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Adelami Grants Full Scholarships to 100 Students of Technical College, Owo

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Award Includes Daily Feeding Allowance for Three Years Ondo State deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has awarded full tuition scholarships to 100 newly admitted students of Government Technical College, Owo, covering the duration of their three-year training. The Principal, Mr Tayo Ijabiken, disclosed the scholarship on Thursday during the institution’s 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony. He expressed […]

FELA: The Sound That Changed the World, and Why Comparisons Miss the Point

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Steve Otaloro Long before Afrobeats became a global commercial force- before sold-out arenas, chart-topping singles, and streaming milestones- there was Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, the singular force who created the sound that now dominates global music culture. What the world celebrates today as Afrobeats did not emerge from convenience or algorithmic success; it was forged […]

Are you going to quit worshipping yourself this year?

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Exploring the Gentle Idolatry of the self and the Path to True Devotion By Olusola Adeyegbe There is a quiet idolatry that thrives without temples, incense, or hymns. It requires no public declaration, but it demands daily devotion. It is the worship of self. We kneel before it in our thoughts, defend it in our […]

Adeleke Declares 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I NYSC Orientation Course Open in Osun

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his administration’s commitment to youth development, national unity, and the welfare of Corps Members as he formally declared open the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ede. He gave the assurance at […]

Osun 2026: Group Uncovers APC Rigging, Violence Agenda, Raises Alarm

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Odogbo A political pressure group, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress to rig the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Specifically, it disclosed a leaked, detailed political intelligence on the alleged scheming and plotting by the party to unleash violence […]

Adeleke’s Commissioner, Spokesperson, Others Sue IGP Over Alleged Harassment

January 23, 2026January 30, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Information commissioner, Kolapo Alimi, spokesman to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, and other media aides have sued the Police Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Police Service Commission over alleged harassment. They dragged him and the commission before the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, seeking the enforcement of […]

Humility in man

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Humility is a powerful human behaviour.* *It is the ability to put on modesty and meekness as your human character.* *Humility allows you to stay grounded and appreciate so much around you and in your life* *Please consider the following examples :* *1) Moses : A great leader who asked God to […]

Chimamanda: The stethoscope as hangman’s noose (2)

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Tunde Odesola The pigeon and the chicken are not neighbours. It is the heavy rain that fell which made them strange bedfellows. The pigeon is the priest of the air, the chicken is the scratcher on land. Long before the first corn sprouted, long before humans learnt to normalise chaos, the sky’s tear glands […]

Matters arising

January 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Abdu Rafiu Four issues are burning in my heart this day. The first is the Sword of Damocles dangling over Siminalayi Fubara’s head despite Chamberlainist appeasement to placate the gods in his domain and placing the fetish of sacrifice in the shrines. But the chief priest is unimpressed. He is determined to conquer territory […]

Tinubu approves oil drilling in Ogun, Olokola deep seaport to take off — Abiodun

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

L-R: The Commandant, Nigerian Navy Secondary school Abeokuta, Captain, Oluwaseun Adesiyan; 46th Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval, Rear Admiral Abdullah Abubakar Mustapha; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Fleet Commander, Western Fleet, Commodore Solomon Olushola Ohunenese, and the Commander, Inteligence Office, Captain Adah Ehanmo, during a visit by the Western Naval Command in Abeokuta on […]