By franktalk -March 13, 2025 Azu Ishiekwene Many years ago, when my teacher said nothing sells like sex, crime, and money, I didn’t fully understand what he meant. Yet, over the years, I’ve repeatedly seen that a judicious mix of these socio-economic ingredients is a spellbinder. Apart from the tragic news about banditry, the suspense
By Ọmọọba Olusesan Alabi If ever there is a governor who had garnered several awards and recognitions in a short time, it would be Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) of Ekiti State. When he emerged as All Progressives Congress’ Governorship Candidate early 2022, some were doubtful because he was not a Lagos/Ibadan/diaspora politician. I remember
14th March 2025/ Editor Ekiti State Government has approved recruitment of 1,800 teaching and non-teaching staff into public schools in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun who made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, explained that the authorization is a continuous exercise aimed at
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commended Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, for maintaining its enviable standard of long-standing reputation of excellence in academic, research and infrastructure as well as significant contribution to education and national development. Governor Oyebanji, who gave the commendation on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti when he received members of the
… Says govt deliberate in providing agric. infrastructure Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has revealed that young farmers that participated in the state’s farming scheme made over N200million last year from the sale of their produce. The Governor also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving food security through aggressive infrastructure development capable of turning
March 12, 2025Editor Nasir El-Rufai’s Defections: PDP, CPC, APC, SDP, by Reuben Abati Perhaps the most important political event, this week in Nigeria, so far, nobody knows if there would be a free-for-all fight in Rivers state tomorrow, or some melodrama in Osun state or elsewhere, before the week runs out – is the announced
By Sodiq Opeyemi Adelakun -March 11, 2025 Nollywood actor, Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has claimed that he has eight videos of other men sleeping with his estranged wife, Dara, aside his colleague, Baba Tee, who recently admitted sleeping with her. The movie star made the claim during an interview with media
…As Oyebanji receives Army Commanders, promises collaboration to check insecurity A new formation of the Nigeria Army is billed to take off in Ikere-Ekiti with the commencement of deployment of personnel and materials to the state. The outgoing Commander of 12 Brigade, Lokoja, Major Gen. Oluremi Fadairo disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti on Monday during a
BY ODUNAYO OGUNMOLA Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has succeeded in breaking a long-running jinx on the construction of the Ado-Iworoko-Ifaki Highway. It was a jinx that stared the people of the state in their faces. The construction of the dual carriageway which started sometimes in 2007 during the administration of the former Governor,
Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed a number of events at the Nigerian Senate, which have left some of us shell-shocked. It is quite common for arguments and battles of all kinds to break out in the National Assembly. It is not easy for so many representatives of their people to get along
