The governors are Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos). Efforts to get the comments of Akeredolu, who is the Chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum, proved abortive as the Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, neither took several calls to…
Igboho, who was arrested at Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou on Monday night, is being tried for immigration-related offences. After three sessions, the court ordered the release of Igboho’s wife, Ropo, while the activist was returned to cell. The sessions started at 10am and ended at about 8pm, but there were intermittent breaks during the hearing….
The Family of Ifasooto through the mother and traditionalist, Beatrice Fasooto has raised the alarm over the whereabouts of her son, Dada Ifasooto who was moved to an unknown destination for a negotiation by some men who are in security personnel uniform. Dada, an Ifa priest was said to have been whisked away by security…
The Osun State Police Command has dismissed a media report about a driver who allegedly sold eighteen passengers to kidnappers in Ekiti state. A statement by the police public relations in the state, yemisi Opalola indicates that there was no such case reported in Ijamo, nor any other Police Station in Osun State describing the…
PRESS RELEASE Oyo COVID-19 Task Force uncovers delta variant in State …warns residents to take extra precautions The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has uncovered the Delta variant of the COVID-19 in the State. The State Incident Manager and coordinator of the Energency Operations Centre, Dr. Olabode Ladipo, who confirmed the development, said that the…
…….Set Up Committee To Harmonize Positions Southwest Governors on Tuesday evening met with Senators and House of Representatives members from the zone in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The meeting was well attended by all the six Southwest Governors and the National Assembly members from the zone. Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the Southwest…
Beyond the attack on Sunday Igboho: Thoughts of a concerned Nigerian By: Femi Mimiko, mni I read the press statement put out by DSS on its early morning invasion of Sunday Igboho’s abode, and couldn’t stop wondering what was happening! How could a surprise armed attack by an agency of the State, on a man’s…
The Newly elected Chairman of Ekiti state University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) Alumni association, Ondo state chapter, Chief Kemini Doubra has Promised to run a transparent and inclusive administration. Doubra was elected Chairman at the weekend in a keendly contested election held in Akure, Ondo state capital. He applauded other aspirants for their love for the…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described the invasion carried out on the Ibadan residence of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, last Thursday by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, as a “nocturnal coup”. Falana said on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Monday. DAILY POST recalls that the DSS last…
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA AT THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, ON MONDAY, 5TH JULY, 2021 NIGERIA. The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday, 5th July, 2021 reviewed the situation in the Country and focused on the…
