Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

President Buhari Celebrates Mike Adenuga Jnr at 70 President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with consummate businessman and philanthropist, Dr Mike Adenuga, Jnr, on his 70th birthday, April 29, 2023, celebrating the entrepreneur, whose charity and goodwill continue to inspire, attracting local and global recognitions, including three national honours, OON, CON and GCON. President Buhari affirms the impact of Adenuga’s visionary leadership on Nigeria’s economy, setting the pace for investments in oil and gas, telecoms, real estate, banking, construction and hospitality, with remarkable presence in supporting entertainment, sports and African culture, within and outside the country. The President extols the philanthropist…

Pendulum: Mike Adenuga: The Spirit of Africa @70 By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, exactly 70 years ago, on Wednesday, April 29, 1953, an exceptional baby was born. As was customary with the Yoruba people of old Western Region of Nigeria, he would soon be given names that would reflect the circumstances of his birth and the observations of his parents around the period. Thus, he was named Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Isola Adenuga, at his christening. One of these powerful names soon became a prophecy fulfilled. AGBOLADE is the child who has attracted wealth to his family. If the Adenugas…

ADENUGA SPECIAL: Audacious and Tenacious: The Story of Dr. Mike Adenuga – A Phenomenon @70 There is no better time than now when the entire world stands in awe and admiration as he clocks the BIG 70 to share the inspirational, audacious and tenacious story of Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr GCON,CSG, CdrLH. His story is better felt than told, better expressed than imagined. Well known but hardly seen, his story is the kind that will be so legendary that an -ism will be added to his name because his business trajectory and personal philosophy are uniquely his-and therefore worthy of…

Ex-Ogun Gov, Gbenga Daniel Set To Host Biggest Choir Concert ABEOKUTA – As the Asiwaju of Remo Christians, former Governor of Ogun State and Senator-Elect, Ogun East, Otunba Engr. Gbenga Daniel is hosting the second edition of his sponsored Annual Christian Festival on April 30. The program with the theme, “Grateful Hearts” will be held at the Abraham’s Tabernacle, Oba Erinwole Road, GRA Sagamu will feature six main choirs in competition towards improving the art of singing in churches. Participating choirs include the Tabernacle choir, Great Remo Chorale, New Wine Ensemble, Viva de Chorale, the Chamber Chorale, the Emerald…

Why we are slow in picking new Alaafin, Soun — Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said the need to avoid controversy bordering on litigations informed the tardiness that has characterised the selection of a new Alaafin of Oyo and the Soun of Ogbomoso. Upon the deaths of the last occupants, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and Oba Oladunni Oyewumi respectively both stools have remain vacant for over a year, a situation Makinde attributed to due process that would ensure whoever emerge are not objects of litigation. The governor stated this at the swearing-in of Justice Iyabo Yerima as…

Proposed Five-Year Compulsory Service for Medical Doctors Discriminatory – Onuesoke A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has described the proposed five years compul­sory service for medical doctors in Nigeria as discriminatory and undemocratic. “How would government en­force that? Any doctor who feels that he is not satisfied with his service condition is free to go anywhere. Why and how will he be tied down if conditions of service are not improved? he queried. The House of Rep­resentatives recently passed a contentious bill aimed at ad­dressing the country’s…

TO OBY EZEKWESILI AT 60 Olusegun Obasanjo pays tribute to Oby Ezekwelisi, activist, advocate of transparency, and former Minister of Education Obiageli Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same way I treated my biological daughters. She was a dynamic young woman, who is competent, reliable and very enterprising. As she, therefore, clocks 60 today, I cannot but thank God for her life, as I wish her more fulfilling and glorious years and decades ahead. Oby and I met through Transparency International, an initiative started by Peter Eigen, who…

Delta State Govt Moves To Boost Access-To Education Udora Orizu x-rays how Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration is providing better opportunities for students in Delta state through access to quality education When Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa assumed office as Governor of Delta State in 2015, he expressed a commitment to provide better opportunities for children in the State to access quality education. True to his words, Governor Okowa has built nine model technical colleges, of which three have already taken off fully in Obiaruku Asaba and Effurun. The newly established Model Technical Colleges in Delta State are currently attracting students from…

Dozy Mmobuosi, GTI Affirming Growing Private Sector Confidence in NPFL Private sector confidence to invest in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is building as the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation penned an unprecedented billion Naira renewal deal for the second edition of the NPFL-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation Pre-season Tournament. After the first of its kind Sponsorship prize money of ₦130million for the first edition that held in November last year, Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation has now staked ₦1.2billion in prize money pool for the winner and runners-up with the winner set to receive ₦1billion and ₦200million for the…

Asisat Oshoala Leads Barca Femeni to Third Successive UCL Final Elegbede Abiodun Five-time Women African Footballer of the Year and Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, yesterday led Barcelona Femeni to aggregate 2-1 victory over Chelsea Ladies to reach their third consecutive Champions League final. The feat, no doubt asserts the Nigerian star as the first African to play in the prestigious women’s tournament for the third time aside the fact that she was the first from the continent to score in the final match when Barcelona lost 1-4 to Lyon two seasons ago. After a grueling 60 minutes action without…