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PREAMBLE Like most Nigerians, First Ladies have been concerned about the recent spike in cases of violence against women especially rape, which has become disturbingly rampant and more evident during the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This unsavory development informed the meeting of the First Ladies to appraise the present situation and evolve ways to check the alarming rate ... Read More »

Cassock is no ordinary apparel. Neither are handcuffs choice ornament. So, when by mid 80s a fresh-faced minstrel from a cultural cauldron like Benin City spotting this unlikely fashion combo burst onto the big stage presented by Lagos, the nation was bound to take notice. His modest academic background notwithstanding, Majekodunmi Fasheke (Majek Fashek) surely demonstrated sufficient cognitive sophistication early ... Read More »

  3 Days of Battling Demons Under Intensive Care… The journey began in earnest when the Ambulance driver backed up the vehicle to the entrance of the Asokoro Special Treatment Clinic Complex at 11: 46pm on the 18th of May 2020. I was however to wait in the van for another 20 minutes, perhaps for the doctors to get into ... Read More »

The take-off of the multi million naira Bobi Grazing Reserve in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State is by the corner. This is as the foliage is growing to an advanced stage. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, who paid an assessment visit to the reserve to ascertain the level of work reached on the 30, 000 hectares of land being ... Read More »

The glowing reviews and commendations have not stopped coming in since Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, recently upgraded its Mobile Banking app. Over the past few weeks following the upgrade, social media sites including twitter, Instagram and even Facebook have been agog with excellent comments about the ambience, functionality and versatility of UBA’s revamped mobile ... Read More »

I have just made calls to the immediate family members of my leader, consummate politician, humanist, man of faith, and a lover of the masses, Evangelist Bamidele Isola Olumilua, who passed away in the early hours of today. My words to them were words of consolation, of encouragement and of solidarity. Though of age, the death of a dear one ... Read More »

May 1985: I was 15, and used to hang out with the Benson sisters (Yinka, Bodunrin & Jumoke) with whom I shared a deep love for music. Their older brother Yemi was also musically inclined, as he sometimes played in a reggae group called Jahstix, which also rehearsed regularly at their late father’s Hotel Bobby. As an upcoming bassist, I ... Read More »

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19 John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday. He said the governor had gone into isolation before his result returned positive, and that he has directed the deputy governor to act on his behalf pending the time he resumes duty. ... Read More »

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has described the death of the late Pa Salaudeen Adelere as a huge loss to the political class and the entire state. The governor added that Pa Adelere, who is renowned in the progressives fold as one of the major leaders dating back to the Second Republic, made a great impact on the politics ... Read More »

Erelu Bisi Fayemi, wife of Ekiti State governor, has told how her mother’s relative attempted to molest her when she was 10. In a live Instagram chat with Dolapo Badmus, a trained domestic and sexual violence responder, today, Mrs Fayemi stressed the need for parents to pay attention to issues affecting their children. “Last year, when the Busola Dakolo issue ... Read More »