Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day on October 1. It is typically a celebration of conflicting emotions. Nigeria obtained independence from its British colonial overlords in 1960. As the country commemorates...

Death is an eternal sentence without apology. Certain pains never go away. One example is the loss of someone you care about or love. No words, no matter how wonderfully...

As schools resume, many parents are deeply worried about the cost of transportation of their wards to respective destinations. The removal of fuel subsidy which led to sudden increase in...

There should be a long period of silence in Edo State by now. Attorneys, particularly those with loans or mortgages, will be celebrating, while candidates will be tallying their losses...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo has been declared as the winner of Edo State gubernatorial election held on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission...

The stool of Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland is vacant. The 'special man’ in the traditional home of Ijesa forebears is gone. The late Aromolaran, the natural leader of Ijesas, who ruled...

Two children, Sarah Adedeji, age two, and Sikemi, age four, were reported missing, causing tension and commotion in Igando, a community in Ilesa. The incident described as unfortunate by many,...

Residents of Oke-Eso, Iroye, and a part of the Igbaye communities have decried contributing funds to repair faulty transformers after wallowing in darkness for four days. According to findings, the...

When students complete their tertiary education either in college, polytechnic, or university, they join the colony of unemployed. This colony keeps expanding despite the creation of digital and vocational jobs...

Residents of some communities in Osun are in dire need of water supplies. Despite the claim of the Adeleke-led administration that it has sunk boreholes across wards in the state,...

Prices of farm produce have skyrocketed. This is caused by inflation occasioned by fuel subsidy removal. From grains to peppers to onions to crops, it has been a tale of...

Emmanuel Oguntoye, a 65-year-old widower whose son developed a high fever and fainted around 1 a.m., explained how health officials working at the newly built primary health center in Agurodo,...

Millions of Nigerian youths graduate from colleges, monotechnics, polytechnics, and universities every year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. When these graduates leave the four walls of schools, the...

It was a moment of joy and undiluted happiness as people of Iloko-Ijesa trooped out en masse and gathered at the Palace of His Majesty, Oba Akeem Olusayo Ogungbangbe, the...

Onyeka Onwenu has kissed the dust. She departed the world at the age of 72. In Nigeria, the life expectancy of a citizen is 54. It simply means that the...

His Royal Majesty, Oba Akeem Olusayo Ogungbangbe, is marking the third anniversary of his accession to the throne of his forefathers as the Owaloko of Iloko-Ijesa. The ‘decisive’ man in...

“If you don't work in life, you will not have access to money you can spend. While the strong continue working to survive, the lazy one is busy sleeping. Aside...

In Yorubaland, the throne is sacred. Aside from the royal staff, the throne connects its occupier (the king) and the people. It is also a symbol of authority and respect...

A lawyer identified as Yusuf Adeshina has narrated how he was beaten and assaulted by security operatives attached to Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Osun State House of...

A medical doctor who prefers to be anonymous has narrated how he escaped being kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be police officers in Oke-Aga, a neighborhood in Ilesa. The doctor,...