The first class monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, has joined his ancestors at the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. According to the palace source, the body of the deceased was brought to Oyo town in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites begins. He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, is expected to make an official announcement upon receiving the…
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The First Class Monarch ‘Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III’, the Alaafin of Oyo is dead.
The first class monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, has joined his ancestors at the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. According to the palace source, the body of the deceased was brought to Oyo town in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites begins. He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, is expected to make an official announcement upon receiving the…
Read MoreOsinbajo lists 10 reasons he wants to be the next Nigerian President
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not only declared his intention to contest for Presidency in 2023 but also released a statement outlining the reasons he wants to be the next President of the largest economy in Africa and the most populous black nation in the world. In the statement, which was shared with Nairametrics by the spokesperson of the Vice President on Monday, the former Attorney General of Lagos State boasted that he has served the government in several capacities, and at the direction of Mr. President, represented the country…
Read MorePolice declare £20,000 reward to find killer who shot man dead 12 years ago
Grieving relatives of a man gunned down on a park bench 12 years ago have begged for help to find his killer as police offer a £20,000 reward for information. Errol McKenzie, 37, was shot three times at close range at Seymour Road playing fields in Leyton, east London, on April 11, 2010. Mr McKenzie, a repair man who fixed cable boxes and electrical equipment, was known locally as the ‘cable guy’. His family have been left in agony over his death, for which there appears to be no obvious…
Read MoreThousands of dead in Mariupol, Zelensky says
Weeks of relentless Russian bombardment have left “tens of thousands of dead” in the port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. In a video address to the South Korean parliament, Zelensky described the ordeal of the southern city. “[Mariupol] has been blocked by Russian troops since March 1. It was a city of half a million. Half a million people. The occupiers blocked it and did not even allow food and water to be brought there,” he said, adding: They tried to capture it in the most…
Read MoreDavid Amess trial: Murder suspect has no legal defence” Says Judge
Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed during a constituency surgery in October The judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering the MP Sir David Amess has said the defendant has no legal defence. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, said in evidence on Thursday that he stabbed Sir David on 15 October 2021 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as retribution for airstrikes in Syria. In a legal direction Mr Justice Sweeney told the jury there was no lawful defence for the killing of Sir David. Mr Ali denies murder and preparing…
Read More2023: It is time for an Igbo Man to rule Nigeria’
A Presidential aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has said that it is time for an Igbo man to rule Nigeria, noting that Igbo Presidency should be used to reconcile the region. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, he stressed the need for zoning to be preserved. He asked all patriots and goodwill ambassadors in all regions of the country to secure presidential power rotation/zoning in 2023 by voting a President from the southern part of the country specifically the South-East. “It is the turn of the…
Read MoreOsinbajo point out reason for Nigeria’s retrogression
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said that corruption, dishonesty and others are responsible for the debilitating state of the country, adding that Nigeria needs transparent leaders and citizens for it to thrive. Osinbajo stated this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the 21st Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development Planning (JPB/NCDP) Meeting. According to him, the effect of poor governance would result in the ineffective delivery of public services whether it is in the collection of taxes or delivery of social investment programme, public education, health services, and…
Read MoreCentral Bank of Nigeria to begin payment of N65 rebate to exporters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it would begin payment of N65 rebate to exporters who sold their goods through the importers and exporters (I&E) window, at the end of the first quarter. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said this shortly after signing the Term Sheet between the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) and the Independent Asset Managers, on Friday in Lagos. The New Reports that the apex bank had in February announced policies, plans and programmes for non-oil exports that would enable Nigeria earn 200 billion dollars in foreign…
Read MoreThe Nigeria Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi declare to succeed Buhari in 2023
Amaechi declare to contest under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 2023. He is the first cabinet minister member under Buhari government to declare his intention to succeed his predecessor come May 29, 2023. The right honourable minister make the declaration on Saturday at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, during the Rivers APC Thanksgiving service. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President”. The former National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole,…
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