Felix Duru Mbah

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has justified the proposed spending of ₦63.4 billion to overhaul the over 70-year-old Government House in Agodi, Ibadan. The state Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said this while fielding questions from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The controversy concerning the amount of money to be spent on reconstructing the Government House was triggered after a press release signed by the Commissioner following the last Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday, June 17. The Commissioner said: "The section of the media that touted the impression that the Government House was going to be…

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the crisis involving suspended Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara, his estranged political godfather and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as well as members of the State House of Assembly, was resolved last night by President Bola Tinubu. The crisis, over control of the soul of the State, led to the President declaring a state of emergency on the oil-rich state on March 18 this year, the subsequent removal of Fubara and all elected persons for six months, and appointment of former Naval chief, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, as Administrator. The resolution of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Spiritual leader of Light of God Synagogue Church, Echezema Ibagwa-aka in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, Prophet Chinedu Ezedike Solomon accused of killing four children of the same parents, who incidentally were members of his church, has cried out that he is innocent of the accusation. Prophet Solomon, around whom a story that he allegedly killed the children of his church members, has gone viral, has denied any knowledge of the murders and called for unbiased investigation into what transpired on the fateful day, May 16, 2025 in the property of the…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has declared that the state government will preserve and digitise the library of a late former governor of the state, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, and make it a tourist attraction centre. Governor Makinde, who described the library as a treasure trove of knowledge capable of offering solutions to numerous challenges facing the country, said preserving the facility was one of the ways of immortalising Dr. Olunlolyo, who was the second elected governor of the old Oyo State comprising present-day Oyo and Osun states. The governor stated these while paying his last…

*Gov, RUWASA, Development Partners Rejoice By Sani Bala Karo, Kano Joy broke out in Kano today as the efforts of the State government to make the State open defecation-free (ODF) were rewarded by the Federal Government (FG) which has certificated 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State with the coveted, enhanced status. Six other LGAs are close to attaining the status soon. The FG's action followed the recommendations of Clean Nigeria Campaign, a body saddled with the responsibility of monitoring the implementation of the Presidential Executive Order on ending open defecation across the country. The State government accomplished the…

Superyachts, private jets, and Hollywood A-listers are flooding Venice this week for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's extravagant three-day wedding bash, but not everyone's rolling out the red carpet. Ranked a dizzying third, just behind Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in that order, in the world's richest list, Bezos is worth a jaw-dropping $234 billion, according to authoritative Bankrate LLC, a consumer financial services company based in New York City. Bankrate.com , perhaps its best-known brand, is a personal finance website. The Amazon founder and his fiancee have reportedly invited around 200 high-profile guests to celebrate their multi-million dollar nuptials,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Long-rumoured, but constantly denied by both camps, the feud between Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, and the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, ended. And this is official. A statement today by the Principal Special Assistant on Media Publicity and Communications Strategy to the Governor, Bridget Tyam, disclosed that the two politicians have mended fences for the good of people of Benue State. Observers and lovers of peace in the State, now strewn with pools of innocent blood and graveyards of scores of its residents, hacked down by killer herdsmen in unrelenting…