Ibadan Mogajis Commend Olubadan Over Efforts To Sanitise Traditional System ..thanks oba ladoja, other Ibadan obas for support ..support Barrister Ajewole led ccii for second term in office The Authentic Mogaji’s of Ibadan has thrown their weight behind the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba ( Dr ) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin) in his effort of sanitising Ibadan traditional system. The group, in a release through his Public Relation Officer, Mogaji Olawale Oladoja, commended Oba Olakulehin for his commitment to bring sanity into the Ibadan traditional system. The Authentic Mogaji’s in the statement explained that before now, the…
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SWEGOP: Oladele, Falade, Others Emerge New Executive The South West Guild of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) on Thursday elected new executives to pilot its affairs. At a meeting held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, members appointed former Southwest Bureau Chief of the Nations newspapers, Bisi Oladele as Chairman, with Dapo Falade emerging as Vice Chairman. Taiwo Oluwadamilare was named Secretary, while Joseph Okuwofu will serve as Assistant Secretary. Other officials include Mrs. Malik Oluwatoyin as Treasurer, Temi Aboderin as Financial Secretary, and Remi Oladoye as Public Relations Officer (PRO). The selection process was coordinated…
President Bola Tinubu Mourns Renown Dutch-Nigerian Publisher Joop Berkhout President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Chief Joop Berkhout, a renowned publisher and Dutch national who lived in Nigeria for over 60 years. Chief Berkhout, 94, a naturalised Nigerian, made Ibadan, Oyo State, his home and dedicated his life to advancing Nigeria’s publishing industry. President Bola Tinubu eulogised Berkhout for his love for Nigeria and considerable contributions to the publishing industry. Berkhout was Managing Director of Evans Brothers and Spectrum Books Limited in Nigeria. Even after retiring in 2008, his passion endured through Safari Books Limited,…
TETFUND’S Secretary Echono Bags Vanguard Newspapers’ Education Icon Award One of Nigeria’s leading media outfits, the Vanguard newspapers, has named the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) as its Education Icon for the year 2024. The prestigious award was conferred on Echono for his sterling performance at TETFUND since he assumed office as Executive Secretary since 2022. According to the Vanguard, “Sunday Echono has brought a new wave of transformation to the organization. With his wealth of experience in the civil service, Echono has been able to steer the organization towards achieving its mandate of providing supplementary…
Makinde Inaugurates Committees on Prevention of Gender-based Violence Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a Steering Committee and Technical Working Committee on Gender-Based Violence, GBV in the state. The committees were inaugurated today during the commemoration of the International Day of Zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation held at the Local Government Service Commission Staff Training Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan. Inaugurating the committees, Governor Makinde, represented by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni, stated that the body is saddled with the mandate of developing and implementing programmes and policies for the prevention of gender-based violence in Oyo state.…
Abiodun, Aiyedatiwa, Mimiko, Others for Pa Akinmade’s burial in Idanre All roads lead to Idanre, Ondo State, on Saturday, February 15, as the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, members of the National Assembly and other dignitaries attend the burial ceremony of the Obamoluwa of Idanre kingdom, High Chief Moses Akinmade. The event will also attract former Military Administrator of Lagos State and Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Ali…
Rivers State Govt Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Sim. Fubara Suit Against Pro-Wike’s Assembly The Rivers State Government has provided clarity regarding its ongoing legal case in the Supreme Court, emphasizing that the matter concerning the 2024 budget and the leadership of the State House of Assembly is still under review. In a statement released on February 10, 2025, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Edison Ehie, explained that the recent Supreme Court ruling was tied to the Court of Appeal’s decision that the Governor should re-present the 2024 budget before the Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule. However,…
Court of Appeal Did Not Reinstate Sacked Council Bosses – Osun Govt .. directs security operatives to arrest trouble makers. The attention of the Osun State Government has been drawn to the judgement of Court of Appeal, delivered today, Monday, 10th of February,2025 wherein the originating summons filed by the PDP to challenge the validity of the election held on 15th of October 2022 was dismissed on the ground that the notice of the election had not been published by OSSIEC before the suit was filed. The simple implication of today’s judgement is that the PDP never filed any case…
President Tinubu Releases Birthday Tribute To Kayode Fayemi My relationship with Dr Kayode Fayemi dates back to our time together in the pro-democracy movement in the 90s when we mounted local and international campaigns against military dictatorship. During the challenging General Sani Abacha era, civil rights and pro-democracy activists, especially those in exile, had to rely on their ingenuity to survive. Kayode’s brilliance, commitment, and strategic skills were invaluable to our cause. The struggle for Chief MKO Abiola’s release from incarceration and the de-annulment of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, then considered the freest and fairest in Nigeria, led…
Abiodun Mourns Alaperu of Iperu-Remo Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the transition of the Alaperu of Iperu-Remo, Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu-Basibo, as a deeply shocking, irreplaceable personal loss. Abiodun, a prince of Iperu-Remo kingdom, added that even though he was still trying to come to terms with the news of the passing of the royal father, he acknowledged the immutability of the counsel of Almighty God whose decision on human life no mortal can question. Abiodun, who described the late monarch as a royal father, friend and confidante, said he was devastated to learn of the sudden…