President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday at the State House, Abuja, received the Madagascan native formulation against the Covid-19 pandemic, and reiterated that he will listen to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on Nigerians. At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau who brought along with him the samples of the traditional ... Read More »
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Basorun Dele Momodu: Okunrin Marun of Our Time by Gboyega Okegbenro
It will be stating the obvious to remark that the raging corona virus pandemic robbed the world of one of the most vivacious celebrations that would have seized the entire nation, nay Africa, today as Mr. Celebration himself, Basorun Ayobamidele Abayomi Ajani “Areago Arikuyeri” Momodu, aka Bob Dee, turns 60! So much had gone underground amongst Dele’s close friends over ... Read More »
Dele Momodu: A Reporter Acknowledged By Olawale Olaleye
His is a brand that long ceased to struggle for attention or anyone’s validation. He’s in a class exclusive to him. His reputation – in all the boxes of human interests – has come to precede him. Although he is first a journalist before anything else, Bashorun Dele Momodu, publisher of the world’s famous Ovation Magazine, boasts such versatility and ... Read More »
Just Like That: Dele Mad Is 60 By Femi Akintunde Johnson
How do I start writing about my friend and traditional namesake (I’m sure he’s reading this for the first time) – Ayobamidele Abayomi[Oluwaoje] Ojutelegan Ajani Momodu (omo Iya Gbongan)? By a stroke of Providence, this column falls on his 60th anniversary – today – and surely there would be hundreds of tributes and salutations about this keen humanist, adroit troubleshooter, ... Read More »
Dele Momodu At 60: A Brotherhood Made In Paradise
Detest him with every fibre in your vein, treasure him with every air you breathe or be apathetic to his style, philosophy and essence, Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojutelegan Ajani Momodu is a man you could say has fulfilled his destiny at 60. Dele Momodu is a member of the exclusive club of personalities who have unlocked the formula of how to ... Read More »
Kwara foils attempted escape from isolation centre
Earlier today, Friday May 15th, 2020, the government’s intelligence network uncovered a plot by some COVID-19 patients who sneaked into the state to escape. This attempt was promptly foiled leading to arrest and return of the patients who had already scaled the fence. The government is dismayed that these persons were among the imported cases who intentionally violated the interstate ... Read More »
A Special Birthday Toast and Tribute to Bashorun Dele Momodu @ 60
It gives me great pleasure to pay a special birthday tribute and toast to, a pacesetter, a possibilitarian and a good man, Bashorun Dele Momodu at 60. I was privileged to be one of the guests at his wedding in 1992, at Ijebu Igbo and at his 35th birthday in 1995. There are three things that I admire greatly about ... Read More »
Bob Dee At 60, Man of Many Parts, Journalism Pacesetter – Dayo Asaju
While some people were born great, some people achieve greatness on their own. The likes of Dele Momodu aka Bob Dee is today being celebrated, not because he was from a silver spoon family, but because he stooped to conquer and took all the risks to get to where he is today as a successful veteran journalist of note. Love ... Read More »
Fasoranti had no blemish in public career — Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, said Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, never had any blemish in his public service career. Tinubu noted that the elder statesman also shunned covetousness and counseled against “primitive accumulation and decried indiscipline in high places.” He described him as a man of great principle and a die-hard Awoist, adding that ... Read More »
Covid-19: Niger State Government Confirms Additional Four Cases
…. PATIENTS IN STABLE CONDITION Four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Niger State out of the 26 results received from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Niger State Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services, Dr. Muhammad Makusidi disclosed this in Minna. Dr. Makusidi said the remaining 22 are negative, explaining that the four positive results are ... Read More »