The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has asked Northern Governors and Emirs to suspend Durbar activities to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The Federal Government’s Committee made this known in a statement by its Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Durbar is a common […]
Veteran theatre practitioner, Chief Jimoh Aliu, popularly known as Aworo, is dead. Chief Aliu died on Thursday, September 17, 2020, during a brief illness at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, at the aged of 86. A source and close associate of the late theatre practitioner said, “The corpse of the deceased […]
The Majority Leader, Oyo State House of Assembly; Hon. Sanjo Adedoyin has lauded the Executive Chairman of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, Prince Dotun Oyelade for the general improvement in the performance of the State-owned Broadcasting Station. Hon. Adedoyin made this remarks in Ibadan while paying a courtesy call on Prince Dotun Oyelade […]
The winner of the 2020 Argungu International fishing festival, Abubakar Yau, from Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi went home with over N7million, two new cars and two Hajj seats for catching the biggest fish weighing 78 kilograms. The second place winners was Malam Bala Yahaya-Bagaye whose fish weighed 75 kilogramme fish while Malam Maiwake […]
Governor Seyi Makinde has pledged his continuous support and respect for traditional rulers for the development of Oyo state The Governor made the pledged during foundation stone laying ceremony of proposed Mini Mapo, Ibadan Southwest local government traditional council Governor Makinde said his administration is determined to strengthen the traditional rulers so as to perform […]
The 2019 Lagos Governor’s Belt winner Abdulafeez Osoba has been ranked the eighth best amateur boxer in the Welterweight division in the world. Osoba, who won the silver medal at the 2019 African Games, is now the second-best Welterweight in Africa, two places behind Clair Merven from Mauritius. He lost to the Africa Games final […]
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has introduced 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to its glossary. Although OED’s World English editor, Danica Salazar, announced this in a blog post last week, the news of the latest addition went viral recently. She said, “The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerian journalists to do more of investigative journalism and be conscious of the importance of authenticity of news dissemination across the globe. He made this call when the editorial board of Penpushing Media paid him a courtesy call in his palace at Ile-Ife, Osun […]
