The catastrophic loss of service men and gallant officers in a helicopter crash st Chukuba Village near Shiroro dam, Niger state on Monday, has brought immense sadness to the President..The commander-in- chief who mourned their untimely departure said they will be remembered not just as service men,but as national heroes who gave their all for the peace and security of …

Coup d’état is a bad omen to any country, no matter the situation. It means the destiny of a nation and its people is placed squarely in the hands of regimented armed personalities who more often than not, suspend the nation’s constitution and severe the democratic structure with alacrity. They do and undo, make and unmake as they please without …

First published on September 23, 2019, and repeated on August 22, 2022.Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by mutual arrangement or contrived by nature, there are always leaders and followers, communities fashioned out ways and means in which to live together under organised systems to regulate and conduct their affairs.From primitive father figure leadership to the …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal government of Nigeria is rearing to go to war in Niger Republic. Is history repeating itself ? Twelve years ago, in 2011, Nigeria was similarly bullish about going to war in Ivory Coast over the presidential election dispute in that country. That time, President Goodluck Jonathan was the chairman of Economic Community of West African States …

Three persons were reported to have feared dead during a clash that occurred between two rival cult groups in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday.Our correspondent gathered that the clash occurred during the grand finale of this year 2023 Osun Osogbo festival.The incident, it was learnt, threw Osun traditional festival and tourists into panic as people were scampering for their …

The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has commended the Osun State Police Commissioner, Kehinde Longe for his prompt action against the bad eggs in Police ForceHe noted that his swift action that led to the arrests of policemen caught in act of extortion show a clear indication that the Force will not tolerate bad elements …

The Speaker Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has charged Nigerians to be responsible citizens in whatever role they find themselves, noting that the answer to a better society that we all yearn for is a collective duty.The Speaker gave the charge on Thursday evening while reprimanding some police officers caught extorting citizens along the road at …

The Speaker Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has charged Nigerians to be responsible citizens in whatever role they find themselves, noting that the answer to a better society that we all yearn for is a collective duty.The Speaker gave the charge on Thursday evening while reprimanding some police officers caught extorting citizens along the road at …

In a bid to combat youth unemployment and restiveness in Nigeria, the ‘Youth Off The Street Initiative’, YOTSI, has officially unveiled the FUND-YES, a youth based entrepreneurship scheme to finance poverty eradication, Ebony Herald international Magazine has learnt.The official unveiling ceremony was performed at the National Merit Award House, Maitama Abuja, on Tuesday August 8,2023.The event attracted the presence of …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress Squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA Afrobasketball Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who is an Osogbo born Basketball player, plays her trade for Hungarian Basketball team, Ratgeber and played a pivotal role in the Nigeria Women’s Basketball team success in winning …

Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State,the International Press Center (IPC) and Center For Media Society (CEMESO) have urged in the state to be objective in their reportage as well to be professionalsThis was made made known during a Two Day Media Roundtable/Engagement on Bayelsa Governorship Elections held on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 in Yenagoa the …

Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, says the regional bloc will continue to champion diplomacy and dialogue, as well as earnest discussions with all parties involved, to restore constitutional governance in the Republic of Niger. The ECOWAS Chairman spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit …

The Odoba of Ado-Ekiti, High Chief Alex-Olu Àjàyí, is best described by me as Daddy. He was indeed, Daddy to me in every sense, and most probably, more than I deserved. Daddy was the Head of my Clan, The Odoba Clan of Ado-Ekiti, hence his title, High Chief Odoba until his translation on the 24th of May, 2023.He had been …

Olumide ObadeleI have been actively involved in Ondo State politics for a while and I have had to relate with various groups and individuals at certain levels. Again, I have had the privilege of offering media consultancy services for aspirants and candidates of various political parties at different levels of aspiration, even up to the governorship. To this end, I …

An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim H. Musa, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by suspected armed robbers who invaded his residence in the Tabra area of Gombe Southern Bypass.Neighbours of the late cleric, popularly known as ‘Albanin Kuri,’ said the armed robbers stabbed the deceased during a scuffle.According to the neighbours, the assailants stabbed him severally after he …