By Babatunde Tiamiyu President Bola Tinubu has appointed a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Ambassador Rafiu Adejare Bello, as the new Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University. Amb. Bello’s appointment as new substantive Pro Chancellor takes effect from March 10th, 2026. He replaces Late Professor…
Kemi Badenoch, who leads the opposition and is the head of the Conservative Party, has asked the United Kingdom to join the United States now and take aggressive action against Iran. Badenoch made the call after Iran attacked UK bases in the Middle East. The Tory leader said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, “We…
A blaze sweeps following Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre on March 4, 2026. Israeli forces on March 4 advanced into a number of towns and villages in south Lebanon, a source from the UN peacekeeping force in the country, UNIFIL, told AFP. (Photo…
Activist lawyer Aisha Yesufu has expressed concern over what she described as an alarming rate of casualties among Nigerian soldiers, calling on the National Assembly to take urgent action. Yesufu said the country is losing its soldiers at a “sickeningly alarming rate” and questioned the response of lawmakers who were elected to represent and protect…
The Association of Yorubas in Diaspora, South Africa (AYIDSA), has confirmed the appointment of a multiple awards winning Broadcast Journalist,Otunba Babatunde Tiamiyu as its Media Consultant in Nigeria. In a letter dated February 17, 2026, and issued by the group’s president,Dr. Olusola Agbeniyi, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the association, AYIDSA described the…
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Sepeteri, Oyo State, for allegedly beating his elder brother to death with a heavy rock because he claimed the deceased shot him in a dream. Lateef Suleiman, of Alegunlode Compound, Sepeteri, reportedly woke up convinced that his 52-year-old brother, Mustapha Amidu, had attacked him in his sleep while…
Amid the ongoing tension in Iran, former Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that Nigeria too is in trouble. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Trust TV monitored by Newsmen. He was speaking about the attack on Iran by the United States and its ally, Israel….
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Muyiwa John Adetola as the state’s new Accountant-General and Permanent Secretary of the State Treasury Office. The announcement was made in an official circular issued by the Office of the Head of Service and shared on the Lagos State Government’s Facebook page on Tuesday….
Oyo State Fire Service has recovered two bodies from the scene of an accident in Ibadan, the state capital. One person was also rescued alive during the incident which occurred at Arapaja Bridge, in the Kudeti area of Ibadan on Tuesday. It was learnt that a Lexus Jeep 360 with registration number KSF297JF lost control…
By Yetunde Oke The Oyo State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has officially invited the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP Oyo State Council to 2026 World Egungun Festival, scheduled for 1st and 2nd of May. This was made known during a visit to the Oyo NUP by the officials of the ministry led by the commissioner, Dr…