On Sunday July 11, Nigerians woke up to the shocking news of the death of veteran Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, after battling throat cancer. Reacting to the shocking announcement, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, released a statement commiserating with the family of the musician and his beloved fans Read More…
Music legend, Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi AKA Sound Sultan, has been laid to rest in the US. According to Muslim rites, Sound Sultan was buried today, July 11, amidst tears. The burial was attended by his family. May he rest in peace. Below are pictures from the funeral.
Popular singer Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi, also known as Sound Sultan, is dead. According to a statement released by his brother, Dr Kayode Fasasi, the veteran singer passed away on Sunday July 11, 2021, after a long battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. He was 44 and is survived by his wife, 3 children and siblings. Sound Read More…
“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts”; says Dalai Lama XIV. “Differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.” Such sentiments are desperately needed in Nigeria today. Different parts of the country have been vending different positions on the problem with Read More…
It may seem that the light that ignited a gas explosion on Thursday night came from a Chinese Restaurant. The restaurant is among the many businesses within the premises of OPIC Plaza. OPIC Plaza was the epicentre of where a moving Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker was located before the blast. The LPG tanker was Read More…
If all plans go as intended, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be launching its own digital currency by the end of the year. According to an official of the nation’s premier bank, Central Bank Director of Information Technology, Rakiya Mohammed, the project to create some form of digital currency had been in the Read More…
With increasing insecurity in the country, the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) does not seem to be subsiding. The renewal of the IDP Support programme of the Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre and Sesor Empowerment Foundation indicates there is hope to mitigate IDPs’ dire situation especially in Lagos and Makurdi for women and Read More…
In picture above: Men of the Lagos State fire service fighting the blaze caused by an LPG tanker explosion. Lagos Govt begins investigations as casualty figure rises to five The management of the Marriott Bonvoy, operators of the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, have said that none of their guests were affected by the blast from the Read More…
It was fun at first sight. The first time I set eyes on Toni Kanayo Onwordi, famously known as Toni Kan, I found fun oozing from his every pore.He blazed into the Lagos writing circle with uncommon confidence that was at once assured and very questing. He was like the leader of the Jos Brigade, Read More…
Some years ago, as Secretary General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, OATUU, I had diplomatic immunity provided directly by my host, Ghana, my country, Nigeria and the African Union which extended to me the privilege of its diplomatic passport. With the AU passport, I entered and exited countless African countries without visa Read More…