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Enters the new Balogun of Oyo Kingdom

Enters the new Balogun of Oyo Kingdom

By Femi Adesina It was the radiance of kings last Saturday at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo as His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, led a battery of traditional rulers from far and near to install a new Balogun (war leader, Captain) for the kingdom. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FCA, was an […]
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Nobody has been to jail as Gani, says childhood friend

Nobody has been to jail as Gani, says childhood friend

Can other activists do the same thing.? I’m waiting to see how Nigerian government would immortalise his name. For me, I have my way of going about it and I will discuss it with his family first.

GANI: When friends and foes speak alike

GANI: When friends and foes speak alike

The call did not stop at changing the day’s schedule. It ultimately shaped Nigeria’s history. Wether it is economy, politics or otherwise, Nigeria’s history was indeed redefined. Losing a man whose, footprints are indelible in every facet, was enough to make the nation hold its breath.

On the Marble: Gani on corruption, SNC and the Niger Delta

On the Marble: Gani on corruption, SNC and the Niger Delta

RIBADU! Nuhu Ribadu is a positive accident to this government. If Obasanjo had known or he had been told by Adeboye or Olabayo or Mike Okonkwo through their vision that things would be like this, he would not have appointed him. Because I know that the president is not fighting corruption with his heart but this man is fighting corruption with his soul and life.

Still on the Sanusi clampdown

Still on the Sanusi clampdown

SANUSI Lamido Sanusi seems to be walking on a very tight rope which he can not afford to fall from.

Banking crisis; the road to hell

Banking crisis; the road to hell

PERHAPS most Nigerians also need to be reminded that “the road to hell is often paved with good intentions.” With bank consolidation, we started as usual with the greatest enthusiasm mixed with a good dose of good intentions and we have landed right in hell.

B-i-z-a-r-r-e!! Church where people strip naked

B-i-z-a-r-r-e!! Church where people strip naked

The church, christened Christian Bible Ministry (CBM), is located in an obscure area on Dunamis Street behind Apakun Saw Mill, along Murtala Mohammed Airport Road, Mafoluku, Oshodi, not too far from ‘Reverend King’s CPA in such manner that it is ordinarily difficult to know if there was any building in that area.

Igwe Laz Ekwueme speaks:Why I don’t have a second wife

Igwe Laz Ekwueme speaks:Why I don’t have a second wife

That’s a million dollar question. When I was studying in England, I was always analysing and thinking- ‘ah, this will work in my home, this will not’. I believed that when I came back, I’d be the authority in music. Very few people had degree in music. I have been very lucky to have had the best of education and having the best teachers in the world. All the shortcomings were of my own making. God has given me opportunities that are so rare.

Our fears for the amnesty deal- Oil workers

Our fears for the amnesty deal- Oil workers

From our investigations and understanding, the worry of the militants is that, if they surrender all their arms and ammunition in the end, there is no evidence of development in their communities, then they would have problems with their people.

N-Delta: Fears over fresh hostilities

N-Delta: Fears over fresh hostilities

How can killing Tompolo, Fara, Ateke, Boyloaf, Afrika, Shoot At Sight, Young Shall Grow and others stop the numerous unsung Tompolos in the creeks who owe our people at home and in the Diaspora this noble duty to bring justice and peace to our land?

General” Boyloaf explodes

General” Boyloaf explodes

All I have, was acquired personally. Even before he was arrested, he was indebted to me to the tune of One hundred and seventy million naira (N170 million).

Why Dokubo-Asari, Okah, Boyloaf must reunite

Why Dokubo-Asari, Okah, Boyloaf must reunite

Whether you love or hate Henry Okah, he is a symbol of sorts for the Niger-Delta struggle. Leader of the Niger-Delta People Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, who recently declared Okah as his enemy was the first to publicly proclaim him a gun runner. The Federal Government came up with the same charge, which had been withdrawn and the latest is “General” Boyloaf, who people use to refer to as Okah’s “second-in-command”.

Tompolo resurfaces in Gbaramatu

Tompolo resurfaces in Gbaramatu

Tompolo was no longer wanted by the task force, the search for him was called –off and the task force had no business monitoring when he enters Gbaramatu kingdom or not

Bizarre! Fear grips Orile-Iganmu residents…Over claims of search for 24 human heads

Bizarre! Fear grips Orile-Iganmu residents…Over claims of search for 24 human heads

By Ifeanyi Okolie Residents of Orile Iganmu, a suburb of Lagos State have been thrown into disarray following reports of desperate search for 24 human heads allegedly by some traditional religious worshippers in the area, to appease their gods before a gigantic tree standing on the marked portion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, could be cut […]