The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has lauded the Editor, Saturday Tribune, Dr Lasisi Olagunju for bagging 2023 Media for Excellence (DAME) Award. Olagunju won the Ahmed Onibudo Informed Commentary Award at the 2023 Diamond Awards for Media for Excellence (DAME), making him the record holder of 2020,2021, 2022 and 2023. Moses Alao, the Special...
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Edo LG boss sacks two tax collectors for not meeting target
The chairman of Oredo Local government Area of Edo State, Tom Obaseki has allegedly sacked two tax collectors for failing to meet projected daily revenue target that was set for them by the Council. Council sources said the move is part of the ongoing reforms by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Cousin who has vowed to streamline...
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NDLEA nabs Groom, 25 suspects at drug competition wedding party
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested groom and 26 suspected at drug competition pre-wedding party in Katsina State. NDLEA officers acting on intelligence disrupted the drug abuse competition party in a Community popularly known as Shola Quarters in the State. Spokesman of the anti-narcotic Agency, Femi Babafemi said in a...
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Bribe-seeking Constabularies arrested for harassing Dutch rider
Two Special Constabularies who were caught in a viral video demanding for a bribe from a Dutch female motorcyclist at Ojongbodu area on Iseyin/Ogbomosho road in Oyo State have been arrested by the Nigeria police. Force spokesmen, deputy Commissioner, CP. Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement that the duo was arrested by the police authority...
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Ex-CJN, Uwais loses classmate, Obaseki pays tribute
Nigerians have started reacting to the lives and times of Chief Kolawole Okeaya-Inneh, SAN who was a Classmate of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mohammed Uwais. Okeaya-Inneh who died at the weekend after a long and brave battle with illness, was formally announced in a statement personally endorsed by Obaseki in a tribute...
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Decomposing body of OAU student exhumed
Police have uncovered and exhumed the decomposing body of OAU 100-Level student, Quadri Salami who was allegedly hacked to death by suspected ritual syndicates. Spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Command in Ogun State, SP Omolola Odutola, said in a statement that the breakthrough was after the father of 18-year-old Quadri had reported a case of...
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Edo High Court judge’s father, Okeaya-Inneh is dead
A prominent SAN, Chief Kola Okeaya-Inneh, Edo High Court judge’s father is dead. A family member of Okeaya-Inneh hinted that the renowned scholar and learned Silk in the South-South region of Nigeria, died at the weekend after a brief illness. Justice Joy Oghogho Okeaya-Inneh of Edo State Court, is among the Okeaya-Inneh’s Children who are well...
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Oba of Benin ends 10-year-old leadership crisis in Edo community
A new Odionwere (village head), Pa. Dennis Osagie Arase has been appointed to oversee Ukhiri-Osemwende village in Ikpoba-Okha Local government Area of Edo State, marking an end of 10-years-old leadership crisis. His appointment was approved by Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, abated the crisis that broke out...
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How genuine humility and selfless leadership can transform Edo
It isn’t an easy task for people to predict the final outcome of bustling journey of life where humans often cross individuals’ paths in an extraordinary way with unforgettable experiences. On Sunday November 3rd 2023, my encounter as a student on my voyage to Lagos in a commercial traveling bus, unknown to me was that...
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Customs officer breaks new record, travels 12 Counties on motorcycle
Superintendent of Customs, Akpevwe Ogboru has emerged the most travelled officer in Nigeria Customs Service, after covering an impressive distance of over 8,000 kilometers on a motorcycle. The female Customs officer, etched her name in history by becoming the first Nigerian woman to embark on a remarkable journey through 12 African Countries, according to a...