Bauchi, Gombe clash over new oil wells
Bauchi and Gombe States have reportedly drawn battle lines over the ownership of the Kolmani Oil and Gas field as both states are laying claims to the oil wells. Officials and residents of the two states have also accused each other of attempting to appropriate the site which is said to contain one billion […]
2023: Accord House of Reps candidate, Ogunmola is dead
The House of Representatives candidate for Atisbo/Saki West/ Saki East Federal Constituency in next year’s election, Jacob Funmi Ogunmola, is dead. Ogunmola from Oke Ogun geo-political zone of Oyo State was one-time Chairman, Caretaker Committee in Atisbo Local Government Area in the state. The deceased was a native of Ago Are in Atisbo local […]
LAS LAS! (Part 1)
By Toyin Falola E don cast Last, last Na everybody go chop breakfast Have to say bye-bye, oh Burna Boy, “Last Last” Nigeria’s social decadence has been attributed to various issues, ranging from the family to society as a whole. Family problems brought on by unhappy marriages, divorces, and negligent parenting have been […]
Irate youths set Osun monarch’s palace ablaze
The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun State, was on Thursday evening, vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the Aogun of Iree, Chief […]
Adulthood na Scam!
By Toyin Falola Nobody go ask if you don chop Nobody go send you free money If you no get na you sabi Adulthood na scam! Lade Nigerians have always been able to express their thoughts and views in the most straightforward and humorous ways. They accomplish this in terms […]
10 countries to participate in Calabar Carnival, says Commissioner
No fewer than 10 countries are expected to participate in the 2022 Annual Calabar Carnival, according to Mr Eric Anderson, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Development, Cross River State. He said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that after a two-year break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the carnival […]
FIFA honours Nigerian journalist Kunle Solaja for covering nine World Cups
Mr. Kunle Solaja, Nigerian journalist and publisher of Sports Village Square, has been honoured by FIFA, in collaboration with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), for his coverage of nine World Cup tournaments. The ace sports journalist was celebrated alongside 81 others in a ceremony held in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Solaja and South Africa’s […]
Again, Lagos diverts traffic for APC rally
The Lagos State Government has announced road closure for the All Progressives Congress (APC) march on Wednesday. Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, issued an advisory on Tuesday. The traffic diversion is the second in five days after Saturday’s rally for presidential candidate Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This time, the government said […]
Adeleke dissolves all non-statutory boards
The Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the immediate dissolution of all non-statutory boards in the state. The governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement said the directive was conveyed to Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies by Mr Teslim Igbalaye, the Secretary to the State Government. “As a follow-up to the pronouncement by […]
INEC boss visits burnt Abeokuta office
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday visited Abeokuta, Ogun State. While addressing journalists at the scene of the burnt INEC office in Abeokuta South Local Government, Yakubu said he was in the state to further assess the extent of damage done to the INEC facility. He […]
