The following interview was conducted with the departed mother of Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Olusegun Babatunde Petinrin, Mama Rachael Adenike Petinrin, to mark the occasion of her 80th Birthday on Saturday, September 17, 2011. She passed on at 3.45 pm on Friday, April 24, 2020.The interview was published in The […]
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By Banji Ayoola A governorship aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Hon Duerimini Isaac Kekemeke, has described the palliatives being distributed among the people to cushion the effects of the rampaging Coronavirus, as partially treating only symptoms, a mere waste, an opportunity to enrich few contractors and […]
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Prof Maurice Mmaduakolam Iwu Maurice Mmaduakolam Iwu is a professor of Pharmacognosy and President Executive Officer (CEO) of Bioresources Development Group (BDG), Abuja; International Centre for Ethnomedicine and Drug Development (InterCEDD) Nsukka, Enugu State and Bioresources Institute of Nigeria, Umuna, Onu-Imo, Okigwe, Imo State. The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in […]
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‘Why I am supporting my Deputy, Fatai Adams to succeed me‘ The outgoing Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Engineer Clement Faboyede said: “We are winning the October 10 governorship election in Ondo because there is no rancour in the PDP. Those APC stooges, those insatiable politicians that want to cause rancour […]
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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, tested positive to Coronavirus otherwise known as Covid-19. In this interview monitored on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) radio stations and the privately-owned Fresh FM 105.9, the governor, who phoned in from isolation, addressed the residents of the state on the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that […]
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Central Bank’s Independence Is Critical To Our Success Electing Leaders Not Knowledgeable And Competent Won’t Achieve Progress I Won 2019 Elections But Not At Ballot Booths Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a candidate in the 2019 presidential election, is not scared of testing the depth of any […]
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In this exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) spoke on the need for reforms in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), local government administration, Nigeria’s democracy since 1999, security challenges in the South-West and the launch of Operation Amotekun (shortly before […]
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A leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, talks to ALEXANDER OKERE about the security outfit, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun,’ launched by South-West states in Nigeria and the declaration by the Federal Government that it is illegal You have been an advocate of restructuring and state police amidst the security challenges facing the […]
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Olumoru-elect reels out vision for Imoru Kingdom Coronation, Staff of Office Presentation hold December 21 A former Deputy National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the Olumoru of Imoru Elect in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Prince Oluwarotimi Obamuwagun, has advised on how to sustain Nigeria as a nation state […]
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The resolve by the Federal Government to ensure that there is sanity on social media has generated a lot of debates and (mis) interpretations, especially among the critical mainstream media. Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in this interview with Kabir Garba, clarifies that the efforts have become imperative in order to preserve the […]
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