Osun Bridge opens Kuta, Ikoyi, Ede to investments – Olatoye Ojo

By Olatoye Ojo It is with a very great pleasure that I, on behalf of His Royal Majesty, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude, Tegbosun III, Olowu of Owu-Kuta, His Royal Majesty, Oba Afiz Adigun Badeji Akinmoyero Akinropo III, Onikoyi of Ikoyi and the entire sons and daughters of the two communities, most heartily welcome Your […]

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Buratai: How Adeosun saved me when I was first ambushed

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, on Monday, narrated how his deputy, Lt. General Lamidi Adeosun, the present Chief of Training and Operations, saved his life the first time he was ambushed in the North-East. He spoke in Kuta, Osun state, during the commissioning of a bridge named after him constructed by the […]

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Jubilation as Oyetola, Buratai commission Kuta-Ikoyi-Ede Osun Bridge, Olowu Palace

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, third right, cutting the tape to commission the Kuta – Ikoyi -Ede Osun Bridge on Monday September 14, 2020. He is flanked far right by Chief of Army Staff, Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai; Gen Alani Akinrinade rtd and Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude. Behind the Governor is […]

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Governance is to uplift rural people – Osoba

A former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Friday, said that the essence of governance is to uplift rural dwellers and open communities for rapid socio-economic  development. He said the essence of opening up the hinterlands and making some basic amenities  like electricity available to them during his tenure as Governor of Ogun […]

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Fuel, electricity price hike: Buhari seeks truce with NLC, TUC, others

FG to hold talks with Labour, CSOs today Wabba: Why NLC will not attend Only return to old tariff would stop protests – TUC JOHESU to shelve strike after deal with government President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday set the machinery in motion to avert the strike being planned by organised private labour and the human rights community in reaction […]

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Petrol price hike, water resources bills, others test Senate’s representation role

CAMA Law, Hate Speech Bill too Lawmakers Seek Open Debate On Contentious National Issues As it resumes from a two-month end of session recess on Tuesday, September 15, the Senate is under immense pressure to demonstrate its parliamentary role of representation, particularly on critical issues that pitch the Federal Government against the people.  Agitations against […]

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COVID-19: Cash-strapped tenants face ejection

May Worsen Tenant-Landlord Relationship Property To Remain Unoccupied Longer Experts Propose Monthly Rent Payment Say Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Impending Eviction Of Any Tenant There are strong indications that next year might not be rosy for many tenants in Nigeria, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to manifest economically, possibly resulting in a strained […]

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History of Owu people

By Chinyere Ukpokolo Introduction This paper is a product of fieldwork at Orile-Owu, southwest Nigeria in 2011 when the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria carried out a field school at Orile-Owu. The general research theme of the fieldwork was Migration and Settlement: Contested Origin and Diasporic Identity of Owu People in […]

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Oba Oyelude welcomes Buratai as Army Chief commissions Kuta-Ikoyi-Ede Osun Bridge, Olowu Palace September 14

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, will on Monday, September 14, 2020 commission the Kuta-Ikoyi-Ede Bridge in Osun State. The age-long Bridge, which links Kuta, Ikoyi and Ede in Ayedire and Ede Local Government Areas of the State, was recently completed by the Engineering Corps of the Nigerian Army as directed by Gen Buratai, through the facilitation […]

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Ondo 2020: What change electorates can embrace?

By Adekunle Adesida The show of resolve to take over Alagbaka’s seat of power will assumeintensity across the state in few weeks. The gubernatorial poll whichfell short of two months already will hold on 10th October, 2020.Already, in the bid to retain occupancy, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has putin good stead by commissioning more infrastructure projects, […]

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