The Executive Governor of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the death of a popular nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri, as shocking and devastating. The Governor notes in a condolence message, signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Friday, that Sisi Quadri was a delight to watch on the…
Traditional rulers in the South-West, yesterday, converged on Ile-Ife, in Osun State, to address the insecurity challenges bedevilling the region. While noting that attacks on Yoruba traditional rulers and eminent sons of the race were systematically organised, it also stressed that the attacks by herdsmen portend expansionist tendencies to overrun Yorubaland. Traditional rulers from Osun,…
A back-up generator was used to power parliament’s main chamber until electricity was restored later in the day The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi ($1.8m; £1.4m). The outage interrupted a debate on the president’s State of the Nation speech….
… NCAM’s autonomy will boost FG’s agricultural revival, food security Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the decision of merging the Army University, Biu, with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. President Tinubu approved the implementation of the Oronsaye report, which was made public after the…
…charges youths to risk investment opportunities Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has commissioned Crescendo Sports Lounge in Osogbo, urging the youths to take advantage of the enabling environment of the current administration of Osun State. He tasked the youths to take investment risks and count their gains, even in the face of economic downturn bedeviling…
An Illinois judge has ruled that former US President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s Republican primary ballots. The Cook County judge, however, ordered local election officials to strike his name from the running but put her order on hold until Friday in anticipation of a likely appeal. Trump’s legal team was given just…
The Leap Day 2024 is today Thursday, February 29, which happens once every four years. As Leap Day is a four-year event, this shows that the previous leap days were in 2016 and 2020, and the next leap year will happen in 2028. And it is significant to say that the year that Leap Day…
Saudi Arabia’s football governing body on Thursday suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one game over a gesture he made on the pitch last weekend that was judged a “provocation”. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said the Al-Nassr captain and former Porto star was also fined a total of 30,000 riyals ($8,000) for the move, which broke…
•82 princes jostle for seat Almost two years after the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi joined his ancestors, there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel on the emergence of a new Alaafin as people of Oyo town still have to wait endlessly for the new king to assume the exalted throne….
The Nigerian arts and cultural scene mourns the loss of one of its brightest stars, Jimi Solanke, who passed away at the age of 81. A revered figure in the realms of acting, folk singing, poetry, and playwriting, Solanke left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape of Nigeria. His journey came to an end…
