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By Philip Agbese   “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots;” – Marcus Garvey. Everywhere in the globe, great nations, societies and communities have had their today elegantly defined by history. History is today’s teacher and tomorrow’s fortifier against the mistakes, pitfalls and inaccuracies ofContinue reading “Re: The Legend of Buratai: Why History Can Never Be Wrong!”

The immediate past  Commissioner of Youths and Sports in Ogun State Honourable Afolabi Afuape popularly known as “AFOO”  joins millions of Christians all over the world to celebrate Easter and also fecilitates with all Christians and the good people of Ogun State, urging them to imbibe the virtue of sacrifice as exhibited by the crucifixionContinue reading “Hon. Afolabi Afuape Fecilitates with Christians at Easter enjoins them on Selfless service to humanity”

Ogun State Chairman of ANACOWA Motorcycle Owners And Riders Association Of Nigeria, Comrade Prince Azeez Rasheed has felicitated with Christians on the celebration of this year’s Easter, urged Christians to emulate Jesus Christ by making peaceful coexistence among ourselves a duty to God during the Easter celebrations.  The Chairman, in an Easter message signed byContinue reading “Easter: ANACOWA Chairman sends message to Okada Operators, Christians, Ogun residents”

By Richards Murphy    Something profound happened in Nigeria in the month of April but it was lost in the hubbub of the socio-political grind of Nigeria. It was the sentencing of IG Wala, a self-style activist to 12 years jail term for criminal defamation. He is meant to spend at least seven years inContinue reading “Jackson Ude’s Impending Reckoning”

Solanke Ayomideji Taiwo Members of the Ogun State Integrity Group (OIG) who were card carrying members of the Accord Party AP and Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in their thousands have decamped en-masse to the People’s Democratic Party PDP. The leader of the defectors from the Accord Party, who is also the Organising Secretary andContinue reading “ACCORD, UPN loses thousands of members to PDP in Ogun”

Giwa Egbe Obayori Okunrin Akile Ijebu “Kuye”, Giwa Alhaji Suraju Lasisi has congratulated Christians on the successful completion of the Lent and Easter celebration. “This period, let us imbibe the teachings of Christ who brought salvation to mankind. Christmas celebration calls for love, solidarity, cooperation, forgiveness and deep reflection as it brings about a momentContinue reading “Easter: Giwa greets members preaches unity, peace and love”

The Immediate Past Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Ogun State and the Director of Mobilization Lagos and Ogun States of the Presidential Committee, Otunba Bimbola Ashiru has urged Christians around the Country to jettison selfishness, detestation and unwillingness to sacrifice for the betterment of the nation and mankind. Ashiru made this statement in hisContinue reading “EASTER CELEBRATION; ASHIRU ENCOURAGES CHRISTIANS ON SELFLESSNESS, SACRIFICE AND LOVE”

The National Inter- Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace ( NIFROP) has rallied together civil society organizations, NGOs, FBOs etc to  sign a pact for national cohesion, unity, peace and stability tagged:  ‘Abuja Accord’ to win the war against religious and ethnic bigotry in our national life . The peace treaty was signed on ThursdayContinue reading “National Interest: Groups sign  ‘Abuja Accord’ to support Nigeria’s unity against religious, ethnic bigotry “

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has convicted the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen of breach of Code of Conduct for Public Officers. Reading the lead judgment, the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, ordered the immediate removal of Onnoghen from office as the CJN. The Tribunal also stripped him of all offices earlier occupied,Continue reading “CCT convicts Onnoghen, sacks him as Chief Justice of Nigeria”

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, hours after shooting himself in the head to avoid arrest in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday. Garcia was 69. A skilled orator elected president twice, first as a firebrand leftist and then as a champion of foreign investmentContinue reading “Ex Peru president shoots himself dead”