I’m Not Surprised About Your Feat— NCC Boss, Adeolu Akande Greets Folarin At 57 Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, has congratulated his friend of close to four decades, Sen. Teslim Kolawole Folarin, as he clocks 57. Akande, who is of the same All Progressives Congress, APC, with the Ibadan senior […]
Continue ReadingTHE Yoruba Summit Group (YSG), has said there is no alternative e to restructuring.It also declared its backing for the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF)’s demand seeking a referendum on the future of Nigeria as a federationThe ACF Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu had said the North was not afraid of restructuring, but preferred a referendum to determine […]
Continue ReadingThe Auditor- General for the Federation, Anthony Ayine , has indicted officials of the Nigerian embassy in Germany of spending N 248m without approval from the National Assembly.This is contained in the 2015 audit report currently being scrutinised by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts.The AuGF queried the affected officials and wondered why the Permanent […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than 250 staff of Television Continental at Ikosi , Ketu , Lagos State , have been rendered jobless after arsonists burnt the station.The Chief Executive Officer of the station, Mr Andrew Hanlon , added that over 500 direct employees of the station had been struggling to work in temporary accommodation put up by […]
Continue ReadingThe second meeting of the Assembly of All Yoruba Groups Worldwide in Ibadan , Oyo State, on Thursday , ended in disarray.The meeting was held at the House of Chiefs , Oyo State Secretariat.The meeting , which had in attendance many Yoruba groups like the Oodua People ’ s Congress ( Fredrick Faseun ’s faction […]
Continue ReadingOdunlade Adekola speaks on how he has maintained his marriage amidst fame Popular Yoruba actor, Odunlade Adekola, recently opened up about his marriage and how he has been able to manage it alongside the fame that came with his impeccable acting skills. Described as a walking meme, Adekola has managed to warm his way into […]
Continue ReadingEndSARS protest: Yoruba Youth sues for peace. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been urged to accelerate the ongoing police reform to guarantee the security of the country. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Lagos, the president of the group, Mr Olufemi Lawson, said the youth group supported the #EndSARS protest but frowned at […]
Continue Reading‘Supercop Abba Kyari Extorted Over N41m From Me’ — Man Petitions Judicial Panel Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has been accused of extorting over N41 million from Afeez Mojeed, a Lagos-based businessman. The extortion, Mojeed claimed, was done in 2014 when Kyari was officer in charge of the now disbanded special anti-robbery […]
Continue ReadingAgain, AAUA Rated Best State University in Nigeria, Rises Globally Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, for a second successive year, has been rated Best State University in Nigeria in the latest Webometrics Ranking of Universities globally. The Webometrics Ranking, which placed AAUA the Best State University in Nigeria in the last year’s edition, […]
Continue ReadingWhy We Rejected Okonjo-Iweala’s Emergence As WTO Director-General –United States Despite securing the vote of 163 of the 164 members of the trade organisation on Wednesday, Okonjo-Iweala could not be declared the head of the WTO because of the objection by the United States. In a statement by the office of the US Trade Representative, […]
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