Lateef Bakare, an engineer, is a friend of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup. In this interview with Toba Adedeji, he reminisces on their childhood and how he predicted that he will become a monarch. What is your relationship with Oba Haastrup? My name is Lateef Ladipo Baruwa. I’m from Ilesa. My […]
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By Banji Ayoola Lying on each person’s path is a chain of diverse experiences, a flight of steps leading him to luminous heights which he must climb one after another, each of which he must thoroughly experience for his own benefit. There should be no waiting, stopping, hanging or clinging on to a single step, […]
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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun Despite being just a few hours away from Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, Igbokofi, one of the rural communities in Ogun State, continues to suffer years of neglect, particularly a lack of access to basic health care. In this report, Segun Odunayo journeys into the heart of the sleepy settlement […]
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– Housing experts kick The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a sprawling estate linked to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to low and middle-income Nigerians. The massive property, comprising 753 housing units, was recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in December 2024. According to the […]
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The Port Harcourt Refining Company will be shut down any time soon to undergo a maintenance exercise that could last for 30 days. Some retailers said that the facility was shut down on Thursday night, but the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said the plant was still operational as of Friday. However, on Friday, fuel […]
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• Obasanjo, Adeleke, Atiku, others hail new monarch • Traders, residents close businesses to celebrate President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the rehabilitation of Ilesa/Ife/Ibadan dual carriage expressways for ease of transportation. Tinubu, speaking at the coronation of the 41st Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adesuyi Clement Haastrup, Ajimoko III, noted that his administration is […]
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Badaru • COAS to troops: Crush terrorists to ground without mercy Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar says Nigeria is making significant strides in the battle against insecurity, with recent military operations and strategic investments in defence infrastructure yielding tangible results across the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview for an upcoming State House documentary […]
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By Emmanuel Oladesu A renewed power struggle is creating tension among three foremost traditional rulers in Oyo State. Like their predecessors, Governor Seyi Makinde and the House of Assembly may not find it an easy nut to crack. The tension cannot be totally doused by legislation, litigation and force. History connects the three monarchs, their […]
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• Supreme Court declines jurisdiction The 36 state governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday lost their judicial battle with the federal government over the central authorities’ application of recovered looted funds. The Supreme Court held that the suit in which the plaintiffs faulted the non-remittance of the recovered loot into the Federation Account, […]
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In a case of dog eating dog, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, will on Monday seal up the National secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja and 4793 other properties. Wike, a PDP chieftain and former governor of Rivers State will openly invalidate the properties, which were revoked by the […]
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