Bisi Akande draws blood with ‘My Participations’

By Olukorede Yishau My Participations is not a work of fiction. However, its characters, like those in fictional works, are flawed, and interesting to follow. It is the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, ex-governor and ex-party chairman, a man who has always come across as blunt. The book has more than confirmed that. It is […]

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Governors and their illegality of running local councils with committees, administrators

Photo credit: Twitter/Abubakar Malami The tenures of democratically elected governors of the 36 states of Nigeria have since the inception of democracy been administered unhindered, except in cases of staggered elections ocassioned by court decisions. The tenure of these governors runs without being truncated by the president through any political manipulation as required by law, […]

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Chief Bisi Akande’s My Participation : Right of Reply from Chief Ayo Adebanjo

Press Statement By Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Leader Of Afenifere In Response To The Allegation Made By Chief Bisi Akande In His Book “My Participation” To The Effect That Chief Bola Tinubu Built My House In Lekki  For Me, On Thursday, December 16, 2021. At My House Plot 25, Ayo Adebanjo Close, Off Adebayo Doherty Street, […]

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Bedridden man finds love, weds in Benue

A 45-year-old bedridden man who has been begging members of the public since March 2020 to assist him raise N1.5 million for spinal cord surgery has wedded his 27-year-old partner, Igbere TV reports. The groom, Terkimbir Benjamin Tyough, an electrician from Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State had resigned to his fate since he […]

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MTN’s long road to indigenisation

By Lucas Ajanaku Two decades after the liberalisation of the telecoms sector, MTN Nigeria is opening a new vista of opportunity to democratise its ownership by allowing retail investors to share in its fortunes. LUCAS AJANAKU writes on the prospects and challenges of the initiative. When former President Olusegun Obasanjo liberalised the telecoms sector to […]

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Bisi Akande’s bomb of a book

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Akande, Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola and others at the book launch By Segun Ayobolu In his newly minted epochal autobiography, pithily titled ‘My Participations’ notable progressive politician and statesman, Chief Bisi Akande, gives a vivid account of his indelible contributions to Nigeria’s political evolution over the last five decades. […]

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On Lagos State Government white paper on #EndSARS panel report

By Ebun Adegboruwa The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses (Panel) was constituted and officially inaugurated on 19th October, 2020. Upon completion of its assignment, the Panel submitted two sets of Reports to the Lagos State Government, (LASG) on November 15, 2021. There have been several developments […]

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How corruption, regulatory failure fuel Nigeria’s tragic building collapses

Building collapse, with loss of lives, is becoming frequent in Nigeria. In this report by Oladimeji Ramon, industry experts identify corruption and regulatory failure as the factors behind it; they also suggest the way out. On the morning of Tuesday, November 3, 2021 the atmosphere on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, was charged and pensive. Anyone […]

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How I discovered newborn baby dumped at my church’s altar – Ondo bishop

Founder, Cherubim and Seraphim Holy Trinity Church, Oda Road, Akure, Ondo State, Bishop John Ikoko, narrates to Peter Dada how he woke up to find a newborn baby dumped at his church’s altar recently. For how long have you been in church administration? I started the work of God in 1970; this is my 51 […]

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Labour set for battle over planned fuel price hike

Organised Labour has warned the Federal Government to be ready for another battle over its fresh move to increase petrol pump price by over 200 per cent. The union has placed workers under its platform on what it called “red alert”. Toba Agboola reports. Organised Labour in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari has told […]

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