Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the Kuta – Ikoyi – Ede Osun Bridge jinx breaker

By Banji Ayoola The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has been aptly described as a jinx breaker by the Olowu of Kuta, in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, Tegbosun the Third, popularly called Makama. He is called so for mobilising the Engineering Corps of the Army […]

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Chief of Army Staff, Buratai commissions Kuta – Ikoyi – Ede Bridge September 14

By Banji Ayoola The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, will on Monday, September 14 commission the age-long bridge over Osun River, which links Kuta, Ikoyi and Ede communities in Ayedire and Ede Local Government Areas of Osun State. Also to be commissioned by Buratai is the new magnificent Palace of Olowu […]

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Fuel price hike: Buhari, APC failed Nigerians – PDP

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress have failed Nigerians. He said the PDP under his leadership identifies with the suffering citizens who have been exposed to unprecedented hardships, poverty, hunger, and death on account of the regime’s failure to fulfill its […]

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NBA, el-Rufai, and other conflict-resolution complexities

Why has conflict resolution been a ticklish subject in Africa’s most populous black nation? Why has peacebuilding been as difficult as forcing a stream to flow uphill in the world’s most populous black nation? I have been asking this question and no one has bothered to educate me. I need help. Why has an Institute […]

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Osun Governor, Oyetola inspects ultra modern Olowu of Kuta, Oba Oyelude’s palace

Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, welcoming Governor Gboyega Oyetola to his ultra modern Palace, which is due for commissioning Osun State Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, paid a working visit to Kuta in Ayedire Local Government Area of the State on September 3, 2020 to inspect the […]

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Ondo 2020: APC governors, chieftains defy rain, flag off Akeredolu’s Campaign

Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday defied heavy downpour and waited for over three hours in the rain to flag off its campaign for the second term reelection of governor Rotimi Akeredolu on the October 10 governorship election in the state. The event which took place at the Akure sports stadium, at […]

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Ondo people are with us, PDP will win guber election – Jegede

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, on Saturday said his party is confident of victory. He spoke with reporters after a stakeholders meeting held at the Oyo State Government House in Agodi, Ibadan, to strategise towards the election. He said:“The people of […]

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Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Fayemi, Oyetola, Abiodun, Buni flag off Akeredolu’s campaign

L-R: Bola Tinubu; Ondo State Governor and APC candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN; Lagos State Governor and Chairman, APC National Campaign Council for Ondo Governorship election, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Akeredolu’s running mate, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa during the commissioning of Ondo State Internal Revenue Service Headquarters and Akeredolu’s second term campaign flag-off in Akure, Ondo, on […]

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Ondo 2020: APC flags off Akeredolu’s reelection campaign

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday in Akure officially flagged off the campaign of its candidate, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State. Speaking at the rally, the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the party, Mai Buni, urged people of the state not to allow anyone to […]

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Community tours Lagos mosques for COVID-19 compliance

To ensure compliance with coronavirus protocols, the Muslim Community of Lagos has embarked on a sensitisation and inspection tour of Lagos mosques to enlighten people on the needs to contain the spread of the pandemic in the country. Speaking during the tour, the Chairman, Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Naheem Adesina Ekemode, said the inspection became […]

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