ve lost a friendly, jovial, loving monarch- Buratai
The Aare Akinrogun of Ibadanland and former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai has described the death of Oba Lekan Balogun as very “painful” and “sudden”. Buratai said the death was a great loss, stressing that “we have lost a friendly, jovial, compassionate and loving monarch”. It would be recalled that the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba…
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Olubadan: Gov. AbdulRazaq condoles with Oyo Government
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined the Nigerian community to mourn the passage of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun. The governor’s condolence message was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye on Friday. “On behalf of the people…
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Olubadan to be buried today, a mighty Iroko has fallen, says Gov. Makinde
The late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun will be buried today. The late monarch would be buried following Islamic rites at his Alli Iwo family compound in Ibadan by 4 pm. Oba Balogun reportedly died at the University College Hospital (UCH) on Thursday night after a brief illness. In a press statement issued on Friday, the Oyo State…
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BBNaija’s ex-housemate Queen ready for marriage against all odds
By Tosin Brown All seems set for the wedding of Big Brother Naija’s ex-housemate, Queen Atang and her fiance, David Adedeji. On March 12, Queen released pre-wedding pictures of herself and her man on her social media pages. This is coming exactly 13 days after she got engaged on February 29, 2024. The reality TV star’s engagement had seen her…
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Portable heaps praises on Olamide
By Tosin Brown Amid the raging controversies about older generation artists not paving or paving way for the new ones, controversial street hop musician, Portable has weighed in on the matter. For Portable, Olamide is responsible for his success as he alone paved the way for him. Portable expressed gratitude to Olamide on TikTok, while acknowledging him for turning his…
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Let’s put party affiliations aside, build Nigeria, Ayodele tells Youths
Kunle The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande has challenged youths to put political differences aside and unite to build up Nigeria. The Minister, who gave the charge while addressing a group of youths in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said he was in the state in continuation of his engagement with young people across the country. “I know…
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Redline ready for commissioning, says Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde The governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the red line is ready for commissioning. Sanwo-Olu made this known after inspecting the red line from Ikeja to Iju train station where he took the trip. He said the inspection was another test train ride on the Redline, using one of the trains. “ We…
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Experts to unveil initiative for prevention of coup in West Africa
Experts in coup studies are set to launch the Regional Citizen’s Dialogue Programme for Preventing and Responding to Unconstitutional Changes of Government in West Africa. A statement issued in Abuja by the RCDP, noted that the initiative aimed at preventing the undemocratic change of government in the African sub-region. It disclosed that the initiative would be launched on February 27…
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FIRS, NNPC to cancel non-performing road construction contracts
Kunle Sanni The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Ministry of Works have partnered with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to terminate any non-performing contracts related to the road-building tax scheme. FIRS said in a statement issued on Friday that they had also decided to draft and submit a message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the…
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Expert highlights side effects of Postinor abuse as contraceptive
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin State Family Planning Coordinator, Kwara State Ministry of Health, Hajia Bilikis Ibrahim has identified some side effects of abnormal usage of Postinor as replacement for method of family planning. She said Postinor was supposed to be used on emergency should Incase unplanned sexual intercourse came up. Ibrahim made this disclosure on Wednesday at day 1 of…
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