President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, delivered the 2024 Democracy Day speech, addressing a variety of issues affecting the country. Tinubu pledged to implement democracy as Nigerians’ way of life. Read the full text below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Dayo Adewunmi, popularly known as Sule Suebebe, is dead. The Yoruba actor died on Wednesday morning at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The news of his death was announced by a popular Ibadan-based cleric, Pastor Ademola Amusan, also known as Agbala Gabriel, who had been caring for the…
The first and most important leadership choice is Virtuous Service, without which service can never deliver for public good… On this day the government declares as Democracy Day, I will draw heavily from a piece I wrote titled the crisis of political leadership that was published on this day in 2021. After the annulment of…
Protesters, on Wednesday morning, stormed the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos as the country marks the 2024 Democracy Day. There is, however, a heavy security presence, as policemen and officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps are sighted at the venue. The protesters, in their number, chanted solidarity songs as they wielded placards and banners. Some…
Osun State Government has commenced the distribution of rice palliative under the State Government Food Security Program. An initiative aimed at alleviating food scarcity and ensuring food security is being carried out through the state’s Ministry of Agriculture. The distribution targets a wide array of registered groups, ensuring that the palliative reaches diverse segments of…
● As State Launches Distribution of Rice Palliatives In his drive to boost local economy and alleviate hardship among the citizenry, Governor Ademola Adeleke today disburses cash backed cheques running into several millions of Naira to cooperatives societies at Ife and Obokun/Oriade federal constituencies. Addressing a mammoth crowd of cooperative members at Ile Ife City…
Verdict comes after week-long trial in Biden family hometown of Wilmington, Delaware Hunter Biden was found guilty on three counts related to illegal gun possession. The jury’s verdict, reached after about three hours of deliberation, followed a week-long trial in the Biden family’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, that featured sometimes excruciating testimony about his addiction…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe on her appointment as the Director–General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change by President Bola Tinubu. Governor Adeleke who also congratulated other members of the climate team appointed by the President, said the composition raises much hopes on…
Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun has struck out a suit challenging the selection of Oba Muritala Oyelakin as Aree of Ire Town in Osun State. Justice I. O. Adeleke struck out the case today in his ruling on the Preliminary Objection filed by Oba Muritala Oyelakin. Counsel to the Aree of Iree had…
Popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, has revealed her plans to return to school to earn a fourth degree at the age of 31. DJ Cuppy, daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, disclosed this in a video shared on X.com on Monday. “Have the courage to break the patterns in your life that…
