Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

The lone goal scored by Chelsea record signing of the summer; Kai Havertz in the first half of the fierce encounter between Chelsea Football Club and Manchester City handed Chelsea the pretty well deserved victory over ther Manchester counterparts in the UEFA Champions League final in portgual.Chelsea fans across the globe are in jubilations mood after securing their second major European trophy; their second this decade.Chelsea came into this match as an underdog as majority of football pundits never gave Chelsea any chance of winning this tie.But it is unsurprising to many others as Chelsea recent form after the appointment…

…declares ‘we are a promise keeping administration’ Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on Saturday, celebrated his 61st birthday with children at the Stella Obasanjo Children’s Home, Abeokuta, and charged the children not to be distracted by their present conditions, but remain committed to the pursuance of their aspirations.The governor, accompanied by members of the State Executive Council to the Home, specifically admonished the children not to settle for anything less in the course of pursuing their dreams and aspirations in life. Previous Next The governor, who promised to always make himself available for the children, also instructed them to improve…

Shehu Sani and some witnesses had given accounts of abductions on the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that some persons were unaccounted for after bandits blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Friday.However, the government said “reports that the bandits kidnapped scores of people” had not been confirmed by security officials.The government said some gunmen blocked the highway at about 3:30 p.m. “but security agents responded swiftly to distress calls and checked their operation”.PREMIUM TIMES reported a former senator, Shehu Sani, saying he received a distress call from a traveller that ”the bandits blocked the road between Jere and Katari at…

This was the case of a Councillorship Aspirant in Odeda Local Government,Odeda Ward 1 to be precise during the streaming down of Aspirants as directed by His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun.The Aspirant, Mr. Akeem Sotunde who has directed the affairs of Odeda Ward for two consecutive terms submitted a primary School leaving certificate during screening and was discovered that he could neither write his name nor read, when he was further quizzed on his performance he burst out angry “Don’t ask me to spell anything again, I can neither speak nor write” this he said angrily in Yoruba Language. Odeda…

This morning, members of Ogun State Executive Council paid a surprise birthday visit to his Excellency,Prince Dapo Abiodun as He turns 61. They wowed the Governor as they came with different groups of entertainers who thrilled His Excellency with their expertise and words of prayers.They celebrated several record breaking achievements of Price Dapo Abiodun’s  730 days in office as the Governor of Ogun State which cut across all sectors our Ogun state economy. Previous Next Accolades flies from all corners for the great and selfless services his days in office is characterized with.They joined hands to thank God for his…

Bashir Jamoh Ude had on Saturday alleged that N1.5tn was traced to Jamoh. The allegation made on Twitter had gone virile.He had written, “Fraud in Buhari govt as N1.5tn, $9bn traced to NIMASA boss, Bashir Jamoh’s personal accounts.”On Sunday, he wrote, “Bashir Jamoh, DG of NIMASA has told his friends he doesn’t know anything about N1.5tn in any account. And that all the story is a lie and fake news. When I wake up, I will drop his receipt. He just ate the bait.”However, on Tuesday, though a letter with a reference number, NIMASA2020/DG/EFCC/VOL1/09, addressed to the Economic Financial Crimes…

In an apparent bid to convince doubters, the presidency on Friday released what it called a fact sheet on the six years old President Muhammadu Buhari administration, showing key milestones it has recorded so far.A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), pointed out that some people claim that they do not see or hear about what the government has achieved.It said the administration has achieved a lot but only noticeable to those it referred to as dispassionate fair-minded, and not be clouded by political partisanship and undue cynicism.The statement said that the sixth…

Over 200 people have been reportedly killed in the last month in Benue. Nigerians on social media have decried the alarming rate of violent killings being perpetrated in Benue State by suspected herders.Trending the hashtag #BenueUnderAttack on Friday, Nigerian Twitter users called the attention of authorities to gory images as evidence of mass killings.Over 200 people have been reportedly killed in the last month in Benue.Earlier in the week, PREMIUM TIMES reported how suspected herders attacked Katsina Ala Local Government Area of the state, killing over a hundred residents and rendering many others homeless.The governor of the state, Samuel Ortom,…

Founder of Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has kicked against the move to introduce Sharia law to the South-West states in the countryA group identified as the Muslim Congress had, during the zonal public hearings on constitutional amendments on Wednesday, submitted a memo to the Senate Committee, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region.The Muslim group had said it wants Sharia implemented in the Yoruba-speaking southwest to cater to its Muslim population.However, Bishop Oke, who is also the President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) urged the government to direct their efforts towards solving…

Olori Adeola and her Children; OLG Pry Schl. Pupils Ilagbe The pupils of Odeda Local Government Primary School heaved a sigh of relief when Olori Adeola Foundation,founded by Mrs Oyetunde Adeola Esther celebrated the 2021 Children’s day with them. Odeda Local Government Primary School Ilagbe(OLG ILAGBE) was founded in 1955 and has produced lots of great sons and daughters of the soil is not disconnected with issues of the failed education system in the country which became a matter of concern for Mrs. Oyetunde Adeola Esther who also hails from Odeda Local Government. In her words, she said”I always feel…