Dr. Frederick Fasehun: An uncommon Yoruba-Nigerian activist
Yorubaland has lost another titan in the struggle for self-determination. The passage of Dr. Frederick Fasehun is a monumental loss, given his contributions to ensuring that the Yorubas are allowed to develop at their own pace with unfettered access to our God-given resources. He was very passionate about anything Yoruba and the role that we […]
Dana Air Scales NCAA’s Re-certification, Plans More flights, More Aircraft for 2019
Dana Air has concluded its re-certification exercise conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and have assured its guests of additional flights to ease the pain of travelers who have had to bear the high cost of tickets as a result of flight shortage across the country. The airline also revealed its plan […]
Wike Sets to Quit as Atiku Presidential Campaign Coordinator
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State will resign his appointment as the South-South Zonal Coordinator of the presidential campaign of Atiku Abubakar, his aide said Friday anonymously. Wike is pissed that Atiku has not been consulting and seeking his input on campaign matters as it relates to the south-south. “Atiku has been making appointments […]
CAF Strips Cameroon of AFCON 2019 Hosting Rights
Cameroon will no longer host the 2019 edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).The country was knocked out on account of inadequate facilities and security. CAF executive committee at an extraordinary meeting in Accra on Friday decided to strip the country of the rights and has now invited fresh hosting bids. The continent’s soccer […]
FG Declares War on ASUU …Applies No-Work-No-Pay Rule
The Federal Government has issued a memo directing Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities and Directors, Inter-University Centres to apply a No-Work-No-Pay rule in order to break the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Signed by the Director, Research, Innovation and Information Technology, Dr S.B. Ramon-Yusuf for the Executive Secretary, […]
Former US President George HW Bush Dies at 94
George HW Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, who steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs died Friday night at his home in Houston. He was 94. Mr Bush was denied a second term in the White House after support for his presidency collapsed […]
Breaking: OPC Founder, Frederick Fasehun, is Dead
Founder of Oodua PeopleCongress, OPC, Dr Frederick Isiotan Fasehun, is dead Dr Fasehun, a one-time presidential candidate of Labour Party and one of the leading lights in the struggle for the actualisation of the annulled June 12, 1993 election died at the ripe age of 84 after a prolonged ailment that has kept him off […]
Father, 2 Sons Kill their Brother
The Police in Jigawa have held a father and two of his sons over the death of another son, in Jahun Local Government Area of the state. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the police spokesman in the state, made this known today in Dutse. Jinjiri said that the police, on November 29, at about 1:25pm, received a report […]
EFCC Arrests Lebanese with $2M, other Currencies at Abuja Airport
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Lebanese at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while attempting to smuggle about N920 million in different currencies out of the country. The suspect, Abbas Lakis, was picked up following intelligence report that he had on him undeclared huge sums of monies aboard […]
Ekiti State Head of Service Retired
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the retirement of the Head of Service, Dr Gbenga Faseluka, from the State’s service. The retirement which was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, and dated November 30, 2018, is with immediate effect. Dr Faseluka is to hand […]
