The Editorials

Pastor Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), has cautioned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state Governor,to be ready to vomit all he has stolen before he goes. He made this statement while delivering a sermon at the Latter Rain Assembly on Sunday, revealing that the people are praising the one who stole from them, and regarding him as a generous man. The convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) in his message said that a truly generous man is a man who “devises generous things, and by generosity, he shall stand”. According to him, "The eyes of those who see will not be dim. The ears of those who hear will listen. Also, the heart of the rash will understand knowledge and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. “The foolish person would no longer be called generous. You can say ‘so so and so’ has stolen all the money in the state, but he is a very generous man, you are foolish. “That’s why potholes are killing you, that’s what pools

Oredola Adeola Nigeria has become the first country in the Middle East and Africa to witness the launch of LG’s ThinQ DualCool Premium Air Conditioner, the first major breakthrough in the electronic devices that is equipped with health benefits. The product unveiling was held at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja on Friday. Launching the product to the Nigerian market, Mr. James Lee, President of the company’s Middle East and Africa operations, revealed that Nigeria is the first country after South Korea to witness the product. LG’s President of Middle East/Africa operation however described the product as a life-changer, due to its health benefits for users. He further said that the product has air purification mechanism, energy-saving devices, auto dryer and air dehumidifier, some of which are the unique selling points that can be found in the product. According to him, the product will be successful in the Nigerian market, due to successes recorded with other LG produc

Oredola Adeola | His imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi conferred the dignified title of Odole -Oodua of the Source on Sir(Dr) Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu, Baba on Saturday, October 19, 2019. The Odole is a special office which works closely with the Ooni in rallying the descendants of Oduduwa wherever they are in the world for unity, peace and progress of the race. Baba Ijebu as he is fondly called is the forth Orole after Chief G.O.K Ajayi. His predecessors including the Late G.O Fabunmi, late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief G.O.K Ajayi. His duty aa the Orole Oodua is to work for the unity and progress of Yoruba people and the larger Oduduwa race worldwide. Earlier the new Orole rode on a chariot from the Palace to IGBO EEDE where he received several traditional processes like Oranmiyan, The event featured the high and mighty in the Oduduwa Nation. Present at the event was VP Yemi Osinbajo, Governor of Ogun State , Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Osun State , Govern

Floods swept an 11-year-old boy and his rescuer, simply identified as Wasiu away at Aboru, Iyana-Ipaja in Alimosho area of Lagos on Saturday. The victims were swept away at a canal linking Aburo and Iyana-Ipaja on Ige Road. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who visited the scene of the accident observed a huge crowd wearing sad faces due to the incident that occurred following the overflow of water from the canal. It was gathered that two young boys sent by their parents to buy cooking gas at a gas station fell into a drainage that serves as a channel to the canal. Three young men attempted rescuing the boys and succeeded in rescuing the older one, but one of the rescuers popularly known as Wasiu Stubborn was swept away while trying to rescue the other victim. Speaking to NAN at the scene, Mr Solomon Agboghoroma, a Community Development Association leader in Oki Town, regretted the development, saying that the government had failed to construct a bridge to prevent such

Oredola Adeola | Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has set a new world record by completing 26.2miles in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds at Vienna, Austria, emerging as the first to hit the milestone in the athletic performance. The 34-year-old was 11 seconds ahead of schedule halfway through his run, at the Vienna's Prater-Hauptallee (main avenue) The Kenyan therefore becomes the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours,since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in 1954. Meanwhile the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) did not see the contest as a world record. The marathon was organised and funded by the British chemical company INEOS and dubbed the INEOS 1.59 challenge, was Kipchoge’s second attempt to break the barrier, having missed out by 26 seconds in Monza two years ago. “I was really calm and trying to go with the pace, not to be crazy or slow, but to follow instructions and what the pacemakers are doing,” Kipchong to

Oredola Adeola | Rwandan President Paul Kagame has launched Mara Phones manufacturing plant in Kigali, Rwanda thereby joining South Africa and Egypt in the battle for African tech-revolution. Recall that South Africa's Onyx was the first African-made smartphone, followed by Egypt's SICO/ Nile X smart phone. The Rwandan's Maraphone was established to improve citizen's access to digital services, and it is operated by the Mara Group. Maraphone is expected to be the first high specification, affordable smartphone manufactured in Africa. The phone has a warranty and it can be purchased in installments over two years. President Kagame said, “Producing smartphones is not a simple matter. Around one thousand individual components are involved. The Mara Phones plant is therefore a complex manufacturing operation, requiring significant technical skills and expertise. It is another milestone on our journey to high-tech, “made-in-Rwanda” industry. "Our world is chang

