Author: Olugbenga Fashina

PRESIDENT TINUBU RECEIVES OGONI DIALOGUE REPORT, AWARDS POSTHUMOUS HONOURS TO OGONI FOUR President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to immediately engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Ogoni people, and other relevant stakeholders with a view to finalising the modalities for the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland. President Tinubu issued the directive on Wednesday, following the presentation of the report by the Presidential Committee on the Ogoni Consultations, chaired by Professor Don Baridam, at the State House in Abuja. Governor Siminalayi of Rivers State led the Ogoni delegation to…

Damning allegations of certificate forgery dominated Tuesday’s session of the Coroner’s Court in Akure as Professor Adolphus Loto, former Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, detailed how the late Registrar, Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, lived on forged academic credentials. Prof. Loto, a Professor of Restorative Dentistry, told the court that the deceased paraded qualifications from institutions that later disowned him. Most notably, the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, confirmed via official correspondence that Adeniran was never their student and had not been awarded the diploma in Leadership and Management or the MBA degree he claimed. He…

Any Igbo man or woman who ignores the tragic pains and tears of what happened in the South East from 2015 to 2035 is not a human being. That person has no conscience, no life, no soul, no respect for human life and dignity. For the avoidance of doubt l ask and plead with the Governor of Anambra State Professor Charles Soludo to make public the findings and the report of what Professor Odinkalu and Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu led 30 man committee from 2015 to 2025. According to Prof Soludo it has nothing to do with the quest for Biafra…

I •“Retired Justice George Sodẹinde Sowẹmimọ, Nigeria’s Chief Justice in the Second Republic made history in 1962 when at [the age of 42] his court sent Chief Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ and some of his lieutenants in the defunct Action Group (AG) to jail for a plot to topple the Balewa Federal Government. Senior Staff Writer ONOISE OSUNBOR spoke with Justice Sowemimọ recently on what some Nigerians saw as a controversial judgment, among others. A condensation”:IQ: “Did Chief Awolọwọ really plan to execute a coup?”•JUSTICE SOWẸMIMỌ: “Since that trial, many of the persons involved have written what they regard as their own…

GOV ABIODUN’S AIDE, HON KENNY BELLO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO OGUN BRILLIANT STUDENT Infopalavanews 22 hrs ago News, The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov Dapo Abiodun, Hon (Dr) Kenny Bello has offered scholarship award from secondary school to university level to a brilliant student Master, Chibuke Isaiah who is living at Aggey road, Esure in Ijebu Imusin, Ogun State. Chibuke is now absorbed into the existing ” HON. KENNY BELLO’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SCHEME FOR INDIGENT STUDENTS” in Ogun State as part of Hon (Dr) Kenny Bello contributions to the society particularly the less privileged. Kenny Bello made the scholarship award announcement on…

It was through the mouth of Lawrence Anini that Nigerians later found out that a certain police officer, DSP George Iyamu was among their collaborators. If Kayode had killed Anini the witness and material evidence the government needed to prosecute DSP George Iyamu would have been lost and you know what that portends. This, sadly, is what happened with the alleged execution of Gentle the Yahoo, so as to not allow the successful prosecution of his collaborators both in and out of government. The attached photo was Lawrence Anini being wheeled into the court during the trial of DSP George…

Kasali Oladepo Lawal, a determined Nigerian scholar, has graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) with an impressive 4.84 out of 5.00 CGPA in Mineral Science. His outstanding performance earned him the Best Graduating Student award from the School of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Kasali’s journey began with modest academic results — one B and six Cs in his WAEC exams. After being denied admission to FUTA in the 2016/2017 cycle, he enrolled in the university’s Pre-Degree Program. This experience helped build his academic confidence and laid the foundation for his later achievements. Once admitted, Kasali set a…

His Royal Majesty, Alayeluwa Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Olu Ilaro, Paramount Ruler of Yewaland and Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, on Wednesday, 17th September 2025, received members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from Yewa South on a courtesy visit. The corps members, about 84 in number, were led by their Local Government Inspector, Mrs. Mercy Aluge, alongside their Corps Liaison Officers (CLOs): CLO Adenijo Adejumoke, Ilaro Division, and CLO Ojo Ibukunoluwa, Owode Division. The visit was a very friendly one, with Kabiyesi engaging the corps members in warm and light-hearted interactions. His Majesty…

Fashina Olugbenga Olusola, Publisher, The Unusual People International Magazine