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Oyo Empire Day clelebration not to diminish history of other tribes –Alaafin

Oyo Empire Day clelebration not to diminish history of other tribes –Alaafin

‌‌⁠⁠⁠‍⁠⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠⁠The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has said that the Oyo Empire Day celebration 2026 was not meant to diminish the history of other tribes in Yorubaland and Nigeria in general. Owoade stated this while inaugurating the Central Working Committee of the Oyo Empire Day Celebration 2026, on Tuesday in Oyo. Newsmen report that ...

Salome Yadung empowers Abuja creators at SSA bootcamp

Northwest youth summit opens in Kaduna, pushes regional youth policy agenda

BAHGIA summit targets youths, startups with development grants

Culture, colours, heritage dazzle at 2026 Ojude-Oba Festival as Abiodun celebrates unity

Aiyedatiwa presents staff of office to pioneer monarch of Oke-Oro

SAHCO fixes June 19 for 16th AGM, pegs dividend at N1.20

SAHCO fixes June 19 for 16th AGM, pegs dividend at N1.20

Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc has announced plans to hold its 16th Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2026, as shareholders prepare to deliberate on key corporate resolutions, including the approval of a dividend payout and the re-election of directors. In a notice signed by the Company Secretary, Jesuyemisi Odeyemi, the aviation ground handling firm ...

Ojude Oba is redefining African cultural identity — FCMB

Ojude Oba is redefining African cultural identity — FCMB

As global attention turns to Ijebu-Ode, FCMB says the century-old festival reflects a new generation’s embrace of heritage, identity and cultural confidence. Every year in Ijebu-Ode, history arrives on horseback. It comes draped in aso-ofi and embroidered fabrics. It moves to the rhythm of drums, prayers and praise chants. It gathers in age-grade regberegbe processions ...

LBS Alumni OMP 21 class celebrate 10yrs anniversary

LBS Alumni OMP 21 class celebrate 10yrs anniversary

‎The Lagos Business School Alumni OMP 21 class marked a decade of growth and impact with a historic 10-year reunion celebration held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.‎‎The event drew alumni from across Nigeria and beyond, with business owners forming a strong presence alongside their spouse. The venue was transformed for the occasion, ...

China, Nigeria promote diplomacy through tea culture, Silk Road heritage

China, Nigeria promote diplomacy through tea culture, Silk Road heritage

China and Nigeria on Wednesday deepened their cultural diplomacy and people-to-people exchanges through tea ceremonies, guqin performances and traditional cultural displays at the 2026 Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon in Abuja. The salon themed “Maritime Silk Road Impressions: Immersive Salon of Intangible Cultural Heritage from Ancient Zayton Port” featured four traditional Chinese ancient art ...

Nestlé Nigeria holds board, AGM meeting on May 25

Nestlé Nigeria holds board, AGM meeting on May 25

Nestlé Nigeria Plc has announced plans to hold a board meeting and its 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 25, 2026. In a notice dated May 18, the Company Secretary and Legal Adviser, Bode Ayeku, disclosed that the meeting would take place in Ikeja, Lagos State capital. The food and beverage company stated that ...

UBA GMD, Bago, AGF, others honoured at ICAN 2026 Awards night

UBA GMD, Bago, AGF, others honoured at ICAN 2026 Awards night

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Oliver Alawuba, has been honoured by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at its 2026 Annual Dinner and Awards Night. He was recognized alongside the Governor of Niger State, Umar Mohammed Bago; the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Shamseldeen ...

BON awards: Radio Lagos and Eko FM named stations of the year

BON awards: Radio Lagos and Eko FM named stations of the year

Radio Lagos and Eko FM have emerged as top winners at the Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA) organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), securing 6 awards across major categories. The stations stood out among 248 entries submitted nationwide, earning recognition for excellence in news delivery, programming, professionalism and commitment to public service. The awards ...

Nigeria Police celebrate 2026 Police Day with grand parade in Abuja

Nigeria Police celebrate 2026 Police Day with grand parade in Abuja

By Ejire Folakunmi The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday marked the grand finale of the 2026 National Police Day with a ceremonial parade at Eagle Square, showcasing personnel from various units, formations, and commands across the country. The colourful event also featured participation from sister security and paramilitary agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil ...

Tomike, Awosika, others to speak at UBA Women’s event

Tomike, Awosika, others to speak at UBA Women’s event

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is bringing together a powerhouse panel of female leaders for a special Women’s Month edition of its UBA Business Series. The event, themed “Gen W: The Evolved Woman,” is set for Wednesday, March 12, 2026, at UBA House in Lagos, and will also be broadcast live to a global ...

Igbo community in Lagos celebrates late Eze Ndigbo in grand cultural festival

Igbo community in Lagos celebrates late Eze Ndigbo in grand cultural festival

By Obasola Olatunde, Lagos It was a spectacle of glitz, glamour, and cultural elegance in Lagos as the Igbo community rolled out the drums to celebrate one of its most distinguished leaders, late Eze H. N. Ohazulike, OON, the Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State. The grand event, which attracted prominent traditional rulers, business moguls, politicians, ...

Fashola, Media Titans, Scholars celebrate Hakeem Bello at 60

Fashola, Media Titans, Scholars celebrate Hakeem Bello at 60

The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola joined a distinguished group of media veterans, prominent scholars, and family members to celebrate journalist and public communicator Mr. Hakeem Babatunde Bello as he marked his 60th birthday. Bello, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and former Editor of the ...

Real reason behind Ooni’s absence at Olubadan coronation emerges

Real reason behind Ooni’s absence at Olubadan coronation emerges

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Friday was noticeably absent at the coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was filled with eminent personalities from within and outside Nigeria, including traditional rulers and politicians, who gathered to witness the historic ...

Olubadan: Tinubu to grace coronation, advance team in Ibadan

Olubadan: Tinubu to grace coronation, advance team in Ibadan

An advance team from the Presidency on Wednesday arrived in Ibadan ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s expected attendance at the coronation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The team’s aircraft touched down at exactly 9:14 a.m. today at the newly upgraded Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, signalling the first official operation ...

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