Month: July 2024

Ministering to Maalu with 774 heads By Festus Adedayo

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The Iloko, offspring of Arelu, (Iloko Omo Arelu) are held in awe in Yorubaland. For a people who fought one another in internecine wars that began in 1793 and lasted for almost a century, Yoruba give effusion of reverences to people with unusual bravery. Their reverence for the Iloko however comes from this clan’s queer and odd brand of bravery: Spillage of blood. The Iloko earned their renown from decapitation of heads. They cut off human heads with magisterial finish, holding the familial history of being the king’s executioner. In…

The god at 90 By Festus Adedayo

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When I wrote Is Soyinka, the god unraveling?, (April 9, 2023) many people thought I belonged to the rank of those misbegotten children who make a pastime of casting aspersions on the literary avatar, Professor Wole Soyinka. As Yoruba will shout while expressing their indignation, can an epileptic, who makes serial pun of dying, ever be compared to one who dies once and totally? – “taa l’ó ńjé omo akuwárápá níwájú omo akúyányán?” What equation will come on earth that will make a small fry like me look into the…

Group Asks President Tinubu To Reverse Appointment of New DG , National Productivity Centre NPC.

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By Mohammad Dada.   A coalition for change has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescind his decision on the appointment of the new Director General, National Productivity Centre NPC, stating that as a training ground , successive DG’s rose through the cadre and are purely professionals. A statement released on Sunday countering the relief of the current Director General, Dr Raji Mustapha by the secretary of the coalition , Laide Ganiyu enjoined President Tinubu to reverse the decision without further delay , stating that as the hub of…

Ooni of Ife bans market associations, orders market women to sell at their own prices

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has read out riot acts to market men and women in the ancient city amid the skyrocketed hike in prices of foods and commodities.   Ooni Ogunwusi, through his chiefs on Friday, July 11, 2024, banned all market associations, saying that traders were free to sell at their own prices.   The chiefs in a now-viral while delivering the message of the monarch, told the market women that nobody should coerced or fixed prices for others.   The Ooni also ordered that a…

How Uber driver lost to thief over plate of pepper soup, energy drink — Police

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Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly stealing an Uber car from its driver through deception.   This was disclosed by the spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.   The incident, reported by an unnamed Uber driver to the Akinpelu Police Division on July 5 around 8:00 p.m., unfolded when the driver picked up a passenger named Isaiah from the NNPC Filling Station in Maryland. Isaiah requested to be taken to a hotel in Oshodi.   During their stop at the hotel, Isaiah treated the driver…

BREAKING: Several Persons Trapped As Two-Storey Residential Building Collapses In Abuja

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A yet-to-be-confirmed number of people have been trapped in a section of a two-storey residential building that collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning.   It was gathered that the building located close to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, Sultan Dasuki Way in the Kubwa area of Abuja.   It was originally known as Al-Hilal Hotel but was transformed to a hospital and most recently, a residential apartment.   Though emergency responders and security personnel were present at the scene of the incident, rescue efforts were met with delays…

Senator Ndume didn’t remember Poor Nigerians when He Fixed His Children In CBN, NNPC, Other Choice Agencies – Presidency lambasts Senate Chief Whip

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The President Bola Tinubu-led government has replied the Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, over his comments that the “Tinubu government is run by incompetent persons.”   President Tinubu’s , aide, on Media and Public Affairs, Tope Ajayi, lashed out at the Nigerian Senator, saying Ndume.   Ndume during an interview on Arise TV programme on Friday, had said the country was being led by those who were unfit to govern, prioritising personal interests over the well-being of the nation and its citizens.   In a tweet via his official X…

The political traditions of our ancestors By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Right now, the Yorubas must have to build a leadership that honours their legacy. Again, remember the treaty that ended the Kiriji War, which sparked a rebirth in learning and progressive thinking! This led to a thirst for education, resulting in an explosion of investments in community scholarships, sponsoring individuals to pursue higher education, and the establishment of numerous primary and secondary schools. These efforts contributed significantly to the economic development of the Lagos Colony, driven by Yoruba entrepreneurship both within the colony and from the hinterland, as captured in…

Senator Karimi knocks Ndume over derogatory statements against Tinubu’s Government

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Senator representing Kogi West in the Senate,Sen.Sunday Karimi issued a caution to his colleague ,Senator Ndume, urging him to refrain from making derogatory statements against President Tinubu government.   Senator Karimi in a recent address to the media in Abuja, expressed concern over Senator Ndume’s behavior, likening it to that of a loose cannon and emphasized the need for constructive dialogue and criticism in governance.   Senator Karimi highlighted that most of Senator Ndume’s criticisms of the Tinubu administration appeared to stem from a personal agenda to undermine the government…

Kalu: Calmness, Emotional Intelligence of a Presiding Officer By Chimma Josephine

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“It is reason, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.” – Barbara Jordan   Ever since his election as a Deputy Speaker and Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives on June 13, 2023, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has displayed calmness and emotional intelligence as well as the temperament required of the role during plenary proceedings.   Elementarily, the presiding officer in the case of the House of Representatives, the Speaker or Deputy Speaker’s duty is to preside over the daily sessions of the…