Oredola Adeola | Adeshina Taiwo, 60 year-old, has attacked , CSP, Yaya Mohammed, Divisional Police Officer attached to Alagbado, in an attempt by the Police to detain him for an undisclosed offence. The Editorials gathered that Mr. Taiwo was arrested and brought to the Police Station for detention and prosecution, but he struggled with the officers insisting that he did not commit any offence that warrant his arrest. When the Police finally dragged him to the station, he allegedly became violent and attacked officers on duty at the Police counter and later hit the DPO, who had reportedly came out from his office to find out the reason for his arrest. Taiwo allegedly descended on the DPO and attacked him with a Shisha bottle causing him several injuries, he was later subdued and detained in the Police custody. The suspect was later charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for the alleged assault on the DPO and other officers including two female officers, Kudirat Salawu and

Oredola Adeola | Veteran Yoruba Oral Poet, Chief Sulaimon Aremu Ayilara, fondly called, Ajobiewe, has charged all actors in Nigeria to plan for retirement by getting insurance cover. This according to him are veritable ways of investing in the future. He made this known in a conversation with SURPRISE AFRICA, during the just-concluded #Olojofestival2019, in Ile-Ife Osun State. According to him, " Most actors and creative industry players in advanced nations, USA, UK, China, India e.t.c operate with a better insurance cover which gives them opportunity to retire well and fall back on something whenever unexpected happens. "This is not common amongst actors and celebrities, here in Nigeria, and it is about time, we told ourselves the simple truth. We can't reap where we don't plant. Nigerian actors need to look out for insurance packages that would take care of life during and after stardom and fame. " There are so many insurance packages that creative

Oredola Adeola| Princess (Mrs) Bonike Ashabi Ayedun, has been decorated by His Royal Majesty , Oba Adebisi Segun Layade, Alara Oodaye, of Araland Ile-Ife, as the Erelu Araland Ile-Ife. on Friday, October 4, at Aquarium Event center, Parakin, GRA, Ile-Ife, Osun State. She however praised the Alara Oodaye of Araland, Ile-Ife for the Chieftaincy title, promising to use the new chieftaincy office to impact lives of women and children of Araland. Speaking earlier on the just concluded 2019 Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Erelu Ayedun praised His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, for using the festival to connect the Yoruba people together as one united tribe. Erelu Bonike, a London registered nurse manager, who was recently decorated as the Erelu Araland of Ile-Ife, however revealed that efforts of the Oonirisa has become evident in the global outlook of the 2019 edition of the festival that registered the largest attendance of to

Oredola Adeola| The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved additional N15.765 billion for Suleja-Minna-Lambata road and Ibadan-Lagere-Ilesa bypass. This was disclosed by Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing,while briefing pressmen at the end of the FEC meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that at the September 26, FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Council initially approved N79.8billion for the Ibadan- Ilesha –Ife dual carriageway.It was a single length highway until it was awarded in 2013 by the previous administration in phase one. The road project which was inherited from the former President, Goodluck Jonathan's administration , was expanded into a dual carriageway by the President Buhari's administration. According to him, the former Lagos State Governor the Council approved the upward review of the road contracts from the initial rates. He said, FEC approved additional N3.165 billion for the Ib

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has revealed that the agency had been recording between N4.7bn and N5.8bn since the Federal Government closed the nation’s borders. He said this when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives joint committees on Finance and National Planning, working on the 2020 – 2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. Recall that the CG Customs had earlier in May 2018, disclosed that the Customs recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection of N100 .1bn as a result of the reforms embarked upon by the management of the NCS under his leadership. He made this known ahead of the Thursday scheduled joint panel of the National Assembly which summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, on the MTEF/FSP documents. According to him, the land border closure was a blessing to the nation

Oredola Adeola| His Royal Majesty, Kabiesi Oba Michael Odunayo Ajayi, Arowatawaya II, Elerinmo of Erinmo Ijesha, has revealed that archeological and chronological evidence has proven that the first human created by God is a blackman, adding that black is the colour of creation. He made this known during a chat with Surprise Africa, at the 2019 Edition of the #Olojofestival in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. According him, the black people are in the majority at evolution but they became extinct due to migration to other parts of the world, prior to the advent of slavery across Africa and the Mediterranean. He noted that the black people lost it because they lacked documentation of the historic facts. The Elerinmo, who is the Coordinator of all Yoruba Oba’s Conference, a projection initiated by the Oonirisa, however, charged black nations to retrace and reclaim their heritage, by standing against blackmail and negativity attached to blackness by negrophobians and western media.