Late Olubadan Lived A Life Of Service And Exemplary Royalty, POJ Mourns Fallen Olubadan The Mogaji Ojo Eweena, Oke Offa, Baba Sale, Mogaji (Engr) Popoola Olukayode Joshua popularly called POJ on Friday joined the people of Ibadanland, Oyo State and Nigeria to mourn the passage of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun. Mogaji Popoola in a release on Friday morning through his media office in Ibadan and made available to journalists described departure of the first class monarch as great loss not only to Ibadanland but Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole. He explained that late Olubadan during…
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Osi Basorun of Ibadanland Mourns As Olubadan Of Ibadan Joins Ancestors At 82 The Osi Basorun of Ibadanland, Prince Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has described the Thursday night death of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Mahood Lekan Balogun, as shocking and unexpected at this time. Adeduntan in a release through his media office on Friday morning expressed shock on the death of the Monarch who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday. He described the late Olubadan as a brother and leader who he enjoyed great cordial relationship with ,while he was alive. The International Cardio Vascular Surgeon prayed for the repose…
Just In: Nigeria Opens Land Air Borders With Republic Of Niger, Lifts Other Sanctions President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. This directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja. ECOWAS leaders had agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. The President has directed that the following sanctions imposed on…
Nigerian Senate Suspends Ningi ..senate now Object Of Ridicule – Akpabio ..image badly damaged Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, March 12, lamented that the integrity of the Senate has been totally damaged following allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi that the 2024 budget was padded. Akpabio said the upper chamber has been subjected to ridicule as Nigerians continued to bash the parliament. President of the Senate who spoke during an open session he presided over, faulted Ningiβs earlier interview and for also granting a follow-up interview where he purportedly justified his initial claim of budget padding. Akpabio recalled that President…
FG Mulls Legislation To Sanitise Health Sector The Federal Government said it will soon come up with legislation that would regulate the healthcare sector to eliminate quacks and ensure improved service delivery. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this on Friday when he paid a courtesy call on the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta. Alausa decried the unwholesome practice where untrained people are allowed to operate in the health sector. He also lamented the prevalence of quacks from where heinous act, such as organ harvesting takes place. The minister: “We…
Ramadan: Osi Basorun of Ibadanland Felicitates Muslims ..congratulates Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Aare Musulumi, others The Osi Basorun of Ibadanland, Prince Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan had congratulated Nigerian Muslims for witnessing the commencement of this yearβs Ramadan fast and urged them to pray to Almighty Allah to make positive interventions in the affairs of the country. In a statement made available through his media office in Ibadan, the international cardio vascular surgeon stated that between the last Ramadan and now, a series of events had happened that shook the world, including economic crisis which had thrown many nations of the…
Oyo Govt. Inaugurates Compliance Enforcement Task Force on Food Safety .. calls for strictly compliance to food safety regulations As part of its efforts to uphold food safety standards in the State, the Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Health has inaugurated the Food Safety Compliance Enforcement Task Force to oversee the enforcement of food safety rules and regulations in the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi , stated this at the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum organized to sensitize the actors along the food chain on the importance attached to the implementation of food safety standards by…
Prominent Ibadan Mogaji Debunks Attacks On Olubadan, Council, CCII, Others Contrary to news making rounds that Mogaji Olawale Oladoja recently questioned the appointment of the new Aare of Ibadanland, and the need to honour Governor Seyi Makinde, Mogaji Oladoja has denied the said statement. In a release on Wednesday evening, Oladoja said he holds the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun Okumade the second in high esteem and will never do anything to tarnish his hard earned image. Oladoja said the decision to appoint solely lies with Olubadan and the Olubadan in Council and will not…
Saraki Tackles Akpabio Over Comment On 8th Senateβs Constituency Projects Funding: President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has berated the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for accusing the leadership of the 8th Senate of not fully funding the constituency projects of lawmakers. LEADERSHIP reports that the 8th session of the Senate presided over by Saraki was between 2015 and 2019 during the first tenure of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki said Akpabio, who was a member of the 8th Senate, knew the truth about events at the time, saying President Buhari starved the lawmakers of…
Peter Obi Will Not Leave Labour Party Over Smear Campaign Against Abure β¦ No Court Has Found LP Chairman Guilty Of Diversion Of Party Fund The national leadership of the Labour Party has warned those disseminating falsehood against its National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure using every available social media platforms to desist from further media trial of our leader and rather approach the court if they are convinced of their allegations. The party also said that the partyβs national leader, Peter Obi is not under any pressure to dump the party ahead of 2027 general election over the sustained smear…