Nollywood actress and producer, Toyin Abraham has revealed that her husband, Mr Kolawole Ajeyemi, once threatened to leave her if she doesn’t stop smoking. Speaking in a recent episode of The Moraya Show, Abraham disclosed that she was a cigarette addict but gave up the addiction because she didn’t want to lose her mar…

…by the group’s National Chairman, Yetunde Akinluyi and National Secretary-General, Kolawole Verrals, and issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tunji Oguntuase, at the conclusion of its monthly meeting in Lagos State on Tuesday. A copy of the statement was made available to PUNCH Online on Thursday. According to t…

…to families of the victims and visitors. The Baale of Arugudu, High Chief Akeem Kolawole, said the communities were approaching the government in the spirit of cooperation rather than confrontation. He said, “Our appeal is for the government to look in our direction and help us. We understand that there are many compet…

…Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State 79. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State 80. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 81. Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State 82. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State 83. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State 84. Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State…

By Yinka Kolawole India-Nigeria bilateral trade rose by 26 per cent to about $9 billion in 2025–26, from $7.13 billion recorded in 2024–25, as economic ties between both countries deepen beyond oil and commodities into manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology and job creation. The Indian High Commissioner to Niger…

…the Deputy Director of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, who prayed to the three agencies to jointly and transparently probe reports of financial inducement, illegal election financing, voter intimidation, misuse of public resources and other violations recorded during the…

…third. SERAP, in a petition dated August 16, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged INEC, EFCC and ICPC to “…Urgently, jointly and transparently investigate reported cases of vote-buying, financial inducement, illegal election financing, voter intimidation, violence, misuse of public resourc…

…voters’ register, shared that he has been voting since the era of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. “I am 97 years old, and I started voting during Awolowo’s time. I always vote whenever elections come up. I have been voting in Kaduna before I returned home,” he stated. He encouraged young Nigerians to maintain their int…

…I want to see better governance in Osun. “I have been voting since the days of (Obafemi) Awolowo and I believe government cannot be perfect, but we have to do our best to choose better leaders. “What will happen is in the hands of God, but we just have to play our own part,” he said. NAN reports that elderly men and wo…

…I want to see better governance in Osun. “I have been voting since the days of (Obafemi) Awolowo, and I believe government cannot be perfect, but we have to do our best to choose better leaders. “What will happen is in the hands of God, but we just have to play our own part,” he said. NAN reports that elderly men and w…

…out to a former roommate after the man's post about their university days at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) went viral. Advertisements Tweep @ayo_solace, who previously revealed that he lived with Fireboy for three years while they were students at OAU, later shared an update showing that the singer had contacted him…

…indefinite suspension letter without pay and declared him absent without official leave (AWOL).The player provided copies of documents he said included a termination proposal and suspension letter.Injured Enyimba FC player Mujeeb presents the suspension letter he received and the termination letter he was allegedly bei…

…scholar, former Attorney-General of Lagos State and professor of law at Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Lagos. “Prof. Kasunmu was, in every sense, a great man. He was a formidable and forensic advocate, a distinguished scholar, a former Attorney-General of Lagos State and a Professor of Law at the Obaf…

…political families. His father, Senator Raji Ayoola Adeleke, an ally of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was elected to the Senate on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform during the Second Republic. His elder brother, Isiaka Adeleke, became Osun’s first civilian governor in 1992 and subsequently served twice in the Senate. Ademol…

…revealed that the arrested soldier had allegedly been absent without official leave (AWOL) and was reportedly notorious for involvement in illicit drug trafficking. All five suspects are currently in custody and are undergoing further investigation, while security agencies continue efforts to uncover possible links to…

…his 81st birthdayBalogun, currently receiving treatment in Lagos, cited Chief Obafemi Awolowo as inspiration for preparing his final wishesThe pioneer filmmaker directed that his viable organs be extracted for donation, with the rest of his body handed to medical institutionsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred…

…confrontation with illness."He added that he was inspired by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying: "Like the late sage, I firmly believe that departure from earthly existence should involve a well-thought out and orderly process, rather akin to preparation for a long journey."In the document, Balogun instructed that…

…Development Commission, Mr Biyi Poroye. The state chairman of the party, Mr Babatunde Kolawole, on Tuesday led members of the state working committee to one of the party elders in the state, a former deputy governor and Nigerian Ambassador to Uganda, Chief Omolade Oluwateru. At the residence of the former deputy govern…

…President Bola Tinubu appointed Aina, a professor of computer engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, to succeed Oloyede as the sixth registrar of JAMB.Oloyede, who was first appointed in 2016 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed for a second term in 2021, reflected on his tenure and s…

…accounted for.” In the letter dated 1 August 2026 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “The Auditor-General’s findings suggest a grave betrayal of the public trust and raise serious concerns about corruption and the management of public funds, police exhibits, firearms and ammu…

The Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Foundation has opened nominations for the 2026 editions of the prestigious Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership and the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Sectoral Leadership Awards, inviting institutions, professional bodies and members of the public in Nigeria, across Africa and the international community to nomina…

A professor of Yoruba folklore, literature and culture at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof Olusola Ajibade, has said Christians and Muslims in Yorubaland have, without realising it, adopted elements of Isese, the Yoruba indigenous religion, into their worship styles and music. Ajibade, whose research inter…

…According to the Presidency, Aina is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with expertise in digital infrastructure, national examination systems and institutional reforms. The Presidency noted that Aina holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the Unive…

•Urges more predictable regulatory environment By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has warned that Nigeria risks losing its position as Africa’s leading technology hub unless the government accelerates policy reforms, expands digital infrastructure and creates a more predictable regulato…

…approach, Balogun drew a profound historical parallel to his late father, Dr Ganiyu Kolawole Balogun (GKB), who served as the first pioneer chairman of the Ibadan Municipal Government (IMG) from 1976 to 1979. “When my late father started road construction across Labiran and Oke-Are, he faced heavy criticism and blame f…