Son Attacks OBJ Again, Pitches Tent with Buhari
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Olujonwo, in a thinly veiled attack, has hit out at his father’s opposition to President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. Olujuwon whose recent marriage to promoter of Premier Lotto known as “Baba Ijebu”, Sir Kessington Adebutu’s daughter, Tope, is on the brink of collapse, in a two page statement, spoke of his […]
Osun Rerun: Tension Mounts as APC, PDP Slug it Out
Sequel to a tight race for the governorship seat in Osun State on September 22, the leading gladiators are back in the ring today for a decisive battle. Out of the 48 political parties that contested the September 22 gubernatorial election, only the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will slug […]
Ambode Braces for Primaries, Says ‘I’m Ready
Says Second Term Needed For Stable, Robust Economy … Thanks Tinubu, Party Leaders, Members For Opportunity To Serve Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed his readiness to participate in Saturday’s Primary Election where members of the All Progressives Congress across the State are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer through direct primaries. […]
Breaking: Omisore Goes with APC, to Form Coalition Government
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, has pledged the support of his party for the All Progressives Congress in tomorrow’s rerun election in Osun State. Omisore who is addressing journalists at his residence in Ile Ife, said: “We have accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election […]
Buhari eLauds Mandela’s Zeal for Peace, Democracy
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in New York extolled the immense values embodied by the late South African President and Nobel Peace Winner, Nelson Mandela. Speaking at a High Level Meeting on Global Peace in honour of the Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, also known as the Peace Summit, on the sidelines of […]
Why Omisore May Not Support PDP In Osun Rerun
I have been following debates on why Senator Iyiola Omisore may work for his former party, PDP, to defeat APC in the rerun of Osun’s inconclusive governorship election tomorrow. In my opinion, tomorrow’s rerun may be an easy win for APC as the party and PDP compete to win Otunba Iyiola Omisore’s support in the […]
Breaking: Nationwide Strike Looms, As NLC Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on its planned strike as the meeting with the Federal Government has ended in a deadlock. The meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the Tripartite Committee was to look into the issue of the minimum wage which has led to a planned strike. […]
Is there Biosafety in Nigeria? By Nnimmo Bassey
At a recent HOMEF dialogue with farmers, most of the participants declared that they have never heard of anything called genetically modified organisms (GMOs). When they got to know what GMOs are, they all declared that genetically modified crops are bad for our agriculture and overall environment. Despite huge financial outlays in modern agricultural […]
The Whites And What Colonialism Did To Us By Owei Lakemfa.
September is a special month for the family of Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi, the matchless fighter for the Nigerian poor who committed his 45-year legal practice, wealth and life to the emancipation of the Nigerian people. For his beliefs, doggedness and commitment to social justice, he was jailed intermittently from the 1970s over a period […]
Lawyer Nabbed Over Issuance of Fake Court Judgment
A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Edward Oseghale, has been arrested following allegations of forgery and issuance of a fake court judgment. Oseghale’s arrest was disclosed today by Mrs Taiwo Olatokunbo, the Chief Registrar, Lagos State Judiciary while speaking on behalf of the Chief Judge of the state, Mrs Opeyemi Oke According to her, the suspect was […]
