The Egbe Akomolede ati Asa Yoruba Nigeria has announced details of its 49th Annual National Conference and General Meeting. The details were contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chairman and General Secretary, Alhaji Tiamiyu M. Adeoye and Adeyemi Dauda Talubi. According to the Principal Officers of association, the ANC and General Meeting will be held at Anglican Heritage City, Oke-Iyanu, Bishop’s Office, Ilesa, Osun State. Adeoye and Talubi gave the dates for the events are August 3 to 7, 2025. Egbe Akomolede ati Asa Yoruba Naijiria is a national professional association which strives to improve the quality…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Mobolaji Sanusi “I don’t have companies. I don’t attach much to materialism especially materialism that is at the expense of the development of the country. I have a clear conscience and feel l can face God with confidence.“ The quote above was uttered by the late former president of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, of blessed memory in the course of one of his rarely granted interviews. I was deeply touched by the depth of his altruistic sincerity in making that statement even as the then sitting president in our country where corruption is so ingrained in the system to…
Quote: “From Akure to Owo, Ilaje to Ifedore, we are beginning to witness development projects taking shape. Road construction, health facilities’ rehabilitation, and improvements in our schools are no longer mere promises but realities,” -Abiodum Faleye ( former lawmaker, Ondo North Senatorial District ) Considered from a broad perspective, leadership success and a political one at that encompasses the unfailing principles of a deep understanding of the people’s most pressing needs, prioritizing such and addressing them through well articulated policies, programs and projects. One is talking about processes that are not only people – oriented but are sustainable. It takes…
The Yaba headquarters of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) was a beehive of activities on Wednesday, 16 July, 2025, as elected Chairmen of the 57 councils in Lagos and elected 376 councillors were presented with their certificates of return, reports thegazellenews.com Chairman-elect of Mosan-Okunola LCDA, Adunni Opeyemi The elected Chairmen, their elected Vice, and the elected Councillors all decked in flowing and beautiful outfits, stood one after the other to collect their certificates of return from the leadership of LASIEC led by the Chairman, Justice (read) Bola Okikiolu-Ighile. The Chairman of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress…
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen T Y Buratai rtd, has said he was glad to have served as chief of army staff under the command of former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 to 2021. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television monitored in Lagos, Gen Buratai said the former President served with dilligence and commitment to keep the country as one. Buratai, who was also in Daura for the funeral of the late President to pay his last respect, said, “He served this country diligently. He served with the commitment to keep Nigeria as one. “By the…
The main hall of Academy Guest House at Agidingbi was packed full of women. They were gaily dressed, singing and dancing, joy radiated all over them. It was the graduation ceremony and presentation of tools, materials and cash to aid them in their various businesses. They were the beneficiaries of the vocational training programmes initiated and facilitated by the Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator (Dr) Idiat Oluranti Adebule for women in her Senatorial District. Over 1500 women spread across the 10 local governments and 18 local council development areas of arguably the largest Senatorial…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum said it received with deep shock and immense sorrow news of the death of former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Zulum, in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, said although death is inevitable to mankind, Buhari’s demise at this critical time of Nigeria’s democratic journey is colossal, as the vacuum created is going to be difficult to fill. The statement reads: “It is with profound sadness that I learned of the death of former President Muammadu Buhari while receiving treatment at a London Clinic today (Sunday, July 13, 2025). “On…
By Segun Adewalei in Gombe The Northern States Governors’ Forum, (NSGF) has received with deep shock and immense sorrow the news of the demise of Muhammadu Buhari, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in a message he personally signed, described the passing of the former Nigerian leader as a moment of great national mourning and an immense loss, not only to the North but to the entire nation. According to a Press release issued by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General (Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe,…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi Former Speaker, Federal House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of former President Muhammadu Buhari following their recent loss. In a tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari which he personally signed and made available to Journalists Sunday night, Yakubu Dogara said he “received with shock the news of the passing of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR this evening”. According to him, “He was a patriot and a nationalist who did not only believe in, but worked all his life for the unity of Nigeria. “He fought in the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen Forum, on behalf of the entire party structure across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, express deep sorrow and profound grief over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. In a joint statement released today signed by the Chairman of all State Chairmen, who also doubles as the Lagos State Chairman of the party, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the Chairmen paid tribute to the late statesman, describing him as a towering figure in Nigeria’s political and democratic evolution, whose legacy of integrity, discipline, and selfless service will be remembered for generations.…