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In the last one week in the American and Nigerian cities of Michigan and Lagos, 1983 Nobel Literature winner and British author, William Golding, was literally woken up from the dead. Golding, novelist, playwright and poet, wrote the highly celebrated novel, Lord of the Flies. If you underestimate the holy writ’s admonition that foolishness resides (is bound up) in the heart of a child, then you need to read this Golding’s 1954 debut novel. Woven round myriad thematic concerns, chief of which was the innate bestiality in man, Lord of the Flies, as a name, derived its etymology from the word, which in Latin means Prince of Devils and in Hebrews, a Philistine god, the Beelzebub. It is the story of a group of British schoolboys, while Britain was entrapped in a raging war, who had the plane evacuating them shot down and were lucky to survive in a deserted tropical island. Stranded on this desolate and uninhabited island, the boys then resolved on the need, which eventually turned disastro

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has maintained that couples must have joint dreams in order to make a success of their marriage. He stated that for peace, love and harmony to exist in the home, husbands and wives would have to put individual dreams aside. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde stated this on Saturday, when he attended the wedding of the daughter of the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, in Ibadan. The governor, while congratulating the parents of the new couple, said the marital journey is never an easy one but one that both parties would need to work together to build. He said: "I want to congratulate the parents of the couple, the Afolabis and Engineer and Professor Olaniyan. I congratulate you all.  "It is just one simple advice I have for the couple. What the Holy Bible says is that you will leave your parents, come together and you will become one. So, decisions have

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, declared that by 2023, his administration would have spent close to N70 Billion to build road infrastructure to connect all the five administrative zones of the state. The governor stated this in Iseyin, during the sod-turning ceremony for the newly-established Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. He maintained that his government would complete the 38-kilometre Oyo-Iseyin Road, the 46-kilometre Saki-Ogbooro-Igboho Road and the recently awarded 76.7-kilometre Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road in record time, the same way it did with the 68-kilometre Moniya-Iseyin Road. He noted that the government embarked on the building of road infrastructure to connect all zones of the state and thereby expand its economy. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted him as saying that all the roads would be completed before the expiration of his tenure.  He added that

Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin and his beautiful wife, Olamidun made their first social appearance as a newly wedded couple, Saturday. The couple were part of the top celebrities who graced Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Olaniyan's daughter's wedding in Ibadan. Governor 'Seyi Makinde and his wife, Mrs. Tamunominini were also at the party. Adebo and Olamidun Ogundoyin, it would be recalled, were joined in the holy matrimony last Saturday, 27th November, 2021. It was a colorful and glamorous wedding, as a good number of who-is-who across the country and beyond stormed the party. Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, prior to his foray into politics, was a big player in the entertainment industry. The 34-year-old son of the late Eruwa-born industrialist, Adeseun Ogundoyin and Ibadan popular socialite, Tina Ogundoyin, is the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly. He represents Ibarapa East constituency in the Oyo Assembly. He's an Agronomist and a

A member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Oyo State, Hon. Shina Peller, has congratulated Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi (SMA), Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Finance, on his coronation as the first Gwarzo (Hero) of Nupe Kingdom. Hon. Peller's congratulatory message was contained in a statement shared on his social media platforms, where he described the new Gwarzo of Nupe, who represents Bida/Katcha/Gbako federal constituency at the House of Representatives, as the man of the people who is ever driven by the desire to touch lives positively. In the same vein, Hon. Peller commended His Royal Highness, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar (CFR), Etsu Nupe, who doubles as the Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, for his well informed decision to confer his colleague with the royal title.  In addition, he stated that the conferment is a confirmation of Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi as a true hero that he is, and called on

It was a honour done on one of the top Fuji artistes in Nigeria,  Ambassador (Alhaji) Taiwo Akande Adebisi popularly known as Taye Currency, at the gala dinner of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State.  Speaking at the event, Chairman Oyo NUJ,  Comrade Ademola Babalola, said the choice of Taye Currency as the best entetainner of the year was because of his consistency in the music industry. "Hardly would a week passed without noticing Taye Currency performing at shows and events and his music in the stable of music marketers keep getting attentions and soaring higher." "We did our visibility studies very well and we came to a conclusion that for the year 2021 he gain more popularity and attention among his contemporaries in the industry, and after much deliberation with our members we have no choice than to give him and we wish he continues and improve on it in the coming year." In his response, Ambassador Taye Adebisi who was represented by his son,  H

I have been impressed with the prosecution of nine suspected #EndSARS protesters accused of killing policemen in Ibadan during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest. The suspects are being tried in an Oyo State High Court for allegedly hacking to death Police Inspectors Peter Abegunde, James Akanmu and Alidu Yusuf during an attack on, and razing of Ojoo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ojoo, Ibadan during the violent protest. They are Adeshina Ademuyiwa, Ikechukwu Eze, Ariyo Sodiq, Ikenna Amaechi, Oyewole Olumide, Ariyo Afeez, Taoreed Abiodun, Adekunle Moruf and Rasheed Tiamiyu. The suspects are being tried on a five-count charge including murder, stealing of police arms and ammunition and setting police station ablaze. In addition to allegedly killing the policemen, they were accused of stealing  “five AK-47 rifles, one assault rifle, 2,000 live 9MM ammunition, one three-seater iron chair, police uniforms, computers, laptops and other valuable items at the Divisional Police headquarters, O

This, indeed, is an unpalatable news coming from the household of the former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. His 85-year-old mother, Maria Oredola Igbinedion, was said to have been strangled by her housemaid. The maid, according to report, carried out the heinous act at her residence in Ugbor, GRA, Benin-City. It was further learnt that the maid who hailed from Cross River State, ransacked the deceased home for jewelries and money and later ran away. Maria Igbinedion who had remained confined to a wheel chair since her 80th birthday, managed to survive the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic. A close family source , told our correspondent on phone that security forces have been alerted with a view to tracking the runaway suspect down. “Any amount, I repeat, any amount will be paid for information leading to the arrest of this girl. She is a murder suspect and is wanted by the police and Benin people,” he said. The police are yet to confirm whether they are working on the