Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has said that he once ran away from his family’s 60-million-dollar house to sleep in a friend’s studio because of his passion to do music. Davido revealed this in an interview on REAL 92.3 FM, which went viral on Tuesday. The ‘Unavailable’ crooner went on to say that people once attributed his successful music career to the wealth of his dad. He said, “What was difficult for me was coming out from a wealthy background because people say his dad is in money, but they later agree that the boy is actually…
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By Honourable Hassan Oyeyemi Oyeleke It is with great respect and admiration that I pay tribute to the renowned professor of Geology, Jimoh Mosobalaje Oyawoye (FAS, FNMGS, FNAPE, FGSA, OON, CON, DSc. Hon (Unibadan), DSc. Hon. (Durham). Professor Oyawoye, who has been referred to as the “Father of Nigerian Geology,” was a towering figure in the field of Geology, not just in Nigeria, but across the African continent. Jimoh Mosobalaje Oyawoye, the first African professor of Geology, was a true pioneer in his field. He dedicated his life to the study of geology and the exploration of the African continent,…
The Kogi state Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Idakwo Emmanuel has said that Labour Party has taken over Nigeria as the only political party the general public trust to rescue the country. Emmanuel was speaking on Monday in Lokoja during a press chat where he appealed to all Nigerians to be “peaceful and law-abiding” as the law was very clear about the position of the constitution on the just concluded general election when Nigerians made their position known on who they wanted as their president. According to him, “Section 134 of 1999 constitution as amended made it clear that…
The United States of America (USA) has announced the names of Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president of Nigeria. According to a statement from the White House, the Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the delegation. Here are the names of the delegates. Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja The Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California The Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce General Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S.…
By Maruf Olalekan AJENIFUJA The state of legendary of an incredibly powerful Crown Prince (Aremo) of Offa, the grandson of Olofa of Offa, Oba Atoloye Adegboye, the Alade meta (a prince of Offa, Ila Orangun and Ikirun), the father of Geology in Africa, Commander of the Order of Niger (CON) and one of the best brains on the planet earth was not a bolt from the blue. The road to stardom for the cerebral heavyweight with a world-class mind had a humble beginning as a Geological Survey Assistant at Geological Survey of Nigeria, Kaduna in 1950 after completing his secondary…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday unveiled the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals established by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State. The refinery is set up to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day and transform crude oil into different usage of petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline, jet fuel and kerosene.
The Africa first professor of Geology, Jimoh Mosobalaje Oyawoye has reportedly died. He died May 22 at ripe age of 96. Professor Jimoh Mosobalaje Oyawoye hailed from Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria
The President of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has said that the newly commissioned Dangote Refinery will supply its first tranche of petroleum products to the market before the end of July. The Nigerian billionaire businessman said this on Monday at the inauguration of the 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) integrated refinery project located in the Lekki free trade zone area of Lagos state. The combined refinery and petrochemical complex will create 9,500 direct jobs and 25,000 indirect jobs. Speaking at the ceremony, Dangote said the commissioning ceremony is the beginning of a great journey, adding that it is a milestone…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. It was learnt that apart from Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, the union members also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Jos, as Vice President. They were re-elected during their 22nd National Delegates Conference of ASUU which was hosted by the University of Jos, Plateau State between May 19 and…
As the swearing-in ceremony of the Nigerian President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-Elect, Alhaji Kashim Shettima is less than 9 days, there have been speculations in some quarters about the likely nominee from Ekiti. Three names have been on the front burner which are, the immediate Former Governor of Ekiti state, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, the Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye and the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor of Plateau State, the DG of the defunct Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, Amb. (Dr.) Adegboyega Bamisile. These worthy sons of Ekiti in all ramifications are…