Odekola Deborah | Professor Adejoke Akinyele, Dean of the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources at the University of Ibadan (UI), has advocated for the removal of middlemen from Nigeria’s food and agriculture supply chain to improve food security. “If we can eliminate middlemen from the food production chain, it will …
Read More »Ohanaeze’s Iwuanyanwu Funeral Rites to Commence in October
By Odekola Deborah The funeral rites for Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, will commence on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 while he would be buried on November 1, 2024. Chief Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a brief illness. He was aged 82. …
Read More »Don’t Ignore Akinkunmi in Death, Oyo Govt Tells FG
Deborah Odekola | The Oyo State Government has called on the Federal Government to appropriately honor the late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of Nigeria’s national flag. In a statement from Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, the acting governor, Barr. Bayo Lawal stated that, “The commemoration …
Read More »FG Ignores Taiwo Akinkunmi As Nigeria’s Flag Designer Laid to Rest in Ibadan
Over a year after his passing, Taiwo Akinkunmi, the esteemed designer of Nigeria’s national flag, was laid to rest at his Ibadan residence on Friday. The funeral service, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium on Liberty Road in Ibadan, saw limited attendance. Present were representatives from the Oyo State Government, …
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