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“The Next Ooni Will Not Eat Sijuwade’s Heart” – Ife Chief

Following reports that the Sarun, otherwise known as Abobakun, was on the run to escape being buried with the late Ooni of Ife, Ife chiefs have denied these as untrue. According to the Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola, who is the Head of Inner Chiefs, he said, “No one was caught during the Oro festival, it is all lies. It has never been done in Ife land that somebody must be killed or…

Borno Deputy-Governor, Zannah Mustapha Dies In Yola

The deputy governor of Borno State, Zannah Mustapha died in Yola, Adamawa state this morning during an official trip to the state. Mr Mustapha, who had gone to Yola yesterday to attend theconvocation ceremony at Moddibo Adama University, died in his sleep at a government guest house in the state capital. He was found unresponsive around 8am after his aides entered his room when they noticed he…

Every Inch A King, By Akin Osuntokun

Gloucester: The trick of that voice I do well remember; Is it not the King? Lear: Ay, every inch a king! In the deluge of published tributes to the late Ooni Okunade Sijuade, Olubushe II, it is possible that the title of today’s commentary might have been employed by other commentators. In that event I crave the indulgence of readers for the repetition. The description has stuck in my mind ever…

PENdulum: Good Bye, Our Dear Kabiyesi – Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that my trip to the ancient city of Ife last Thursday was a most harrowing experience. As a matter of fact, the drive itself was very smooth devoid of the usual hurly-burly on that notorious Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. We set forth on our journey around noon not knowing what to expect along the way. Road travel in Nigeria has defied common logic. You require methods…

When Trillions of Naira Go to Waste By Olusegun Adeniyi

The president and chairman of the governing council, Chartered Institute of Project Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), Dr Victoria Okoronkwo recently estimated abandoned projects in Nigeria at N12 trillion. Listing the projects by geopolitical zones, Okoronkwo said the South-east has 15,000; South-west, 10,000; South-south, 11,000; North-west, 6000; North-central, 7,000: North-east, 5,000 and Abuja,…

I Don’t Care If Amaechi Emerges Minister – Wike

RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, dismissed the claims that his administration was attacking the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, in order to deprive him (Amaechi) of a ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike explained that rather than worry about the possible appointment of Amaechi into President Buhari’s cabinet, he was…

Trial Of Those Who Stole National Resources To Begin Soon – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources will begin in a matter of weeks. President Muhammadu Buhari Wikipedia Speaking at a meeting with members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Presidential Villa, President Buhari declared that his administration was irrevocably committed to doing…

Sultan, Ayo Oritsejafor Meet Buhari In Aso Rock

CAN President Ayo Oritsejafor, former military leader Abdulsalam Abubakar and other members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General elections met with President Buhari at Aso Rock today August 11th. At the meeting, the group appealed to Pres. Buhari to be fair in his fight against corruption and ensure that due process is followed in the proposed probe of the last administration.…

We Are No Longer In Military Era, Abdulsalami Tells Buhari

Nigerian former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, left, and former Nigeria President Abdulsalami Abubakar, right, watch the announcement of presidential election results in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Buhari, a 72-year-old former military dictator, who was elected in a historic transfer of power following the nation’s most hotly contested…

FG Queries Okonjo-Iweala Over Diversion Of $1bn Rail Transport Loan

President Muhammed Buhari on Monday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide explanations on the whereabouts of the foreign loans obtained for rail projects but diverted to other purposes under the watch of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo Iweala. The president directive followed an instance of the diversion of a substantial part of the loan of USD1.005 billion from the Chinese Exim Bank,…

Customs Boss, Dikko Gives Resignation Notice To Buhari

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, has turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammad Buhari indicating he wishes to leave the job on August 18, according to sources in the presidency. Mr. Dikko has two years to the expiration of his tenure, and it is unclear why he has decided to go in one week’s time. Our sources however note that several Customs…

Probe: Jonathan Has Nothing To Fear Assures Buhari

Details are beginning to emerge from the private meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Nations reports that a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar facilitated the meeting. According to the report, the meeting was at the instance of the 2015 Elections Peace Committee, after former President, Jonathan…

Without Tangible Evidence, EFCC Will Not Go After Tinubu, Amaechi -APC

In a pointed response to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress said yesterday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission would not act against leaders of the ruling party except it has solid evidence. APC was reacting to calls by PDP for the probe of the ruling party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, director-general of the Buhari campaign organisation,…

Finally Aisha Buhari Takes Over Patience Jonathan’s Office

Notwithstanding the change in nomenclature, Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has been operating from the Office of the First Lady located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, SUNDAY PUNCH can report authoritatively. Ahead of the March 28 presidential election, Buhari, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, had promised that he would not have an office for the First Lady…

How I Gave Up Everything To Campaign For Buhari – Lola Oguntade

A 22 year-old-girl Lola Oguntade has narrated an amazing story of how she quit her job in a bank and became a ‘chronic’ campaigner for Muhammadu Buhari. In her interview granted to SaharaTV, Lola said she gave up everything to campaign for “Change” during Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election. The “Buhari girl” quit her job in a Nigerian bank in order to focus on supporting the APC’s presidential…

Onyeka Onwenu Shuns ICPC’s Invitation To Explain N17m Bribe

The Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Onyeka Onwenu on Friday refused to honour the invitation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over an alleged N17 million contract bribe. An insider at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja told Leadership that the NCWD DG declined to appear before the anti-corruption agency because she…

49 PDP Senators Declare Support For Buhari

The forty-nine Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the senate have declared their support for President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at a press conference at the national assembly complex in Abuja on Thursday, Godswill Akpabio, minority whip, joined 48 of his PDP colleagues to express their determination to support the president. However, they lamented that PDP members were being targeted…