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Bobrisky has been in public glare for quite a while, but more compellingly following her imprisonment for six months two weeks ago. Her life has been controversial and so, predictably, her imprisonment. A trans-gender, she has been an editor’s good copy and delight for what many consider as her defiance in life, charting her own course as she deems fit. In...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. Speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of Netherlands at his official residence, known as The Catshuis, in The Hague, on Thursday, Tinubu said Nigeria offers immense opportunities across a pool of sectors...

The staff unions of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State, have expressed shock over the demise of the institution's Governing Council Chairman, Professor Abiodun Ojo, who died on Tuesday. The unions include Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnic (SSANIP) and Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). In a statement jointly signed by the ASUP chairman, Engr...

Strategies adopted by Dangote Cement to increase sales and ensure an adequate supply of products to customers are yielding the desired results as domestic sales volume increased by 26.1 per cent to 4.6Mt in the first quarter of 2024.  According to the cement manufacturer's unaudited results for the three months that ended on April 30, 2024, the Nigerian operations volume rose significantly and...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Former deputy governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election. Ajayi polled 264 votes to defeat his closest challenger and former member of the House of Representatives, Kolade Akinjo, who got 157 votes. A total of 627 delegates from the 18 local government areas in the state participated in the indirect...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Ahead of Saturday's local government election, Oyo State Government has declared Friday, April 26, 2024 a half working day for all public and civil servants in the state. This was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Olanike Adeyemo, According to the circular, government offices are to close by 12pm while personnel...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has appealed to aggrieved aspirants who lost out in last weekend’s governorship primary of the party not to dwell on the past in order to ensure victory in the November 16 gubernatorial election. Ganduje made this appeal on Thursday at a meeting with the aggrieved aspirants and Ondo State...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has said the last general elections in Nigeria reflected the will of the populace, despite widespread irregularities.  The report was published by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour of the United States Department of State. The report highlights human rights practices and violations in different countries, including Nigeria. According to the...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Hundreds of protesters, on Thursday, stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja to demand the resignation of the party's national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State Government. Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Oyo State Police Command has arrested some officers, led by one Inspector Rasheed Saheed, over the alleged killing of a corps member, Damilola Iyanda, in Ogbomoso area of the state. Recall that a police officer allegedly shot the corps member, identified as Damilola, on Monday. The late Damilola was serving in Ibadan, the state capital. Oluwafemi Iyanda, who graduated...

Prince Adebimpe Idris Babawale was born on May 17, 1984 in Iba, Osun State, Nigeria. Growing up in a modest family, he displayed exceptional academic prowess and a deep passion for community service from a young age. His parents, both educators, instilled in him the values of hard work, perseverance, and empathy. He attended L.A. Nursery and Primary School, Ikirun, and...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the escape of inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State. The inmates fled after a rainstorm destroyed part of the prison’s fence on Wednesday night. The storm, which spread across communities in Niger State and neighbouring Federal Capital Territory (FCT), destroyed parts of the fence of the prison during a...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed as one of six people who would be awarded honorary degrees from the University of Oxford. Other recipients include British engineer and businessperson, Warren East; British computer scientist, Sir Demis Hassabis; a comedian, Sir Michael Palin; British-Indian-American musician, Anoushka Shankar and an internationally renowned...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state will hold its primary election on Thursday (today).  Seven aspirants are jostling for the votes of the 627 delegates who will pick the governorship candidate. The aspirants include former deputy governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi; former Secretary General of Afenifere,...

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish 3 Gigawatts of solar energy sources across 25 states of the federation. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this  at a power sector stakeholders interactive dialogue/workshop organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Power, themed 'Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-tier Electricity Market: A Legislative Intervention,' on...