On Saturday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said that he had accepted the recommendation of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council as the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Makinde said this on Saturday during the celebration of life organised by the state government for late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who …

THE operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted five different parcels containing illicit drugs concealed in ladies’ clothes and synthetic hair going to the United States and the United Kingdom. This was disclosed via a statement issued by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi …

In line with his commitment to advancing Nigeria’s green industrial vision and enhancing climate finance, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/CEO of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). In a statement, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, …

THE Ambrose Alli University Management has reacted to a video and news being circulated online with the narration: “Obaseki Closes AAU to Favour Asue’s Family University”. Answering questions from journalists in Benin City at the weekend, the Head of the University’s Corporate Communication and Protocol, Otunba Mike Aladenika, described the …

Few weeks back, there emerged, a rash of editorial commentaries from some dailies in Nigeria which were critical about the continuous relevance of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) over half a century since it was institutionalised. The common denominator in all of these commentaries by these print media …

BANDITS have abducted the presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh. The parish priest was said to have been abducted at the parish rectory in the early hours of Sunday. The Vicar General (Pastoral), …

The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday. …

Former employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria are grappling with the shock of their sudden dismissal, accusing the management of maltreatment and injustice. They claimed that many were not paid their entitlements before their sacking, a move they argued violates the bank’s human resource rules and policy. In a …

President Bola Tinubu has named the M18 road in the Guzape district of the federal capital territory the Chinua Achebe Expressway. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, said the president commissioned the expressway on Saturday before naming it after the late renowned novelist. “President Bola …

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been taken to the hospital with a minor whiplash injury after a man hit her in central Copenhagen. Frederiksen is “safe but shaken” by the incident, the prime minister’s office said, adding that her scheduled engagements on Saturday were cancelled. Eyewitnesses told Danish media …