After nearly three decades of documenting Nigeria’s local football league, NPFL, with a decades-old camera, veteran photojournalist Akeem Olamide Olaosun has been honoured by leading camera manufacturer, Canon. Olaosun, popularly known as Ola Photo Sports, has spent over 25 years capturing moments from the Nigeria Premier Football League across various cities. Despite limited resources, he…

My first encounter with Ekiti State was in the early 1970s, long before its official creation, through the poetic sounds of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, whose timeless lyrics spoke of Ekiti’s proud towns, noble sons, and radiant daughters. Listening to the musicians of Old in Yorubaland was like flipping through the pages of an epic…

•••Say process is proof Kogi Central has abandoned embattled Senator Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District have thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission for validating 208,132 (43.86 per cent) signatures in the petition submitted for the recall of the suspended lawmaker representing the District in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The constituents, who are…

The management of Sure FM 97.5 has approved the appointment of Iyabo OGUNJUYIGBE as the new General manager of the Ikorodu based radio station. According to the Management of the station, Ogunjuyigbe was chosen for the position due to her expertise in broadcasting, international exposure, outstanding managerial skills and unrivalled passion for the profession. The…

Thirty persons comprising Journalists and Security Officials have participated in 2-day training in Lagos with the theme: e-Rights Enhancing Digital Rights in Nigeria. The organiser of the event, Advocats Sans Frontieres France warmly welcomed participants and urged them to key into the opportunity in order to stay ahead of the curve. In his good will…

••• Advises leaders not to sacrifice Nigeria’s interest on altar of opposition politics •••’Recall process’ll deepen democracy, put lawmakers on their toes The Campaign for Democracy has said that the actions taken by the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, since the “avoidable” crisis began a few…

••• ‘𝑨𝒌𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒊-𝑼𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒎’ Thousands of Kogi Central constituents have unanimously thrown their weights behind the ongoing recall process for the suspended Senator representing the District in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying no amount of falsehood and propaganda can derail the process. The constituents noted that it had become clear…

••• ‘Action shows you’ve realised you’re as good as gone’ Kogi Central indigenes have described the recent court injunction obtained by the embattled lawmaker representing the Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from receiving a petition for her recall, as a sign that “she has realised that she is as…

. Discard ‘inducement’ insinuations as unfounded . ‘We want to bring her back to learn purposeful representation’ Ebira indigenes have condemned, in strong terms, insinuations that the recall process against the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was not endorsed by the majority of the electorate in the area. The…

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi has struck out the cyberstalking and defamation case filed by Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) against four journalists. The case, marked FHC/L/774C/2024, was dismissed by Justice Ayokunle Faji after the prosecution, led by Chief A.A. Aribisala informed the court that GTCO and the defendants had reached an amicable settlement.…