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By Michael Adeyemo Inspirational artist, and band lead at Akin’Made & SweetSound, Akin’Made is back with a love tune in this season of love. The award-winning and excellently distinguished inspirational artist adds more flavour to his sound in a featured collaboration with seasoned vocalist, song writer and vocal instructor, Love…

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed worry about the current state of the nation. He said President Muhammadu Buhari does not appear to understand the gravity of the situation in the country. The eminent scholar spoke on Tursday on Arise TV while reacting to the police statement that cows…

Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has sent heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Lagos State over the death of the first civilian governor of the State, Chief Lateef Jakande. Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, also commiserated with the…

RESCUE efforts to free four remaining passengers abducted near Iwaraja Junction, along Ilesha/Akure road may have been stalled, following withdrawal of some of the security personnel conducting search for the victims. Recall that seven of the passengers said to be members of a transport union were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen…

A suspected impostor was apprehended on Wednesday in Ilesha, Osun State, while attempting to take the teachers’ recruitment examination for a woman. The suspect (name withheld) was reportedly arrested at a centre at the College of Education, Ilesha. He was said to be impersonating a woman believed to be his…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has taken a turn for the worse as leaders of a former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, have directed their members to steer clear of a peace meeting convened by ex-Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State. Fayose’s supporters are also…

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has written to congratulate a former Governor of the State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on his 70th birthday anniversary. Oyinlola, who was also a Military Administrator in Lagos State, turns 70 today, February 3, 2021. In a personally-signed birthday message to Oyinlola, Governor…

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated former military administrator of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on his 70 years birthday celebration, describing Oyinlola as an elder statesman worth celebrating for his life of consistent commitment to public service in different capacities as a military officer, administrator and politician….

Adeleke Akintayo, coordinator of the late Fredrick Fasehun faction of Oodua Peoples’ Congress in Osun state, says herders involved in criminal activities in the south-west have Yoruba backers.  According to The PUNCH, Akintayo, on Sunday said the south-west must forge a common front to deal with banditry and kidnapping in…