The coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba saliu Adetunji scheduled for today has received a boost as the next generation network, Globacom has been announced as the sponsor of the epoch making event.

Five persons were yesterday reportedly killed and several others injured during an ethnic crisis which broke at Mile 12 market, along Ikorodu expressway , Lagos, between Hausa and Yoruba traders.

THE Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has said that the nation’s dependence on oil will soon be a thing of the past as the non-oil export revenue of the nation was expected to increase from $2.7 billion to $25 billion in 2025.

PRESIDENT of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Evangelist Solomon Ogba and first Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee will declare the Sport For All Forum for Directors of State Sports Councils which kickstarts today at the Command Guest House, Apapa, Lagos.

In line with celebrating International Women’s Day coming Tuesday, the President of West African Women Association (WAWA), Dr. Beatrice Ubeku, has called on the federal government to celebrate women who have done well.

Ibadan—AS the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Saliu Adetunji will be installed today, Friday, a heated argument has ensued between the Oyo State Government and a body which claims to be an advisory committee to the Olubadan-designate over the sponsorship of the coronation ceremony. This came just as the state government declared a public holiday in the state as a mark of honour for the monarch.

YENAGOA—AGIP Indigenous Contractors Association in Bayelsa State has expressed concern over the alleged arrest and detention of two of its members by operatives of Department of State Services, DSS, in the state.

As part of activities marking the 2016 annual International Women’s Day, IWD, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is set to inspire and celebrate the achievements of women in the Niger Delta region.

lagos—In the face of the current sharp drop in oil revenues, President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked universities to rise to the challenge of contributing their own quota to the efforts in diversifying the national economy and creating opportunities for economic growth. The President, who is the Visitor to University of Lagos, UNILAG, gave this charge yesterday in Lagos during the institution’s 48th convocation held at the Multipurpose Hall, Akoka, Lagos.

Ibadan – Although for the first time, there are aspersions on the unique rancour-free Olubadan succession plan over the ages, it is now clear that irrespective of stiff resistance and litigation by another claimant to the Olubadan chieftaincy stool, Chief Adebayo Oyediji, the most populous city, Ibadan will today, March 4, witness an historic event as it hosts eminent men and women from all walks of life for the formal installation of High Chief Saliu Adetunji as the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland.

ABUJA — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail on self-recognition to former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who is facing trial over alleged complicity in a N676 million job recruitment scam that led to the death of no fewer than 20 persons across the country.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday, inaugurated the board of the Employment Trust Fund, ETF, with a call to all qualified residents, especially young entrepreneurs and artisans to take advantage of the initiative,

THREE officials of the Imo State Government are now telling operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, all they know on alleged diversion of N2 billion bailout meant for the payment of civil servants salaries in the state.

THE Chief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba community in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Pa Clifford Omosomwan, was beheaded, yesterday.

AS the public investigative hearing on Rail Contract Scam continued yesterday, former minister of Transport, Isah Ibrahim Biu, told the panel that he never awarded the contract for the supply of five locomotive engines by General Electric, GE, in 2010 but was only a party to its commissioning.