Who has not had an old car before? The type of car that makes you become a friend to the mechanic? This is because when one issue is resolved, another rears its head, necessitating you to visit again. Sometimes the problem may be those of “rings”. Repair them and the gearbox seeks your notice. Pacify…
A 17-year-old student of the Osun State University, Ikire campus, Ahiante Victory, who was alleged to have lured and robbed her social media boyfriend of his money and phone has been suspended by the management of the institution. Vice- Chancellor of the institution, Prof Clement Adebooye , announced the suspension of Victory, following the investigation…
One of the leading women advocacy non-governmental group in Nigeria, StandUp For Women Society, SWS, this week paid a courtesy visit to the new Secretary to the government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Akume in his office at Aso Villa. Flanked the SGF Senator Akume from left to the right, StandUp For Women Society, SWS,…
Osun State police Command has paraded 11 suspected criminals arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, stealing , Car theft amongst others . Parading the suspects before newsmen at the police headquarters in osogbo, Commissioner of Police, Kehinde Longe said the suspects were apprehended in various locations across the State . Longe explained that…
Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has condemned the Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akinola against his intention to incite religious conflict in Osun State. According to a statement issued by the Chairman, Osun Democrat for Democracy, ODD in Osun State, Abdulmrauf Odunlade and made available to our correspondent in Osogbo,…
A man named Ebimotimi Freeborn has been lynched by angry mob for allegedly stealing bread in Yenagoa. The suspect age 31,male from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was killed at Tombia,a suburb of Yenagoa the state capital. Meanwhile the Bayelsa State Police Command in a statement through the Police Public Relation Officer…
3rd edition of Senator Douye Diri National Scrabble Competition Championship has ended in Yenagoa with the state governor Senator Douye Diri calling on multinationals and International Oil Companies to invest in sports development. The 2 days event which started from 8th ended on the 9th July at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa…
This was first published on October 29, 2018. Considering the resuscitation of the issue by the new Kano State Government, I see the need to republish it. While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday…
The Titanic crash of 1912 was among the four most calamitous tragedies of the 20th century in the history of humanity. The others were World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), World War II (1939 to 1945), and the Challenger STS Explosion of 28th January 1986. World War I and II claimed…
The Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) has commenced the sensitization of ex-agitators on how to obtain a single digit interest loans from the recently launched cooperative scheme. Rtd Major General Barry Ndiomu the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program,said the sensitization was to guide prospective beneficiaries on how to have access on the different categories…
