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By Hallimah Olamide FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, renowned veteran singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. They were named among other Africans in the list released by the organiser on its website on Wednesday. Other Nigerians who made the list included former SGF Boss Mustapha, Tony Elumelu, Mohammed Abdullahi, Alhaji Imaan Ibrahim, Femi Otedola, Dr Stephen Akintayo, Farouk Khailann and Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Renowed clergy, Pastor Jerry Eze, Dr Daniel Moses, Mohammed Dewji, Mesfin Tasew Bekele, AIGP Aishatu Baju, Gabriel Aduda, Tein Jack-Rich,…

By Kamil Opeyemi Ousted President Ali Bongo of Garbon has called on friends to make Noise about his predicament. Bongo was ousted by soldiers in the early hours of Wednesday. The military action seems to have ended Ali Bongo’s family 56 years of hold on the African country. Deposed Gabonese president, Ali Bongo Ondimba has appealed to those he termed friends from all over the world to “make noise” about the situation in his country. Bongo was overthrown by senior military officers in early hours of Wednesday shortly after winning a controversial election that gave him a third term in…

By Halimah Olamide The designer of the Nigerian green-white-green flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi has died. Aged 87, Pa Akinkunmi’ s death was announced on Wednesday August 30, 2023 by his son Samuel Akinkunmi via a post on his Facebook page. “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly you lived a life with a landmark. Continue to rest on, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R) Great Man has gone.” He hailed from Owu, Abeokuta the Ogun state capital. He attended Baptist Day Secondary School, Ibadan for his Primary education and Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan for his Secondary education. He…

By Kamil OpeyemiFormer Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, has said more military actions should be expected in Africa as long as bad leadership persists. Fani-Kayode, who was responding to the coup on Garbon in the early hours of Wednesday, said he predicted in his last post that the end had not been seen to coups. He said though many of the former French-held colonies now are tired of the holds of France on their countries, the former Minister said poor governance is a contributor to the rising cases of military takeovers. “With events in Gabon today it is fair to say…

•It’s Their Choice to Beg – Adedayo Some local government chairmen in Ogun state have opted to go and beg Gov Dapo Abiodun over their colleague’s decision to expose the Governor by accusing him of diversion of council funds. In a video that is going viral, some People said to be chairmen had reportedly gone to meet the Governor to pledge their loyalty as well as dissociate themselves from Adedayo’s allegations. Adedayo, who is the chairman, Ijebu East Local Government Area, had written to an elder of the All Progressive Congress in the state and a former Governor Aremo Olusegun…

By Kamil Opeyemi The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Tuesday expelled its Chairman of Board of Trustees (BoT), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, and several other national officers over alleged anti-party activities. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Agbo Major, and a host of other officials were affected by the sweep. Its National Legal Adviser, Mr Robort Hon, who said this at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, accused them of sabotaging NNPP. Hon accused Aniebonam of creating a parallel group within the party with a view to causing disaffection in the party. “At the National Executive Committee (NEC)…

By Kamil Opeyemi Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun has warned that serious sanctions awaited police operatives engaged in extortion and harassment, particularly on interstate highways. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi quoted Egbetokun to have issued the warnings in Abuja on Tuesday. Adejobi added that Egbetokun issued the warning following series of complaints relating to unprofessional conducts of certain police personnel, recently addressed by the National Assembly. Egbetokun expressed displeasure at the misconduct of a few recalcitrant officers on highways, stressing that their conduct had repeatedly tarnished the force’s reputation. Adejobi also quoted the police boss…

…sets September for Inauguration By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, on Tuesday introduced night construction to fast track Nigeria’s highway projects in line with global practices. Umahi said this during a visit to project sites in Lagos/Ogun States. He said during the visit that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation/reconstruction was 98 per cent completed and would be inaugurated mid-September. The minister said other ancillary works including interchanges and underpasses on the project would continue while he sought support of Ogun government towards payment of compensations for Right of Way recovery. While inspecting section two of the Lagos-Ibadan…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed one person dead and many injured in a rival groups clash in Aku Community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Ndukwe stated that rival groups clashed when the community was celebrating its Odo Masquerade Festival at about 4 p.m. on Monday. He stated that the incident led to the shooting to death of one male victim, while many others, including police operatives deployed to restore normalcy…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Army absolved self from allegation of confiscation of community land for a proposed civil-military intervention project in Orolu Community in Osun. This contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig -Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that one Chief Babatunde Oyetunji, Eesa of Ifon, had in a statement alleged that the Nigerian Army had decided to forcefully acquire land for a proposed project in Orolu Community. He said the allegations were entirely false, malicious and an effort by some vested interests to tarnish the good reputation of the Chief…