Author: Richard Thomas

A family of three — a father, mother and their young child — lost their lives in the early hours of Wednesday in a devastating multi-vehicle crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. Two other victims sustained life-threatening injuries. In a statement by… Continue reading

By Yemi Farounbi Nigeria does not just need more journalists. Nigeria needs guerrilla journalists. Journalists who are consumed by hunger and passion for change. Men and women who refuse to be domesticated by the comforts of the newsroom or the invitations of the powerful. For too long, much of our… Continue reading

  The Oyo State House of Assembly has congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist, (NUJ), Comrade Akeem Abass. The Assembly in a message through the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Media, ICT and Public Affairs, Hon. Waheed Akintayo, popularly known… Continue reading

Members of the Olorunda-Abaa community in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State have publicly declared their commitment to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), marking a significant step toward safeguarding the health, rights, and future of girls in the community. Speaking at the declaration ceremony, the Ololorunda of Olorunda Abaa,… Continue reading

The city of Ibadan came alive on Tuesday December, 9 2025  as a  Non Governmental Organizations (NGO), Hidden Trove Empowerment Initiative, Ibadan, Oyo State Capital hosted one of the most impactful empowerment programme in recent times, providing life-changing support, relief items such as food , clothes and funds to over… Continue reading

The Olubadan of Ibadan land, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa1) has directed all His Royal Highnesses in Ibadanland to ensure the security of life and property in Ibadanland in particular and Oyo State at large The charge was contained in the press release issued and signed… Continue reading

Akeem Abass of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has emerged as the new Chairman of the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), following a closely contested election held in Ibadan. Abass secured 143 votes to defeat Adebayo Raji, who polled 118 votes, and Shola Oladapo,… Continue reading

Akeem Abass of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has emerged as the new Chairman of the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), following a closely contested election held in Ibadan. Abass secured 143 votes to defeat Adebayo Raji, who polled 118 votes, and Shola Oladapo,… Continue reading

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has faulted his exclusion from the party’s forthcoming Osun State governorship primary, describing the decision as “a huge joke” and an affront to due process. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Saturday after he and other aspirants met with… Continue reading

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Sunday received one of the most esteemed titles in Yorubaland as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, installed her as Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua. The colourful ceremony took place at the historic Palace Square in Ile-Ife, Osun State,… Continue reading