Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Friends of a music producer, Ebenezer Ayeni, are inconsolable and grief-stricken at the moment over the tragic death of the about-to-wed vocal instructor in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that 30-year-old Ayeni was shot by armed robbers who invaded his residence before dawn on Thursday. According to his friends, the victim was […]

A senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Dan Ella, who was kidnapped by gunmen has regained his freedom. It was learnt that Ella was picked up on Thursday night along Jos-Bauchi Road after his abductors released him. The University don with the Department of Theatre Arts in the institution was abducted in the […]

President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement on Friday morning. It was titled, ‘NANS Suspends June 12 Protest Over Concerns About Safety Of Protesters And Fear Of Possible […]

Photo: Twitter/NGCommunicationcomm Concludes cost-based study on international termination rate determination The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. The Commission made this known at the final […]

The atmosphere was tense. Solemn. The hitherto hymns and songs choir were silent during a visit to the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN). Everything showed that the ‘man’ in synagogue was no longer around. The man liked music but the music around was not the kind to wake him up. Instead the church has […]

Photo: Twitter/NigGov Asks Attorney General to commence recovery process FG sets up account on Indian’s Koo as Buhari keeps mum on Twitter ban Reiterates shoot-on-sight directive to security agencies Respect your citizens’ right, reverse Twitter suspension, U.S. tells FG PDP faults President on infrastructural achievement claims Ndigbo, town unions decry Buhari’s stance on Igbo President […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (middle); his personal friend, Johnson Oyewole Fasawe (left) and others arriving for the National Elders Council meeting on security in Abuja…yesterday.  Photo: Philip Ojisua The peace dialogue organised by the Interfaith Initiative for Peace and other socio-cultural organisations under the aegis of Committee of Goodness of Nigeria (CGN), was, yesterday, forced […]