Boundary dispute: Oyo warns warring communities
The Oyo State Government has warned the warring factions in the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo States. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, counselled both sides of the divide to stop the back-and-forth blame game and allow the two Governments to continue matured discussions on the resolution to the […]
Tinubu congratulates Dangote on World Bank appointment
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, on his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a body tasked with promoting investment and job creation in emerging economies. The President described the appointment as apt, given Dangote’s rich private sector experience, strategic investments, and many employment opportunities […]
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Governorship: Ekiti North Senatorial District endorses Oyebanji
Major stakeholders in Ekiti North Senatorial District have endorsed Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for a second term as governor of the state. Speaking at an event described as “A Historic Grand Endorsement Rally”, Chief Stephen Adewunmi Abejide, Chairman of the Organising Committee said, the rally was organized to declare unflinching support for the administration of […]
Wanted: Blueprint For Nigeria’s Waste Management Crisis
By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-Ife Arogundade The fantasy that natural resources are inexhaustible and always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline of our environmental health. The global waste crisis is staggering. Annually, it is on record that more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste are generated, […]
Court Sentences Osinachi’s Husband, Peter Nwachukwu, to Death By Esi-ife Arogundade On Monday, Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the FCT High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with his wife’s death on April […]
Lagos signs MOU to rehabilitate water project
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an international consortium company, Belstar and ENKA, for the rehabilitation and expansion of water supply works in the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Professor Abimbola Adelakun: A Journey Through Time
By Toyin Falola Professor Abimbola Adelakun left Ibadan, the city of Brown Roofs, to study and live a new life in Austin, the Bat City. Her next abode is now the Windy City, where she has accepted a prestigious job at the University of Chicago, an Ivy League. Let me take the story from the […]
Dele Jegede At 80: Skill and creativity for social development
By Toyin Falola It was a privilege to have participated in the one-day symposium on “Dele Jegede at 80: Examining the Nexus of Art, Activism, and Academica, held on April 26, 2025, at the University of Lagos.” Jegede’s Old Testament beard added color to the event, although no divine vision was brought from the wilderness. […]
Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis’ funeral
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius […]
