Hijrah 1446: Governor Adeleke Preaches Unity , Peace Among Inter-Faith Religion Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed for closer inter-faith unity and peaceful coexistence among residents of all faiths as the Muslim ummah celebrates the commencement of new Hijrah calendar. Speaking through the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye who represented him at the Celebration of the new Hijrah …

Banditry and Prof Saidu’s Dastardly Assassination: One Death, too Many Unknowingly and knowingly, I was in a callous bandits’ den last September 2023. I was on a team inspecting a ten-hectare maize-cowpea farm in the Yakawada-Sabuwa axis, notorious for bandit dastardly activities. Hitherto, I would not have allowed my worst enemy to do so if I had known I would …

Osun NSCDC apprehends ex-convict, cultists for phone theft fraud Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has arrested a syndicate specializing in mobile phone theft and defrauding unsuspecting persons . The suspects who were arrested at different locations in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, are Kayode Owoseni (35) male, a two-time ex-convict resident of Agbode Street, Oke …

Nigerian youths: Uniting against cultism for a brighter Nigeria An open letter Fellow Nigerian Youths, Today, 7th of July 2024, I want to address a pressing issue that has been affecting our society and the future of our nation—cultism. As young people, we are the hope and the future of Nigeria, but the scourge of cultism is threatening to derail …

Divestment: Reps Want IOCs To Comply With PIA The Nigerian House Of Representatives Committees On Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Host Communities Development and Gas Have emphasized the need for the International Oil Companies Involved In The Divestment Of Assets In The Niger Delta Region To Comply With The Decommissioning And Abandonment Regulations And Guidelines Of The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission …

Works Ministry, FERMA’s negligence, bane of Nigeria’s road infrastructure woes Each time I drive from either Benin to Lagos or Akure-Ore to Lagos and see the deplorable conditions of the roads, I keep wondering why the Toll Gates were removed. In the days of yore, the toll gate environment was another commercial ground for the locals to make money and …

Understanding the Fears of Nigerians Regarding the Samoa Deal Introduction In November 2023, the European Union (EU) and its 27 member states signed the Samoa Agreement, a $150 billion trade and investment deal, with 79 countries from the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS). The agreement is aimed at fostering sustainable economic growth, promoting development and peace, and …

  McPherson University Earns NUC’s Full Accreditation for 7 More Programmes McPherson University,Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State has again proven its net worth as a choice destination and fastest growing citadel of learning in Nigeria with the outcome of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities released recently by National Universities Commission(NUC). In keeping with its avowed mission …

Keir Starmer becomes UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has become the UK’s first Labour prime minister since 2010 after his party’s landslide general election victory. Labour is returning to power with a huge parliamentary majority of 174, following a collapse in support for the Conservatives. Sir Keir has been formally appointed by the King at Buckingham Palace, replacing Tory …

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY VERSUS HUMAN CAPITAL CHALLENGE. Local government, in Nigeria, is viewed as the third tiers of government. It is a constitutional creation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with the intentions well spelt out in 1976 Local Government Reforms initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria as well as subsequent constitutional reforms . The major reason for the …