BREAKING: Oyo ex-governor, Olunloyo dies at 89
A former governor of Oyo State, Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo is dead. DAILY POST reports that Olunloyo, the first person to rule Ibadan as governor, died in the early hours of Sunday. He died about three months to his 90th birthday. Olunloyo ruled the old Oyo State between October and December 1983. Sources close to […]
LP Senator Hails Abure’s Removal
Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imansuen (LP) representing Edo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has hailed the Supreme Court ‘s removal of Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure. The Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel set aside the decision of the Court […]
Wike commissions another solar-powered market in Abuja
Twenty-four hours after commissioning Abuja’s first solar-powered market, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has launched yet another solar-powered market in the FCT. Commissioned by the FCT Minister, the Kugbo International Market comprises 5,200 stalls, attracting approximately 20,000 visitors daily, 20 warehouses -underground warehouses – 20 coldrooms, 10 restaurants, banks, clinic, police […]
Anambra guber: Ukachukwu floors Ozigbo to emerge APC flag bearer
Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu has clinched the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the Anambra governorship election.He won the governorship ticket in the primary conducted on Saturday. Ukachukwu defeated his closest challenger, Valentine Ozigbo in the contest. While Nicholas polled 1,455 votes, Valentine recorded 67 votes. The Anambra State governorship election, which comes up in November […]
Tinubu urges new Alaafin to promote peace, support governance
President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly-installed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to use the stool to engender peace, promote cultural values, and support governance. He said the Alaafin is more than a King but also a symbol of Yoruba resilience, wisdom and pride. Tinubu gave the charge while giving a remark at the […]
CBN injects $197.71 million to boost FX liquidity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has supplied $197.71 million to the foreign exchange market through sales to authorised dealers. The apex bank’s director of financial markets department, Omolara Duke, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She noted that the intervention aligned with the apex bank’s ongoing commitment to ensuring adequate liquidity […]
Edwin Clark to be buried May 13
The family of the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has scheduled May 13, 2025, for his burial in Kiagbodo Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta. Mr Clark, a former senator during the Second Republic and federal commissioner for information, was born on May 25, 1927. He died on February 17 at 97. Mr […]
VOA goes off air in Nigeria, Ghana, others as Trump cuts off funding
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even the government. “Was there a coup in the US?” Babangida Jibrin, a VOA journalist, recalled one worried listener asking, as […]
Passengers escape death as BRT bus catches fire in Lagos
Passengers in a BRT bus escaped death on Saturday morning when the vehicle caught fire in the Maryland area of Lagos state. An eyewitness said the vehicle departed from Ikorodu en route to the CMS area of the state when the sad incident occurred. The driver and conductor of the BRT bus reportedly fled the […]
Makinde crowns Oba Owoade 46th Alaafin of Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday, presented and installed Oba Abímbólá Akeem Owoade I, as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, at the Olivet Baptist High School. During the presentation of the new monarch, amidst tight security, the governor said, “On the 10th of January, 2025, I applied my signature for the recommendation of […]