Lulu-Briggs CLAIM 1: The crisis in the family is as a result of the controversy surrounding the death of the family patriarch. THE TRUTH: What is the controversy surrounding High Chief O.B. Lulu-Briggs’ death? The insistence by High Chiefs eldest sons Dumo, Senibo and Sofiri that he did not die a natural death? Or Dumo’s […]
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Elerin of Erin Osun, Oba Yusuf Omoloye with National President EPU, Alhaji Hassan Alao By Ayandele Ayantayo Indigenes of Erin Osun and their friends gathered on Saturday to celebrate the 27th edition of Moje Day, an annual event started is to bring all sons and daughters and friends of the town together for the purpose […]
Sections of the collapsed drain By Peterson Ibi/BeninThe Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a probe of the N30 billion Benin storm water project awarded by the immediate past Governor of the State, Adams Oshiomhole.The then Governor Oshiomhole commissioned a South African company to design a master plan to […]
By Bankole Shakirudeen Adeshina It was a lot of drama Tuesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly as residents and stakeholders engaged government officials in war of words over the latter’s insistence on implementing the controversial new Land Use Charge, with a total of 50 per cent relief. Speaking at a Special Public and […]
“We have not seen any empowerment,” Banuna Eric, leader of Ogoni Ex-artisanal Refinery Forum, said with a snigger as he showed me over 100 forms filled by artisanal refiners who had surrendered their pots to the government. The document is called ‘Empowerment Registration Form’ but according to Eric, the empowerment only exists on paper. Speaking […]
By Our Correspondent in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What many experts describe as diminishing relevance of Nigeria in global matters might have been demonstrated again on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where global discuss is focused on equitable land governance in Africa. As of the time of filling in this report, there is no government official […]
The late Shakiru A Balogun By Bankole Shakirudeen Adeshina THE death of Alhaji Shakiru Alabi Balogun, a popular politician in Igando/Ikotun Local Community Development Area of Lagos State, on Friday, July 19th, 2017, has ignited heated controversy and serious acrimony in the community. Popularly called SAB, Balogun, a two-time former Chairman of National Union of […]
Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of militant group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The radio syllabus is providing lessons on literacy and numeracy, and staying safe amid the […]
L-R: Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, during an inspection of Isolation Centres in Lagos, on Tuesday […]
Cairo is the world’s most dangerous mega city for women while London is the best, according to the first international experts’ poll on how females fare in the rising number of cities with over 10 million people. The Thomson Reuters Foundation survey asked experts in women’s issues in 19 mega cities how well women are […]