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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has been strongly admonished to depend solely on God for divine guidance and approval for a second term in office. The admonition was given by Olayinka Agboola, the Publisher of Parrot Xtra Magazine and PMParrot.com in an open letter he addressed to the number one citizen of Osun State. Read the full text of the letter here: Open Letter To Governor Adegboyega Oyetola Of Osun State Mr Governor Sir, Ramadan Kareem. I greet you with sincere sense of respect as a true-born son of great Yorubaland. Congratulations on your achievements so far as the…

Nigerians call out Keyamo for what they call a childish action Others think Idris Abdulkareem deserved the exposure The Minister of State for Labour, Mr. Festus Keyamo has responded to the viral JAGAJAGA RELOADED song by Idris Abdulkareem in which the musician allegedly exposed the minister as “chopping” in the current government. In a ten paragraph Facebook post, Keyamo vehemently and deviously exposed his past conversations with Idris in an obvious attempt to demystify and whittle the effect of the hard hitting song that has put the Government on the spot. Meanwhile thousands of people have responded to the post…

By Femi Ogun The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, approved the release and handing over of 10 brand new, 56 seater buses to Public Servants in different arms of Government, as part of his commitment to ease transportation challenges encountered by workers in commuting to and from their homes to various offices. The Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, while presenting the 10 new sets of buses at the Lagos House Ikeja, stated that the kind gesture of Mr. Governor is a follow up to the 35 buses allocated to the Centralised Staff Bus Scheme (CSB) a…

Tears flowed in torrents today in Lagos as the late Civil Rights Activist, Yinka ODUMAKIN was laid in state. We bring you pictures from the event.

By Babatunde Odubanwo The world, especially the British Royal Family today bid farewell to Prince Philip, beloved husband of Queen Elizabeth for 73 odd years! In a solemn ceremony at the famed Windsor Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, the legendary Greek immigrant who won the heart of the future British sovereign and for more than seven decades served as her source of strength was laid to rest. Babatunde Odubanwo, a royal watcher pays tribute to the iconic royal. The gleaming sun of Prince Philip: a leading world leader, war veteran, respected statesman, Father to millions of Britons, a humanist, prominent member of…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The maestro on my mind is Awilo. Many modern musicians in Nigeria play no instruments. Awilo should be a good lesson for them. Awilo Longomba, simply known as Awilo to many Nigerians, was born in Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo Democratic Republic. He was literally born into music as his father, Vicky Longomba, was the celebrated founder and lead singer of the band Tout Puissant OK Jazz which dominated the scene during the golden age of Congolese rumba. Awilo paid little attention, if at all, to his education. He devoted literally all the time to…

By Ekaete Bassey The football world has celebrated ex-Nigeria and Ajax star Finidi George who turns 50 on Thursday. Considered to be one of Nigeria’s greatest wingers, the legendary former footballer took to his #Instagram page to celebrate life and attainment of the golden jubilee age. a picture of himself with the caption: “Just to wake up and see the light today is special. Am half a century already. It’s a good day to be happy. I pray to God for another 50.” The world football governing body, FIFA, the Nigeria Football Federation, as well as #Dutch club Ajax #Amsterdam,…

The KM 7, NEW IFE ROAD, IBADAN headquarters of the Celica Church of Christ International was a posh spectacle last Thursday, April 15 when it played host to an august visitor, Rev. Dr. Fidon Mwombeki General Secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, AACC. Accompanied by a delegation that included Rev Dr. Lesmore Gibson Ezekiel, AACC’s Director of Programs, Rev. Dr. Evans Onyemara General Secretary, Christian Council of Nigeria, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Testimony Onifade, Ecumenical Officer, Nigerian Baptist Convention and Deacon Kehinde Adebayo, Ecumenical Officer, Church of the Lord Aladura, Dr. Mwombeki visited Celica as part of a continent-wide…

A throng of viewers around the world are reportedly protesting what they call an erroneous suspension of the ultra popular Emmanuel TV from the YouTube Channel. The news first broke after the SCOAN-owned evangelical TV channel announced the surprise suspension. Since then millions around the world have risen in defence of the TV Station whose programming have always been peaceful and based on solid Christian doctrine devoid of negative content. A statement from the T.B. Joshua Ministries, owner of Emmanuel TV has also decried the YouTube Channel Suspension. In the statement, the church said: “Emmanuel TV’s mission is to share…

By Gboyega Akọsilẹ • Property owners, tenants affected by project get compensation • Rail project becomes operational next year Lagos State Government has commenced another journey towards improving mobility across the metropolis. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, flagged off the construction of Red Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) project, which starts from Agbado and terminates at Marina. The 37-kilometre-long rail corridor will be constructed in three phases, with the first phase of the project (Agbado-Iddo) to be completed in 24 months, spanning 28 kilometres and sharing track with the existing Lagos-Ibadan rail infrastructure built by the Federal…