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  A foremost educational institution with a great track record of excellence, known extensively in the Otemuyi area of Okearo in Ifo Local Government of Ogun state, hosted its annual parent conference on 18th of November,2023.  The events were put together to have a discussion and cement a relationship between the school and the parents, the colourful events took place at the school premises, inside the school's multi-purpose hall.  The discussions were centred around, student productivity, parents/teachers' relationships, and how parents can sustain their business, maintain discipline, as well as build a good home for the benefit of the pupils,  Highlights of discussions are;  How to maintain good health, How to grow businesses. Causes and effects of cultism on Nigerian students. The award-winning school, which is known for its yearly shunning of students with good academic brilliance, invited scholars, old students of the school, who are old students of the school, as well as

The Isheri Olofin Kingdom crown Prince in Lagos has frowned at the former President over his approach to royalties in Oyo State during his address to the people of the State in honor to the invite by Governor. Prince Ibrahim Olasunkanmi Lawal while speaking with the media on Monday in his residence in Isheri Olofin Kingdom of Lagos State reacted that "royal fathers despite their loyalties to the political classes should not be taken for granted or abused.  Former President Olusegun is a well respected elder statemen in the country and abroad and should not be found wanting of denigrating of royal fathers who are the custodian of our sociocultural values which the former President should not be left out as a Yoruba leader." We should not devalue our traditional institutions, what if a non Yoruba person does such to our Kings. How will we feel? It will have been another thing entirely. The Isheri Olofin Kingdom Crown Prince further said that "Obasanjo could have merely adv

Sanwo-olu's continued alignment with Aregbesola still holds strong influence in Lagos politics. The enduring partnership between Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu, and former Osun State Governor and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, remains a significant force disrupting Lagos political landscape. Recent developments surrounding the appointment of commissioners-designate to the Lagos State House of Assembly underscore the substantial impact of their alliance. The emergence of candidates from the BATCO Mandate Group, an offshoot of the formerly banned mandate group led by Aregbesola's confidant, Alhaji Abdullahi Enilolobo, in the list of potential commissioners highlights the depth of their involvement. Investigations reveal that Aregbesola has been orchestrating influential decisions, particularly within Alimosho Local Government and beyond. Despite directives from the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC) for Local Government GAC members to pr

  President Bola Tinubu has suspended the chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The suspension, which is indefinite, was contained in a statement released on Wednesday night by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The statement signed by Willie Bassey said the suspension is to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office. Read the full statement below: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION 14th June, 2023 PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUSPENDS BAWA INDEFINITELY FROM OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. 2. This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. 3. Mr Bawa has

  On Monday, June 12, 2023, the President, Bola Tinubu, signed into law the Student Loan Bill. The bill, which will enable Nigerian students to have access to interest-free loans, was introduced by the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. It was reported that the piece of legislation passed second reading at the lower house on May 23, 2023. With the establishment of an education bank, tertiary institutions owned by the Federal Government may now be at liberty to introduce tuition fees, experts in the higher education sector have argued. Already, some universities owned by the Federal Government have started announcing an increase in tuition fees. For instance, The PUNCH in December 2022 exclusively reported how some Federal Government-owned universities announced a 200 per cent hike in fees. It is believed that the introduction of the education bank will help address the funding gap in tertiary institutions. According to the bill, which was sighted by ou

The National Population Commission on Friday, clarified, that the criticisms over the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was widely believed to be due to insufficient funds, was misinterpreted. The Commission explained that contrary to such insinuations, the NPC postponed the census exercise to save Nigeria from a national crisis. The Federal Commissioner in Plateau State, Mrs Cecilia Dapoet made this disclosure on Friday during a meeting with stakeholders in Jos, the state capital. The Commissioner said, “The Census exercise was earlier scheduled for May 3-7, 2023, but was postponed, giving rise to many insinuations in the public space regarding the reason for the postponement and these even though are mere speculations had been given much media attention. “The Commission is compelled to take necessary steps to correct the impression that the 2023 Population and Housing Census is postponed because of lack of funds. “The real reason is not money, but gover

