Because our leaders live by bread alone – Part 2

By Martins Oloja (Still On Sheikh Zayed) Let’s continue with the study of the biographies of great men who didn’t live by bread alone as I was saying. The story of Sheikh Zayed should not be disrupted by space constraint. It is great story of a significant statesman whose integrity laid the foundation of what […]

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Oyo sensitises civil servants on tourism values

Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Information, Mr Oyedele Oyesola; his counterpart for Service Matters, Mr Babatunde Adeyanju; and Chairman Tourism Board, Elder Debo Adeyanju at the event Urges them to visit sites Oyo State Government on Thursday, held an interactive session with top civil servants in the State on tourism values, urging them to […]

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Oluyole community commends Rep Akande-Sadipe for replacing faulty transformer

The people of Kolajo community in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State have commended the member representing Oluyole Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, for replacing a faulty 500KVA transformer in the community. The Chairman, General community, Mr. Dauda Lawal; the Chairman, Kolajo Community, Mr. Emmanuel Titilolu and a Community leader, […]

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Lagos schools resume for new session Monday

Education Commissioner Lagos State Government has directed all schools to begin the 2022/2023 academic year on September 5, 2022. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the state, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Saturday. It noted that this was as approved by the Commissioner for Education in the […]

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I lost wife, N900,000 pension, others to gas explosion – Retired soldier

A retired soldier, Pa Saula Ajayi, 76, lost his 70-year-old wife, and valuables, including cash and vital documents, to a fire triggered by a gas explosion in the Ijela area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The septuagenarian tells Daud Olatunji about the tragic incident and his loss: What is your name, age and what do you […]

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Otto Ilogbo: Lagos slum where parents lament children’s mysterious disappearances

In the following touching story, Olamide Famuwagun captures the anguish of parents in a Lagos slum over the unknown whereabouts of their children: Hot tears rolled down the distraught face of 57-year-old tyre repairer, Oriyomi Onikoyi, while recounting the agony of his four-year-old daughter, Alimot’s disappearance in the Otto Ilogbo community in Ebute Metta, Lagos. […]

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Ogun PRP governorship candidate, David Bamgbose dies

Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in the 2023 general election, Prof. David Olufemi Bamgbose has died. It was reliably gathered that the 54-year-old philanthropist and Professor of Education died on Friday at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta where he was admitted to after a brief illness, six days after […]

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Kudos, doubts over military onslaught on terrorists

Sustain The Fight, CAN, Arewa Chieftains Urge Troops ‘Current Campaign Long Overdue’ ‘Claims By Security Agencies Hard To Believe, Says Sarki Army Graduates Exercise Shining Star II Trainees, Re-assures Nigerians On Professionalism Formation Of Parallel Security Outfit By Fulani Recipe For Civil War, SOKAPU Warns Against the backdrop of sustained bombardment of terrorist hideouts in […]

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Iyorchia Ayu: A product of Nyesom Wike mechanism and a typical case of how Maradona dribbled himself!

Clockwise: Atiku, Wike, Ayu, Secondus By John Ola Mafo Nyesom Ezenwo Wike needs no further introduction neither in PDP circle nor within and possibly beyond the national circumference! He rose through the ranks as a follower to become a leader and ultimately a leader of leaders. Given the murky and turbulent waters of Nigerian politics, […]

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