The Ondo Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola swore in Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, as the State Governor in Akure, the state capital, at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the governor’s office. His swearing-in followed the death of former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who died in the early hours of Wednesday after a protracted battle with Prostate…
Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed that he wanted to be a musician when growing up but his father kicked against it. He said rather than being a politician, he would have joined the entertainment industry as an artist. He stated that he is talented and has now passed it on to his son,…
As Nigerians continue to mourn the death of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a video of him eulogizing and tipping his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to become governor has resurfaced on social media. Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the 19th governor of Ondo state on Wednesday following the death of his predecessor and boss, Akeredolu….
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, died on Wednesday, December 27. The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of the governor. The confirmation came several hours after news of his death went viral. In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the governor gave up…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that the process of integrating Igbo into mainstream Nigerian politics has begun. Shettima was quoted in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu on Sunday. He was quoted while speaking after the conferment of traditional titles on him and President Bola Tinubu…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday said he would reserve all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure in May 2024. Soyinka described this as a personal policy of his, saying this one-year delay gives the President enough time to “make up” for lost grounds. He said this…
A former Governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has highlighted the difference between the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akande, who was the first interim Chairman of the APC, insisted that the ruling party is not similar to the PDP. He noted that the PDP is coming from military…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted Nigeria’s break up in 2035 if President Bola Tinubu fails to restructure the country. Primate Ayodele said Biafra activist, Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho would have no hands in Nigeria’s break up. Addressing journalists on Friday in Lagos, the cleric…
The timetable and schedule of activities for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of National and State Houses of Assembly members has been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC National Commissioner and Information Voter Education Committee Chairman, Sam Olumekun, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja….
An Ijaw Leader and Elder Statesman, Pa Edwin Clark has sent a message to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, recounting his humble beginnings as a charge and bail lawyer after leaving university until Amaechi recommended him to Odili for the position of local government chairman. He also recounted Wike’s rise to Chief of Staff in…