Mega City By Babatope Okeowo The Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ) is a joint initiative of the Federal, Ondo, and Ogun state governments, conceived in 2005. However, the baby was then abandoned for over 20 years by successive administrations. Now there is hope of its coming alive as the efforts of the richest man in […]
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Ayedatiwa and Yilwatda By Hakeem Gbadamosi Hakeem Gbadamosi writes on how the consensus arrangement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State backfired, leading to the resolve by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to change the list which initially emanated from the state. Ondo state APC’s consensus arrangement and the party […]
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to join you today for the maiden State House Media Corp Presidential Dinner. First, I apologise on behalf of the media department for not setting up a meeting like this earlier. The frenetic pace of work and the constant shifting of schedules, due to one challenge or […]
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With less than two months to the Osun governorship election, a wave of political violence is spreading across the state, raising concerns about the ability of security agencies to guarantee a peaceful poll. Bola Bamigbola writes The 17th-century poet, John Milton, in Paradise Regained, wrote: “The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.” […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Creation is being driven by motion and motion itself is in life. It is, indeed, as we learn in higher knowledge, the after-effects of Life, of Power. And who is Life and who is Power? It is the Almighty, the only Power from His Throne, through the Divine Realm to the Summit […]
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The following is the text of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, as read out by a senior US official to reporters on Wednesday: “The United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran have jointly agreed in good faith on (a date yet to be determined, the official said), on the following: “Paragraph 1 – […]
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By Terhemba Daka For a man who once wielded the immense powers of Nigeria’s military presidency, General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s most enduring legacy may not be the authority he exercised, but the power he willingly relinquished. Nearly three decades after Nigeria’s return to democratic rule, many of the defining events of that turbulent era remain caught […]
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Ayetoro Town Sinks As Sea Swallows once a thriving communal settlement known for its self-reliance and prosperity Ayetoro, Ondo State, is now battling for survival as relentless sea incursions continue to swallow homes, livelihoods, and cherished memories. At dawn, when the tide rises against the shoreline of Ayetoro, residents watch anxiously from their homes, uncertain […]
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Lessons in Leadership from Gbaramatu and Adamawa By Babafemi Ojudu About two years into the Buhari administration, Nigeria’s economy slipped into recession. A major factor was the sharp decline in crude oil production. Output fell from about two million barrels per day to barely 500,000 and, at certain points, to as low as 300,000 barrels. […]
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By Aaron Ukodie When the Gospel Becomes a Business The predominant teachings in many gatherings today revolve around wealth, material possessions, financial breakthroughs, miracles, and earthly comfort. Yet this was not the central emphasis of the Apostles and the early Church. Rather than teaching repentance, holiness, endurance, sound doctrine, and the kingdom of God, some […]
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