Society gazette reports the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has passed away on Tuesday, January 2. The monarch died at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state, at age 93.   His death was confirmed by palace sources who pleaded anonymity to The Punch.   However, ...

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has revealed how he was removed as governor of Anambra State in 2005. The Minister said he was ousted from office because he refused to obey his political godfathers and decided to develop the state. Ngige said his impeachment was ...

  The General Evangelist Worldwide of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Prophet Samuel Kayode Abiara, had told Nigerians to shun prophets of doom. He spoke during the New Year Service held simultaneously by Christian and Muslim faithful at the Lagos House in Marina. The cleric prayed for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ...

  The leader of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, a Yoruba self-determination group, Professor Banji Akintoye, has said no election will be allowed to hold in the southwest in 2022. In a statement on Friday, Akintoye expressed hope for the quick release of Yoruba agitator, Sunday Igboho Adeyemo, who is in ...

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on his official Facebook page on Friday, he said: “After a hide and seek period spanning 21 months (one year, nine months) between COVID-19 and my humble self, the virus finally caught up ...

  In what appears like a conscious effort to prevent himself from losing political relevance after leaving office in 2023, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for “peace and reconciliation among political parties’ stakeholders” in the state. Governor Ganduje made the call in his New Year message to the ...

  The Oyo State Joint- Security Task Force, Operation Burst, has recovered some stolen Apple phones from a suspect at Sabo area of Ibadan. Operation Burst comprises of soldiers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The security outfit, according to a statement by the Commissioner for ...

  It’s sad news again as reports say death has struck again as popular clergy and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has lost his beloved twin sister, Mrs. Kehinde Hassan née Odukoya. This comes a few weeks after Pastor Odukoya’s wife, Nomthi Odukoya, lost ...

The alleged move by the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, to become the ‘Oba of Oshodi’ has elicited a flurry of reactions. His eligibility to the throne has become a subject of discussion on various social media platforms. A trending image of MC ...

  A fashion designer, Omowumi Oyapitan has been apprehended by the Ogun State Police for allegedly stabbing a man to death. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state Command said that the arrest was made after a report was received from one Stephen Udo the managing director of Splendour Guest ...