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ANALYSIS: Is Ojude Oba Losing Its Shine? (Entertainment)

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  Akile Ijebu annual Ojude Oba cultural fiesta held amidst pomp and glamour as usual but on a markedly subdued note, May 29. Farouq Oreagba, "Mr. Steeze", widely regarded recently as the face of Ojude Oba cultural festival, making his grand entrance into the arena on horseback (Video courtesy, Tik Tok) Ijebu ethnic group is noted for the uber  glamorous cultural fiesta every year on every third day after the Islamic Eid el Kabir festivities . Ojude Oba which translates to "The King's Forecourt ' is an annual cultural observance where the sons and daughters of the ancestral city put on their best finery to pay jomahe to the Awujale of Ijebuland , Oba Dr. Kayode Sikiru Adetona .  A regbe regbe age grade group at 2026 Ojude Oba (Image court, Google) It was days after last year's edition that news filtered in that the king had joined his ancestors, throwing Ijebuland, Yoruba kingdom and Nigeria into shock and deep.mourning. though his health was hearing poor ...

EXCLUSIVE: Real Reasons Iyaloja General Tinubu-Ojo Wants Lagos' Powerful Justice Forum & Mandate Movement Scrapped (Politics)

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  Iyaloja General of Lagos , Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo (Image courtesy, Google)  She is very displeased. The mood of the Iyaloja General of Lagos, Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojomood stems from the fact that some aspirants for the House of Representatives in the state's ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) political party lost out in the recent concluded primaries. She is chagrined that their losses sre not because they reportedly did not win in the polls, but because of another reason. To her, it was due to the overwhelming influence of two political groups with tentacles over Lagos' political space - Justice Forum and Mandate Movement groups - that caused their losses.  She said these groups used their influence to transpose these aspirants names with their preferred members, effectively cancelling these other political actors who as she said, won the primaries.  These are Seye Oladejo , Lagos APC's spokesperson who contested in Mushin constituency II ,  Mu...

Solid Minerals: "We're Ready To Invest in Nigeria" - Turkey (Business)

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L-R: Dele Alake , honourable minister, Nigeria's ministry of solid minerals' development and Alparslan Bayraktar,Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, at the signing. (Image courtesy, federal ministry of solid minerals development)  For decades, the oil industry has been the only sector of Nigeria that attracts investors to the country like bees to honey. This is the oil industry. It is not just the only attractive incentive for investors, it is also the only rainmaker generating revenue for the country for over 60 years.  However, just within three years of the leadership of Honourable Minister Dele Alake of the ministry of solid minerals' development, the establishment has undergone a massive revival and dynamism. It is not only generating funds into the federation account, it is now attracting foreign investors and nations to Nigeria. Recently, Alake made an official visit to Turkiye where his convincing arguments on Nigeria's improved economic strides...