Author: Odunayo Agboluaje

There are indications that suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is warming up to making concessions to ease the political tension in the state. This followed Fubara’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu in London during the latter’s 18-day retreat in Europe. The meeting, confirmed by The Africa Report, was at the request of Governor Fubara, who first came into office in May 2023. Although it could not confirm details of the meeting at press time, a senior presidential adviser told the Paris-based publication that, Fubara “pledged to make certain concessions in a bid to ease tensions.” “It is true. Governor…

Self-appointed human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been challenged to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an “arrangee and errand lawyer.” Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, who threw this challenge in a statement on Monday, said “it is funny and ridiculous that in the mind of Falana, only those who have handled cases in trial court or appellate…

Business and brand experts, entrepreneurs, human resource specialists and business coaches have cautioned governments at all levels not to allow their policies to kill Small and Medium-Scale enterprises [SMEs], saying public policies should encourage small businesses to survive in order to build a virile economy. The experts, who included a business coach, Dr Tinu Smith; a brand expert, Mrs. Chisom Mabia; a businessman, Mr Soji Awofesobi; a human resource specialist, Omolola Oluwole, and others, argued that SMEs are the engine and livewire of the economy. They made the call during the Ibadan Urban Fashion Weekend 2025, which took place at…

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” The saying above is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln or Peter Drucker. It emphasizes that instead of passively waiting for events to unfold, we should actively shape our own futures through intentional actions and choices. This quote suggests that focusing on creating the future you desire, rather than merely trying to predict it, is a more effective approach. It highlights the power individuals have to influence their own destinies through proactive decisions and actions. It encourages people to take initiative and actively participate in crafting the future rather than…

The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, on Tuesday, strongly condemned the recent wave of brutal terrorist attacks and killings across several states in the country, in Plateau, Borno, Benue, Niger and Kwara States. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Adebo Ogundoyin, and made available to journalists in Ibadan. Ogundoyin said the guesome acts had led to tragic loss of lives, widespread displacement, and unimaginable trauma for thousands of Nigerians. He called on the state governments to complement the efforts of the Federal Government by making…

The President General of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Chief Ajeniyi Ajewole, has said that Ibadan people are ready to follow Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State anywhere he leads. Ajewole, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists, described the governor as an icon and a pride of Ibadan people. His words, “Seyi Makinde is a pride of Ibadan people. He is a holder of one of the highest awards of CCII. He got the award in 2017 when he was not yet the governor. So, he is well respected, he has been an icon to sons…

On Page 28 of his very provocative book, The Present Darkness: A history of Nigerian organized crime, (2016) Stephen Ellis, British historian and Africanist, compared Nigerian politics to con artistry. Their practices, he said, were not different from acts of fabulists and fraudsters. Ellis’ take on Nigerian leaders synchronizes with a Henry Louis Gate’s The New Yorker piece of September 25, 1995. With the title, “Powell and the Black Elite,” the piece quoted ex-American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, as saying, “Nigerians as a group, frankly, are marvellous scammers… I mean, it is in their natural culture.” As it is…

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican has announced in a video statement. Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. This morning at 7:35 am (0535 GMT) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in the statement published by the Vatican on its Telegram channel. Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14,…

Another fire outbreak, on Sunday, occurred at the popular Gbagi Market, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. As gathered, the fire caused damage to two shops before emergency response teams swiftly moved in to bring the situation under control. According to a statement from the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, the distress calls were received from officers at the Gbagi Station, the Divisional Police Officer of the station, and several market leaders at approximately 1:23 p.m. Akinyemi said: ‘’Gbagi market is on fire and it has been curtained and controlled now. “We received calls from our officers…

The ViceChancellor, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo State, Prof. Olanrewaju Olaniyan, has reiterated his determination to take the university to an enviable height where the university will achieve greatness and be rated as one of the best universities in Nigeria. Olaniyan stated this when the Lagos State University [LASU] team led by Prof. Mubasiru Olayiwola Mohammed, paid a visit to the university. The visit focused on the possibility of LASU deploying and training the staff of the education university on GNS E-learning platform software of the Lagos university in order to help them solve a myriad of challenges. According to…