By Akin Osuntokun The power politics that defines Ilorin ensued in the 1820s with the defeat of Are Ona kakanfo Afonja, in the Alimi (the Fulani spiritual consultant to Afonja) insurrection against the political status-quo…
The rift between Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki and his embattled deputy, Philip Shaibu is getting messier by the day as the deputy governor’s sister in-law got redeployed unceremoniously, writes Adibe Emenyonu. few days…
By Josephine Ogundeji As part of strategic moves to bridge the skill gap in the housing sector, the Lagos State Government has commenced the training artisans and craftsmen in the state. Disclosing this in a…
Politics is a game that easily transforms into a dangerous contest of power and relevance. In many ways, it can now be said that in Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is the only tiger on…
By AKIN OSUNTOKUN Caveat Emptor: What is adopted and said here is pending the judiciary determination of who ultimately becomes the Nigerian president. “Let me dispense with any political correctness and say it loud and…
By Edward Nnachi The Indigenous People of Biafra has begun the distribution of flyers across the South-East to further sensitise residents on its commitment to end the sit-at-home order in the zone. This was as…
By Adetola Bademosi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) of Morocco have signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Société Nationale des Opérations…
BBC Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games without pay for “conduct detrimental to the NBA”. Morant, 23, was “suspended from all team activities” in May after appearing to hold a…
By Tijani Adeyemi The Honourable Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, issued an order on Friday, June 16, 2023, directing the Director-General of the Department…
By Simon Kolawole On Monday afternoon, my friend in Benin, Edo state, went to his father’s house for some daddy-and-son time. His fuel gauge was on red, but because the next gas station was on…
