Month: July 2023

By Richard Thomas The former governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja and other 10 High chiefs are expected to receive beaded crowns as kings on Friday, 7th July, at Mapo Hall Ibadan. Ladoja had recently in an interview with the newsmen turned down… Continue reading

By Richard Thomas The 10th Oyo State House of Assembly has announced names of members of its seven Statutory Committees. The list of the committee members was made available to newsmen by the new House Committee Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, Hon Akintayo Waheed Kolawole. In line with the… Continue reading

The Anambra student who was accused of faking her 2023 UTME result by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mmesoma Ejikeme on Wednesday, revealed how she received an automated text message from JAMB indicating that her score was 249.Recall JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, had earlier revealed that the candidate… Continue reading

By Richard Thomas The publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Samuel Ibiyemi, is dead. Ibiyemi died after a long battle with PULMONARY EMBOLISM (Blood clots) at Babcock Teaching Hospital,Ilisan, Ogun state. His colleague, Sulaiman Salau, a journalist with the Guardian newspaper, announced this, noting that the veteran energy journalist died on Tuesday…. Continue reading

By Richard Thomas The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun (CFR), Alli Okunmade II has given a thumb up to the Nigerian Army for their commitment to the unity of the country, not minding the antics of some forces trying to undermine the system for their selfish intentions. Oba Lekan… Continue reading