The Ondo State Government and the State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria are set for a face-off over the ban on holding of cross over services in the state on December 31, 2020. The Government and CAN both took hardline positions on the issue on Tuesday. While the Government said there would be no going back on the ban placed on church activities, particularly the crossover services on Thursday, CAN said it was going ahead with it as it was not consulted before the decision was reached. Te state Chairman of CAN, Rev. John Oladapo, made the position…
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It was a sigh of relief for Mallam Lukman Abdurraheem as he hands over the baton of leadership of The Muslim Congress to Alhaji Abdul Wasi Bangbala after he was appointed the new Amir (President) of the TMC. Abdurraheem had paddled the canoe of affairs of the group for 11 years. Also, Alhaji Hassan Adesina was appointed as the new Secretary-General of the group. The appointments were announced at the 27th Annual Congress of the TMC on Monday in Lagos. Bangbala was the immediate former National Secretary of TMC. Also, Alhaji Hassan Adesina was appointed as the new Secretary-General of…
As the crises in the PDP South West deepens, members are left aghast by the confusion that has set in within the ranks of the party. It would seem that with every breaking day, a new mischief rears its head. Indeed the battle for the control of the South West presently officially held by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is really heating up as the nation moves towards the 2023 elections. In the thick of the battle ground is, ex-Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose who is being accused of fanning the embers of discord in his bid to escape the…
His name is Femi Esho, a 75-year-old man for whom the preservation and promotion of African indigenous musical culture is a passion entrenched deeply in his veins. This zeal for indigenous music he has successfully passed on to his daughter, Bimbo Esho, the Managing Director of the Surulere Lagos-based Evergreen Musical Company Limited. Imbued with youthful zeal and a greater love for music, the younger Esho has not been relenting in her efforts to ensure that residents and regular visitors to the ‘State of Aquatic Splendour’, or otherwise commonly referred to as the ‘Centre of Excellence’, are always treated to…
Lagos lawyer and clergyman Femi Giwa-Amu returned to Facebook after more than 32-month absence to mourn his dead daughter, Renua, who accused him of sexually abusing her as a child. Renua, who studied at Savannah College of Art & Design in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, committed suicide on Saturday, moments after revealing her plan on her Instastory and warning that family members should not mourn her. Her death was confirmed by her uncle, Ozolua Giwa-Amu in a Facebook post. “It is with the utmost regret it falls on me to announce, that our most beautiful daughter, Ohirenua Giwa-Amu, youngest daughter…
One would expect that political appointees under the same government would have their issues resolved in-house, but not with some of those who work with President Muhammadu Buhari. For many Nigerians, it was an unusual experience seeing Buhari’s appointees, agencies stand in opposition against each other, and some of them even took this to the public space. Here, we take a look at some of the appointees who had one or two issues to sort with each other earlier in the year. MAGU vs MALAMI The trouble for Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
A young entrepreneur, Gbenga Emiloju, has donated N300,000 to six unemployed youths in Ekiti to enable them start their own businesses. Emiloju gave out the cheques to the beneficiaries on Tuesday during his book launch and the celebration of his 40th birthday in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the book, The personal greatness series titled: “20+1 Laws of Personal Greatness, Vol. 1-3’’ was written to commemorate the 40th birthday of the author. Emiloju said that the empowerment was aimed at encouraging youths that wanted to go into entrepreneurship, but did not have the initial capital to start.…
Patricia took to her twitter handle to announce her appointment as the Vice President, Government Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Africa in the coca cola Africa leadership team
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State and Chairman North Central Governors Forum has attributed the astronomical rise in the number of unemployed, underemployed and unemployable graduates in Nigeria to the kind of unskilled and half-baked graduates churned out yearly by the nation’s tertiary institutions. The Governor made the assertion when he went on familiarization visit to Baze University Abuja, a private tertiary institution founded and established by Senator Baba Ahmed Datti. Governor Sani Bello noted that, because the country’s labour market was saturated with too many unemployed persons, it becomes expedient on the nation’s citadel of learning to redirect…
THE YORUBA CASH AND CARRY POLITICIANS AND THEIR DESPERATION. The news is on air that a bunch of political charlatans canvassing the candidature of Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) went to the Olubadan of Ibadan and Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ to drum up support for Tinubu. The desperation can be understood in the light of the hausa/fulani adoption of Governor JK Fayemi (JKF) of Ekiti State as the son of Ahmadu Bello. For a starter, BAT has said he does not want to hear of anything Oduduwa Republic, yet he is canvassing for support for his candidature in the Household of Oduduwa.…
