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The passing of notable socialite, Aare (Dr.) Bolusanmi Adegboyega Akin-Olugbade a few days ago seems to confirm the saying that “money can’t bribe death; so be humble.” Indeed, if death had demanded money, the deceased, who was unarguably Africa’s best collector of Rolls Royces, would have offered it without blinking an eye. But the respected businessman succumbed to the vice-like grip of the proverbial grim reaper on January 13, after a failed bout with the dreaded coronavirus. The sho...

Gateway Hotel Ota which used to be one of the best hotels in Ogun State is now a jungle.

Taming the Unbridled Four Horsemen: Ebora of Owu and the African Renaissance, By Toyin Falola 9 min read Through his catalogue of experiences in the service of Nigeria and the African continent, Obasanjo has shaped and earned for himself a poetic license like none other, in a way that transcends the African regional polity to the global. With this license, his assessment in the service of the country, Nigeria, is often overlooked by many vibrant minds each time he wields his big...

Share OGUN, the Gateway State has been lucky to have scored first in many areas of human endeavours to the admiration of many and to the chagrin of a few. In fact, it has been called the state of giants by great intellectuals on account of the contributions of its indigenes to sociopolitical and economic development of Nigeria, Africa and the World at large. Ogun has produced giants in law, accounting, sports, science,literary and Arts as well as politics. It is therefore not surprising, that t...

Daily Post Nigeria Published It is increasingly becoming notorious that the Presidency or rather, the administration of retired military General Muhammadu Buhari, the Katsina state born Fulani erstwhile military despot, is much more concerned about elevating the parochial and mundane group interests of his ethnicity no matter how dangerous to the health of the nation, above the public good. This the President has demonstrated overwhelmingly and has had running squabbles with representatives of ...

A certain apparently British based news blog which calls itself Picknews published an article with the aforementioned title and dated January 15th, 2021.

Daily Post Nigeria Published Crime has no ethnic face. When criminality is defined according to ethnic origin or religion, social cohesion is threatened. There are people of criminal inclinations in every group, race, place and religion. In fact, we defeat the fight against insecurity if we lend ourselves to ethnic prejudices. The insecurity devouring Nigeria affects everyone – Igbo, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Idoma, Jukun — and people of different religions. The criminals pillaging the country...

Dr. Folashade Okoya of the famous Eleganza dynasty and the youngest wife of industrialist and business mogul, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya, is a woman of many parts. She is beautiful, brilliant, industrious, hard-working, fashionable, and resourceful. Her entrepreneurial spirit is second to none. With over 20 years’ experience within the Eleganza conglomerate, she has learned the ropes and gradually becoming a business tycoon running the Eleganza’s factory with multiple lines of productio...

Pan-Yoruba summit holds in Ibadan January 21 Alexander Okere The Yoruba Patriots Movement has said it will hold a summit for Yoruba leaders, eminent personalities and a cross section of stakeholders in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The group, in a statement titled, ‘Pan-Yoruba summit holds in Ibadan, Oyo State,’ and signed by the Secretary of the Planning Committee, Pan-Yoruba Summit Conveners, Adekunle Olayinka, said the summit, with the theme ‘Yoruba Nation: Yesterday, today and tomorr...

Vanguard News Biography of Chief (Dr) Mrs Folashade Noimat Okoya On Kindly Share This Story: Chief (Dr) Mrs Folashade Okoya (Nee Adeleye) was born in Lagos on the 25th of April 1977 into the family of the late Afhaji Taju and Alhaja Nimota Adeleye. She is a Muslim and from Ijebu Ode in Ogun State. Her early education was all in. Lagos where she grew up, she studied at Lagos State Polytechnic Isolo, where she obtained an OND in Banking and Finance. She later studied Sociology at the University ...