Naomi Silekunola
27 Dec
A crowd of sympathisers have called for the release of the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola and the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat.
26 Dec
Queen Naomi Silekunola’s mother, Funmilayo Ogunseyi, has cried out to well-meaning Nigerians to intervene on behalf of her daughter, who was formerly married to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, in a bid to secure her bail. This plea was made in a video seen by The Guardian. Silekunola was one of three…
25 Dec
Oyo State Police Command has released six suspects arrested in connection with the stampede which occurred at the children’s carnival held at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
25 Dec
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday, ordered the remand of the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun in Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi; the Proprietor of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat
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The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has proudly unveiled its impressive track record spanning three decades, demonstrating its impact across all spheres of life and affirming its dedication to future endeavours.
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Femi Osofisan may not share my contention or feeling in this wise – and I don’t expect him to, but let me add with some spectacular enthusiasm that I am delighted to write him unquestionably, but with modesty, into the canon of any of our currently living poets of his birth-age or of around his birth-age whose poetry flourishes as that of a predecessor and as that of a contemporary at the same time.
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Federal Government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools in the country and introduced compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education after which a Nigerian child can aspire for higher education.
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More than a year after making payments and signing agreements, several vendors are yet to be allocated shop spaces at the new terminal of the Lagos International Airport, despite fulfilling all requirements set by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
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DeepSeek has arrived with the quiet force of a tidal shift, unsettling an AI landscape long dominated by Western giants.
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Enyimba’s Head Coach, Stanley Eguma, has assured fans of the Peoples Elephant that their team will return to the continent despite their current poor position on the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) table.
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Government policies and devaluation of the naira are responsible for the worsening cost of living, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said.
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The decomposing body of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, has been discovered on the Second Niger Bridge.
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Predictably, there have been more reactions to this column on my assertion that John the Baptist received and gave to mankind the great Revelation generally referred to as the Revelation of John.
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has concluded an arrangement with the management of APM Terminals to commence the expansion of cargo movement from Apapa Port to its freight yard in Moniya, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.