  Godwin Emefiele, Suspended CBN Governor. The battle for freedom has begun for the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. He was arrested by DSS on Friday. The arrest was reported shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele. According to the president, Emefiele was suspended due to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. Prior to Emefiele’s suspension, the DSS, on December 7, 2022, in an exparte application with reference no: FHC/ABJ/CS/2255/2022, sought an order to arrest the CBN Governor. The security agency accused Emefiele of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and economic crimes of national security dimension. The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice J.T Tsoho, however, refused to grant the application of the DSS. The court said such an application should have been accompanied with the presidential approval because of the grave implications for the Nigerian ec

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the new Electricity Act, which replaces the 2005 Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act. The Electricity Act was first passed in July 2022 in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The new bill seeks to promote private sector investments in the Nigerian power sector and de-monopolise the nation’s electricity generation, transmission and distribution at the national level. Below are 10 benefits of the assented 2023 Electricity Act: 1. The passage means that anyone may construct, own, or operate an undertaking for generating electricity not exceeding one megawatt in aggregate at a site, or an undertaking for distribution of electricity with a capacity not exceeding 100 kilowatts in aggregate at a site, or such other capacity as the Commission may determine from time to time, without a licence. 2. Electricity generation licensees are obligated to meet renewable generation obligations as may be prescribed by the Nigerian Electricity R

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to immediately instruct the Nigerian Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) to withdraw the just released pricing template to allow free flow of discussions by the parties. Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, made the call in a statement signed by him and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Ajaero said that the new pricing template is vexatious, an ambush and may scuttle its ongoing dialogue with the federal government. According to Ajaero, government cannot in one breathe be talking about deregulation and at the same time fixing the prices of petroleum products. “We are worried that the Government through the NNPC despite the ongoing meeting of stakeholders in the Oil and Gas sector to manage the unilateral. “But unfortunate announcement by the President to withdraw subsidy on petroleum products, went ahead this morning to announce a new regime of prices under a new pricing template. “This is an ambush and runs aga

  Owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahman Adedoyin, has been sentenced to death by hanging by Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo. Earlier, Justice Ojo declared that Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, where Timothy Adegoke, an OAU postgraduate student was allegedly killed was culpable of murder. Justice Ojo in her ongoing judgement said the owner of the hotel and two of his workers, based on the circumstances of the case established by the prosecuting counsel, Femi Falana, SAN, are found culpable of conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful killing of the deceased. recall that the Osun State High Court has found hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, guilty in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, a former master’s degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adegoke’s death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The suspicious circumstances surrounding the deceased’s demise at the hotel owned by Adedoyin spurred a p

  President Joe Biden of the United States, has vowed to support President Bola Tinubu on economic growth and advanced security, among other critical aspects of his government.  Biden made this vow in a statement, while felicitating with Tinubu on Monday.  Recall that Tinubu and the Vice President, Kashim Shettima were sworn in respctively by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola. The US President reiterated his administration’s readiness to work with Tinubu “to strengthen ties between the United States and Nigeria.” Biden said, “On behalf of the people of the United States, I send warm wishes to the government and people of Nigeria as they inaugurate a new President. I look forward to continuing this work with. President Tinubu to support economic growth, advance security, and promote respect for human rights.” He expressed optimism about the ideas and energy of the dynamic connection between the two countries, noting that the US will continue to work closely with the most pop

  The Canadian government on Friday, announced a new policy to speed up the approval of family reunification applications, just a few days after the UK government banned students from Nigeria and other foreign countries on study visas from bringing their families into the country. Announcing the development, Canadian immigration minister, Sean Fraser explained that the new measures were put in place to strengthen family reunification in Canada. PG reported that, The new system will enable spouses, children, and parents of recent immigrants to join their loved ones in Canada faster. The immigration minister noted that the new policy uses advanced analytics and technology to process Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) applications for family members of permanent residents and citizens in 30 days. He added that the method had accepted far in advance 98 per cent of TRV applications from spouses and their children. He also announced a new programme that will grant open work permits to spouse appl

  A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Tosin Ojutalayo, and his lover, Andrew have tied the knot at Castle Bay in Hyères, France. Tosin took to his Twitter page to share photos from their wedding. Reflecting on their journey to getting married, Tosin revealed they both met 10 years ago when Andrew sent him a private message. He tweeted, “He slid into my DMs, whilst I was in a relationship and I shut it down of course #YorubaMenDon’tCheat. Then two months later (now single) – I walked into a dinner party and he was there. 10 years later, we’re getting married in 2 weeks.”

  Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta Platforms Inc. has added a new feature to WhatsApp which affords users to edit messages sent within a 15-minute time limit. The company revealed this in a blog post to alert its clients and Zuckerberg also corroborated this on Facebook on Monday. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” Meta said. The company revealed this in a blog post to alert its clients and Zuckerberg also corroborated this on Facebook on Monday. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” Meta said. “We’re excited that you’ll now have more control over your chats, such as correcting misspellings or adding more context to a message. “For this, within 15 minutes of sending the message, you have to tap and hold that message for a while and then select the option of ‘Edit’ from the menu.” Meta said that the feature is al

The Vice Chairman of Agbado Okeodo LCDA in Alimosho Local Government, Hon Ajoke Moromoke Aminat Obe popularly called AMA, was attacked by an armed group at the tail end of the third mainland bridge yesterday around 10 pm, according to her, she was coming from the meeting on the island and was about dropping off a friend along the stretch road when some youth about Four in numbers with several dangerous weapons, knife, cutlasses, and gun accosted her, broke her SUV side mirror and made away with her bag that contains valuables goods, while she sustain several bodily injuries from the attack. In her accounts, Hon Ajoke Moromoke Aminat recounted, that the incident happened at about 10 pm, and she was in traffic for about three hours before the attack. "I had dropped off a friend in Oworo, though I would not have passed through that place as the location is becoming notorious for armed groups.  I reported the incident at Alausa police station as it was late but was told to go to Ketu

  MUHAMMADU Buhari, president of Nigeria since 2015, will leave office on Monday, May 29, after eight disastrous years. The late Chief Bola Ige famously coined the phrase, “good riddance to bad rubbish”. That, truth be told, is the best way to describe the exit of Buhari, his presidency and his government from power. For the past eight years of Buhari’s administration have been an unmitigated failure; a monumental waste of time, of resources, and of the hopes and aspirations of a nation and a people. True stewardship is leaving a place better than one found it. But Buhari is leaving Nigeria far worse than he found it in 2015. On any metric, Nigeria sunk deeper into an abyss under Buhari. Without a doubt, he’s the worst civilian leader Nigeria has, so far, had! No previous civilian president showed such aloofness, such indifference, such arrogance and such utter lack of competence and vision in governing Nigeria. None! Before becoming president in 2015, Buhari had been a military head o

  An unusual spat broke out at Wednesday plenary of the House of Representatives between the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Ahmed Idris Wase.  The bone of contention was an announcement on the early adjournment of Thursday plenary to enable the speaker and the members attend the commissioning of the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS) along airport road, Abuja. Gbajabiamila before adjourning Wednesday plenary had asked that Order Paper for Thursday be made lighter, informing that the commissioning programmed to be done by President Muhammadu Buhari was fixed at 3pm. The speaker therefore asked the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Hassan Fulata ensure the Order Paper would not be heavy with activities. At that point, the Deputy Speaker, Wase said that the House’s primary function was lawmaking, stressing that commissioning of NILDS headquarters was not sufficient reason to adjourn the House early

  PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking the approval of the request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00 and N226,281,801,881.64 owed by the Federal government. President Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read yesterday in Abuja by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. According to President Buhari, the approval would enable the government to pay the judgment debt owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes. The letter read: “The Distinguished Senate President may wish to be informed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting of March 29, 2023, approved the liquidations of top priority judgement debts and general judgement debts owed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) through the issuance of promissory notes.  “The judgement debts are to be settled through the issuance of promissory notes which will then be redeemed over time through provisions in the budge

  A renowned Nigerian-American Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade, has dismissed the allegation that she was owing her late colleague, Murphy Afolabi, N250,000 before he died. The Nigerian film industry was hit with Afolabi’s death on Sunday, May 14, 2023. A Muslim cleric had called out the actress during the eight days fidau prayers for the late actor on Monday. The cleric said Adunni Ade and other Nollywood actors owed Afolabi before his death. But the actress reacted to the allegation through her lawyer on Tuesday in an Instagram post, saying she refunded the late actor the sum of N150,000 sent to her for a movie role in 2021. A statement through her lawyer  However, the actress, who shared a screenshot of her bank statement, said, “Sometimes in July 2021, the late Mr. Murphy Afolabi reached out to me, requiring my services for a movie production. He appealed to me stating that it was a self-funded production that he couldn’t afford my professional fee, but that he would need my moral su