As Nigerians celebrate the Yuletide, the festive cheers are clouded by unprecedented economic gloom, hunger, and fear of personal safety. The soaring cost of living has destroyed the season’s spirit. President Bola Tinubu and his economic team must take tangible steps to reverse the trauma. Alarmingly, food prices have increased beyond the reach of the […]
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A crowd of supporters who sympathised with the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola and the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, have called for the duo’s release. The two of them are being held in connection to the death of some children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, […]
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Mrs. Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has called on President Bola Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s legal troubles. Silekunola is among three individuals taken before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in connection with a tragic funfair stampede that resulted in […]
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed […]
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By Ojo Oyewamide They were 67 in number. And they were unfortunate Nigerians. Within four days, they died in desperate scrambles for food. The spate of tragedies started in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, where a funfair led to funerals. Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, an ex-Queen of the Ooni of Ife, had intended to put […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has described the legacy of the departed Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Olwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as indelible, as it paid glowing tributes to his unwavering commitment to the development of the people of the state and governance of Nigeria on true justice and fairness to all. Marking the […]
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Former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, not the North, should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that geopolitical considerations make it unfair for the North to reclaim the presidency after President […]
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[File] A woman browses the gift shop’s display ahead of Christmas festival in Lagos. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP) It is evident that religion dominates the Nigerian landscape. But whether or not the values of religions professed by millions of Nigerians can be found in the hearts of Nigerians and their leaders and within the […]
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After 18 months in office, Bola Tinubu’s first presidential media chat gives nothing away. The President trod wearily on the old paths: the removal of petrol subsidies, the uncontrolled cost of governance, including the bloated cabinet, corruption, and a lack of domestic production. In the end, Tinubu created the impression of hope but the reality […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s media chat validates the All Progressives Congress’ insensitivity and disconnection from the Nigerian people. In his media chat on Monday, President Tinubu stated that financial discipline has been introduced, with additional funds being allocated to development projects. He also mentioned that borrowing is being utilised […]
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