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Obasanjo leads kinsmen to 29th Owu National Convention December 4, 5 as Olowu of Kuta, Oba Oyelude hosts annual reunion

December 3, 2020December 23, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Ooni of Ife Royal Father of the Day Theme: “Harmony in Owu Polity: A Recipe for National Unity” By Banji Ayoola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo would lead about 10,000 delegates to the 29th Owu National Convention holding between December 4 and 5 at Kuta, Ayedire Local Government in Osun State. Obasanjo, GCFR, the Balogun Owu, a foremost traditional Owu General, Ogbogbondu, Ebora […]

Adeleke’s death: Court acquits nurse alleged of administering overdose on late Osun governor

December 3, 2020December 7, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

An Osogbo High Court in Osun State on Thursday discharged and acquitted a nurse, Alfred Aderibigbe, alleged of administering overdose drugs on the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke before his demise on April 23, 2017. The Presiding Judge, Justice Ayo Oyebiyi, who discharged and acquitted the defendant, said prosecution counsel failed to prove his case beyond […]

#EndSARS: Ondo panel gets 32 petitions

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Judicial Panel of Inquiry, set up by the Ondo State Government to probe alleged police brutality and abuse of human rights by security operatives, particularly by the men of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), on Thursday, said it has received 32 petitions from abuse victims of the disbanded SARS. Chairman of the nine-man panel, […]

Ex-French president Giscard d’Estaing dies of Covid-19

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, a leading advocate of European integration who led his country into a new modern era, has died of Covid-19, his family said. He was 94. Giscard, who had been in the hospital several times in recent months for heart problems, died late Wednesday “surrounded by his family” at the […]

Editorial: Federalism is the answer, after all – Part 6

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Our last editorial on this subject of federalism summed up the pros and cons of federalism. Categorically, it stressed the need to revert to a federal constitutional arrangement along with the finest principles of federalism, namely, respect for pluralism, subsidiarity and autonomous sphere. Since last week, there has been an avalanche of calls for a […]

Exit of a legend

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Abdu Rafiu The sun set on the bright life of one of Nigeria’s foremost journalists. Death by its nature hardly gives anyone notice. In the age of technological wonders, in the era of permutation by doctors, predictions by stargazers after consultation with their crystal balls; in the age of artificial intelligence, death still manages […]

Osun rehabilitates Kuta township roads next year, Oyetola assures

December 2, 2020December 6, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, flanked by the Iyaloja General of Osun State; Ayedire Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo; and Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Makama Oyelude at the commissioning of Obada Market Kuta on Wednesday December 2, 2020 at Kuta By Banji Ayoola Osun State Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola assured on Wednesday […]

Obasanjo fears for democracy, seeks strong drug laws in Central, West Africa

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has canvassed strong drug laws in Central and West Africa owing to the effects of hard substances on both regions. Obasanjo, who is also chair of the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, said if the counsel is unheeded, drug cartels could […]

Buhari launches scheme to power vehicles by gas

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Buhari presided over Virtual Unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme at the State House, Abuja. Photo; TWITTER/NIGERIAGOV• Preaches cleaner energy, targets two million jobs yearly President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, launched a programme that would enable no less than 40 per cent vehicles plying Nigerian roads to run on compressed natural gas. By 2021, the […]

Buhari presents Finance Bill to National Assembly

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Finance Bill 2020 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law in support of the 2021 budget. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, who made this known at the plenary session of the House, said the president’s request was pursuant to Sections 58 and […]