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  Uromi tragedy: Still on state police|Kunle Oderemi AS the authorities step up efforts at checking dizzying security challenges facing the country, some issues thrown up by the recent killings in Uromi in Edo State reignite the debate on the play of state police in the Nigerian federation, argues “We Continue Reading

Minister wants immediate closure of Lagos waterway Says dredging activities damaged Eko Bridge MINISTER of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has called for immediate closure of the waterway between Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge due to damage on Eko Bridge by dredging activities. Umahi made the call during an inspection tour Continue Reading

Why Tope Alabi refused to performat Liz Anjorin’s surprise Birthday|Segun Adebayo I can never use my money to call Aunty Tope Alabi to sing for me —Anjorin Renowned gospel singer Tope Alabi has found herself at the center of controversy after reportedly refusing to perform at actress Liz Anjorin’s surprise Continue Reading

Urgent Need to Expand Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Toolkit|Waziri Adio Two recent events in Abuja beamed the spotlight on the protracted and yet-to-be-won battle against corruption in Nigeria. The first was a conference and a report presentation by Chatham House, one of the world’s preeminent think tanks; the second was the unveiling Continue Reading

If Tinubu had quit 2023 presidential race (1)|Palladium On the day he turned 73, President Bola Tinubu reminisced on the 2023 presidential race and confessed he nearly quit. The man widely believed to have a steely interior stunned his audience at the State House in Abuja on March 29 when Continue Reading

In a statement released earlier today, the family of the late politician confirmed his passing, citing his remarkable life of service and contributions to Nigeria’s academic and political landscape. According to sources close to the family, Olunloyo died in the early hours of Sunday, leaving behind a legacy of dedication Continue Reading

  Atiku, Wike: the jousting continues ad nauseam|Palladium Former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential race is a story of what might have been. Does he regret how he ran the race? Does he know a different outcome was actually within his reach, had he been less presumptuous? Or was Continue Reading

Meet The New Alaafin Of Oyo Oba Owoade He succeeded the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. Born 47 years ago to a prominent and royal family of Owoade-Agunloye in Oyo Town, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Continue Reading

Agbaje Congratulates Alaafin Akeem Abimbola Owoade 1 on Coronation Barr Akeem Agbaje, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has congratulated His Imperial Majesty, Alaafin Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, on his official coronation as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, describing the event as a new dawn for Continue Reading

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has extended warm felicitations to Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Alake Adeyemo, on the occasion of his birthday. In a statement released on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday, Prof. Akande lauded the former Continue Reading