DAKUKU PETERSIDE: Drama, reality, and illegal refineries
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE The debate about politicians being among the best actors on earth is as old as humanity. What makes acting in politics so attractive is its subtle nature, emotional appeal and the interplay between human perception, real-life challenges, and human vulnerability. At the centre of all political drama is symbolic and connotative communication, where the unsavvy audience are...
Kidnappers sleep off as abducted community leader regains freedom
An abducted community leader in Igasi Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Ojo Ajaguna, has regained freedom after his abductors reportedly slept off. The community leader was kidnapped by gunmen last Friday. However, a resident of the community, who spoke to newsmen on Sunday, disclosed that Ajaguna has regained freedom after his abductors slept off. The...
2023 zoning and aspirants’ pairing permutations (3)
By EHICHIOYA EZOMON The rotation of the presidency between the North and South of Nigeria for the 2023 general election remains fluid, even as the number of aspirants for the exalted office swells by the day. No polity watcher can, as yet, put an exact or a reliable figure to it, but scores of aspirants on the platforms of the ruling All...
Obaship: Ifa rejects MC Oluomo (2)
By TUNDE ODESOLA When the British-American documentary film producer, Theroux, flew into Lagos from the US in 2010, looking for the hotbed of gangsterism in Nigeria, Oshodi stood naked in the sun. Theroux’ choice of Oshodi as the General Headquarters (GHQ) of disorder wasn’t a product of fate, fancy or accident. His choice was informed by the crippling fear, curdling blood...
Nigerian policewoman wins WBF Super Bantamweight title in London
A Nigerian female police officer, Mary Yetunde Aina, has won the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight belt in Portslade, London. Aina, who won the Bantamweight title on Friday, defeated United Kingdom’s Laura Pain. However, the policewoman has been been graduated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba. The IGP, who felicitated with Aina via a statement issued...
2023: Alaafin backs Tinubu’s presidential ambition
The presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday received a boost as the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has pledged his support. Alaafin made the pledge during Tinubu’s visit to his palace in Oyo. The traditional ruler prayed for the realisation of Tinubu’s ambition, expressing confidence that the Yoruba...
Kenya ambassador collapses, dies in Abuja hospital
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya has announced the death of Amb. Wilfred Machage, High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria. According to a statement on the Ministry’s website, Machage collapsed at his Abuja residence on Saturday, and was rushed to the hospital, where he passed on at 12.30p.m. “Machage was appointed High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria by President Uhuru Kenyatta in...
Union sues FG over stamp duties charge collection
There are indications that the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has dragged the Federal Government to court over the transfer of collection of stamp duties charge from the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Recall that both agencies have been engaged in a cold war on who is empowered by...
Fuel scarcity: TUC threatens to stop workers from going to work
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said that it may direct workers in statutory corporations and government-owned companies to stop going to work following the prolonged fuel scarcity in many parts of the country. Already, an affiliate union of the TUC, the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), has already directed its members to stay at...
Oyetola to Adeoti, Lasun: We’re all winners, let’s work together
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has appealed to those who lost at the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in the state, to join hands with him towards the victory of the party in the July 16 poll. He described all the contestants as winners. Oyetola made the call on Sunday, after emerging the flag bearer of the APC at the...
