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Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president today, Wednesday January 20, 2021, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and a bitterly divided nation at war with itself. Trump will be the first president in modern […]

    The Ondo State Government on Wednesday restated its quit order to Fulani herdsman in the state, saying they must leave the state’s forest reserves as ordered by governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. Ojogo spoke in response to a counter order […]

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, on Wednesday, berated the Presidency for cancelling the order given to Fulani herders to vacate all forest reserves in Ondo State. Afenifere spoke through a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, in which it said that though it was not surprised by the Presidency’s intervention in the […]

Nigeria presidency on Tuesday countered the directive by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, that herdsmen should leave the state government forest reserves within seven days.   Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, asked both the state government and the Fulani communities to exercise restraint, and declared that the […]

At least three people were burnt to death on Tuesday while many others sustained injuries when a petrol tanker exploded in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. “About seven vehicles and five motorcycles were also burnt in the explosion.,” Ige  Olufolarin, Director of the Ogun State Emergency Management Agency, said while confirming the incident. He […]

Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah, into the Pontifical Council for human rights, justice and development. Fr. Chris Omotosho, Director, Social Communications of Sokoto Diocese, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Fr. Omtosho described Kukah’s appointment as a positive development, stating that it would bring about […]

Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has condemned those who have called for the head of Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, over the cleric’s Christmas Day speech in which he spoke about the ills of the society.   Expressing his backing for Kukah, Soyinka said in a statement on Monday that […]

Some gory details of sleaze, which make good storylines for Nigeria’s Nollywood industry, have exposed how just two former senior civil servants returned close to N8billion to the Government from what they stole while in office. At the current official exchange rate of about 394 naira to a dollar, this amount is roughly equivalent to […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, on Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate the forest reserves in the state. within seven days. The order comes as part of actions to stem the tide of kidnapping, of which Ondo is fast becoming the epicenter in the southwest. “Today we have taken major steps at addressing the root […]

   Dr. Uzoma Emenike, Nigeria’s current Ambassador to Ireland, has been posted as the country’s new envoy to the United States, according to new postings approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. M.I. Bashir  will serve as deputy ambassador.   The president also approved the posting of a former Minister of State for Defence, Demola Seriki, to […]