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Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye have been named as cultural ambassadors for National Museum of Unity.  The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan honoured the popular twins during the 2023 International Museum Day celebration on Thursday. The twins are the initiators of the famous World Twins Festival and founders of Twins Tourism.  Dr Yemi Farounbi, the former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippines chaired the colourful occasion, held at Oba Alado Awaye Hall of the Museum in Ibadan. In his address at the event themed Museums, Sustainability and Well Being, Farounbi challenged the participating school students to be in-charge of their today as leaders of tomorrow. He urged them not to throw away the cultural values, objects in museum  exhibition is teaching. Farounbi emphatically demonstrated to the participants great lessons the conserved last car of the late Premier of Western Nigeria, Chief Ladoke Akintola can teach them about greatness. Earlier, in h

A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state on Thursday reminded a popular businessman, Abiodun Ejigbadero. Ajigbadero was arraigned over allegations of terrorizing land owners in Alimosho area of the state. Land grabbing, arson and fraud were part of the offences he was alleged of committing. The accused is facing a five-count charge of conspiracy to murder, unlawful possession of firearms, in suit number A/52/2023, and will be remanded in prison pending the Attorney-General's legal advice. The charge reads: "That you, Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero (M) and others still at large sometimes on or before 13th day of January 2022 at Akowonjo road, Alimosho Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony with assault ocassioning harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under 411 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015 The Second charge reads: "That you Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero, (M), and others at large o

Ad ebo Ogundoyin, the speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly and his wife, Olamidun have welcomed a new baby boy on Thursday. The baby is coming a few weeks after the youthful speaker lost his mum, Chief (Mrs) Justina Ogundoyin. Mrs Ogundoyin was one of the windows of the late Eruwa-born business mogul, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin.  The new baby would be the second child of the couple. Announcing arrival of the baby, the Speaker said, ”My heart is full of joy as my wife has just put to bed. "To God be the glory. It’s another bouncing baby boy. We have another beautiful soul added to our family as a consolation from the Lord. "Just less than two months, our mum bid the world goodbye. We are happy mum is resting with the Lord now but we have another bundle of joy, another precious gift. "Thank you O Lord! My beautiful wife, Olamidun and the beautiful baby are amazingly good. We are super excited at the moment. ”We feel blessed and happy to receive and welcome our little on

Inspector Taiye Atobiloye, a police officer who passed away in a cell at the Kogi State Police Command's "D" Division, displayed signs of assault on his body and had also been starved to death, according to an autopsy that was performed on his remains. According to the postmortem report, the deceased, who had hypertension, had been starved in the cell. According to additional information on the occurrence, Atobiloye was a member of the Oke Onigbin Police Division in Kwara State. However, trouble for him began in April 2023 when he was transferred to Zone 12 in Kogi State for special duty but refused the order. The deceased’s wife, Oluwabukola, said that when her husband’s efforts to stop the deployment failed, Atobiloye travelled to Kogi State to resume but, he was detained for late resumption at the ‘D’ Division. Oluwabukola claimed that, after one week without anyone picking up the numerous calls she made to his telephone line, she heard from another person that, her hu