Palace source: Oba Adeyemi remains‘ll be buried today
The remains of the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State, will be interred by 4.00 p.m on Saturday in accordance with Islamic injunction. It was gathered that the late Alaafin will be buried by 4.00 p.m being a devout Muslim. A reliable source disclosed that Oba Adeyemi will be buried on Saturday according to Islamic...
Palace: Alaafin is dead, report debunking demise not true
The Alaafin’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, has denied issuing any statement on Saturday to debunk the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. A statement purportedly issued by Durojaiye had emanated on Saturday debunking the demise of Oba Adeyemi. Durojaiye, however, denied the report, saying the press statement was issued a long time ago when it...
Lagos govt reopens Chrisland Schools
The Lagos State Government has ordered the reopening of the Chrisland Schools which was earlier shut down over the controversial “immoral act” engaged in by the students of the school during a trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Star had reported that the video of the incident had gone viral after it was shared by music manager,...
Alaafin of Oyo dies at 83
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has joined his ancestors. It was gathered that Oba Adeyemi died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Alaafin died at the age of 83. A credible source at the palace disclosed that the remains of the top Yoruba monarch were brought to...
Rangnick: Pogba unlikely to play again, Ronaldo back for Arsenal clash
Manchester United manager, Ralf Rangnick, has said Paul Pogba is unlikely to feature again this season, raising the prospect he has played his last game for the club ahead of his contract expiring at the end of the season. Pogba was forced off in the early stages of United's 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday,...
Education stakeholders blame moral decadence on poor parenting
Stakeholders in the education sector have said poor parenting was major reason behind the moral decadence currently threatening to destroy youths in the country. The education stakeholders said this while speaking during a RayPower FM’s virtual discussion on the topic ‘Growing Moral Decadence in Classrooms and the Blame Game’, on Friday. They expressed worry over parent's relegation of parenting to house...
Crisis: NURTW appeals to Sanwo-Olu
The leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has appealed to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to sustain the peaceful coexistence between the union and the state government. The NURTW National President, Mr. Tajudeen Baruwa, made the appeal in a statement on Friday. “The body’s national leadership appealed to governor Sanwo-Olu, to allow the existing harmonious relationship between...
Defection: Court sacks Dogara as lawmaker
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dogara was no...
NASU: FG showing nonchalant attitude to end strike
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) says the Federal Government (FG) has been showing no commitment and “nonchalant attitude” to the renegotiation aimed at ending the industrial action embarked upon by the union. NASU said the government team of the renegotiation committee of the FGN/NASU 2009 Agreement in the Universities and Inter-University Centres lacks capacity to commit their Principals...
2023: I’m yet to decide, watch out, Jonathan tells supporters
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is yet to decide whether or not to yield to pressure from different groups urging him to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said this on Friday in Abuja when his committee of friends and some youths from across the country visited him at his Foundation office in Maitama, Abuja. The Coalition of Northern Youths,...
