The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, extended heartfelt congratulations to the former Governor of Oyo State, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Oba Ladoja, who also holds the esteemed title of Otun Olubadan, was celebrated as a distinguished son of Ibadanland. The Olubadan acknowledged Ladoja’s significant contributions to the state, the country, and his tireless …

Nigeria’s leading milk brand, Peak, has rewarded the nation’s para powerlifting athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games held in France. The athletes Onyinyechi Mark, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Esther Nworgu and Bose Omolayo, bagged four of the seven medals won by Team Nigeria. Mark and Oluwafemiayo won gold medals in the 61kg and 86kg categories, respectively, while Nworgu and …

Nigeria has recorded a commercial transaction of raw gold sales at the London Bullion Market Association, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake disclosed on Sunday. He said the sales have delivered a $5m increase in Nigeria’s foreign reserves, 70 plus kilograms of gold refined to the London Bullion Market Good Delivery Standard and successful aggregation of locally mined …

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to the Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi on his 83rd birthday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu praised Kumuyi for his many years of significant impact as a leader, author, and …

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has expressed delight over the return of two artefacts by the German government through the Director General, National Commission for Museum and Monument, Olugbile Holloway on Saturday. Oba Ewuare II, who was overjoyed thanked Holloway for the surprise, saying, “You don’t know what you have done but I am really grateful for this …

Super Falcons forward Chiamaka Nnadozie has celebrated her latest award. Nnadozie won National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) award for the best goalkeeper in the French women’s league on Monday. The 23-year-old shared the podium with Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Kylian Mbappe, who won the men’s version. The Paris FC shot stopper previously scooped the French D1 Arkema version of the …

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has celebrated the 31 students of the state who performed impressively well in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). About 31 students from the state reportedly scored over 300 in the last UTME In a statement on Saturday by the chief press secretary to the governor, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye said the governor was …

President Bola Tinubu has commended Chess maestro, Tunde Onakoya on setting a new world chess record. President Tinubu thanked Onakoya for “sounding the gong of Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity at the square of global acclaim”, according to a statement on Saturday by the President’s spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon on …

The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has celebrated his wife, Titilola, as she marked her birthday on Saturday. In a post on his official X handle on Saturday, the governor noted that his wife has been a pillar of support and symbol of partnership in both good and bad times. He wrote, “To my darling wife #TitilolaAdeleke, a worthy …