The corpse of Pope Francis has arrived Saint Peter’s Basilica as part of his final funeral rites. His remains were carried up the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica and into the Vatican. This rite of translation from the Casa Santa Marta was led by members of the College of Cardinals present in Rome. Over 20,000…
By Adebayo Yusuf A Non-governmental Organisation, Kunle Adewunmi and Dare Ojo Foundation, KADOF, will this Saturday, inaugurates its permanent site at Alakia, Ibadan the Oyo State capital. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, KADOF, Mr. Kunle Adewunmi made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM’s correspondent after featuring on the station’s Yoruba programme,…
More reactions have continued to trail the recent killings in some communities of Plateau State, as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has called for the prosecution of suspects arrested in connection with the attacks in the state rather than in Abuja. The NBA also said states across the country should be allowed to establish State…
By Michael Adeyemo A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr. Adesumbo Badejoko, has linked the persistent insecurity plaguing the nation to leadership failures, calling for a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture. Mr. Badejoko gave the submission in an interview with Pensioners FM while speaking on the wave of killing in Plateau and Benue states shortly after…
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has condemned the recent wave of terrorist attacks and killings in some states of the federation, including Plateau, Borno, Benue, Niger and Kwara.These gruesome acts have led to tragic loss of lives, widespread displacement, and unimaginable trauma for thousands of Nigerians.In a statement by the Chairman,…
The Federal Government has confirmed there will be a full closure of the Ijora Bridge in Lagos from April 27 for critical repair works.The Federal Controller of Works, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this during an inspection of the bridge on Monday.She said that the bridge connecting Ijora Causeway to Apapa needed comprehensive repairs, especially replacement…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Tuesday, admonished members of the public to ignore an online publication that he is in a royal supremacy battle with another traditional ruler, insisting that “I’m not in supremacy battle with any monarch.” He made this clarification in a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity,…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, as the revered monarch marks his 85th birthday today, April 22. The president’s goodwill message was conveyed in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu felicitates the Emir of Ilorin, His…
Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, says both chambers of the legislature have extended their resumption date by one week. Recall that senators and members of the House of Representatives began their latest recess on March 27 and were billed to return to legislative business on April 29. Ogunlana, in a statement on Monday,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been billed to return to Nigeria on Monday, 21st April 2025, after a trip to France, Europe, since April 2nd. A presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a terse statement on his X account Monday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return home today,” he wrote. Earlier, the presidency said Tinubu…