Category: WESTERN NIGERIA MONITOR

  • VP SHETTIMA TO LAUNCH FIRST UNIVERSITY PODS IN NIGERIA AT UNILAG

    VP SHETTIMA TO LAUNCH FIRST UNIVERSITY PODS IN NIGERIA AT UNILAG

    The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will, on Tuesday, April 7, perform the formal flag off the first University Innovation Pods (UNIPOD) in Nigeria at the University of Lagos. UNIPOD, an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, aims to reconfigure Nigeria’s development architecture to transform…

  • PRESIDENT TINUBU’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MESSAGE

    PRESIDENT TINUBU’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MESSAGE

    My dear fellow Nigerians, Today, as I clock another year on the journey of life, I’m filled with joy and gratitude for the opportunity to serve this great nation. I want to take this moment to thank Nigerians for their messages, show of love and prayers on the occasion of my 74th birthday. I thank…

  • FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

    FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

    FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION LAUDS FIRST EDITOR OF DAILY TIMES FOR ENDING EXTERNAL RULE IN NIGERIA, MENTORING JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS, TEACHERS A Nigerian politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Chief Ernest Ikoli, has been described as a crusader of truth and a symbol of the struggle against oppression…

  • TOP PLAYERS, YOUNG STARS SET FOR CANAANLAND GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUB 2ND ANNIVERSARY 

    TOP PLAYERS, YOUNG STARS SET FOR CANAANLAND GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUB 2ND ANNIVERSARY 

      IT WILL BE INTENSE AND ENTERTAINING, SAYS AGANBI    Business mogul, Felix Aganbi, on Friday unveiled plans of a major golf tournament to celebrate Canaanland Golf Course and Country Club’s second year anniversary.   “The second-year anniversary of the 18-hole golf course will attract international talent and create opportunities for emerging players” Chief Executive…

  • 2027: OKPE UNION GIVES CONDITION TO SUPPORT TINUBU, OBOREVWORI, OTHERS

    2027: OKPE UNION GIVES CONDITION TO SUPPORT TINUBU, OBOREVWORI, OTHERS

      WARNS AGAINST BLIND SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES   SAYS POLITICIANS BEHIND UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF OKPE KINGDOM   Okpe Union on Tuesday emphasized that growth and development would continue to elude Okpe Kingdom unless the people stop blind support for political parties and candidates.   ‘’We call on all Okpe nationals to vote for only…

  • 2027: OKPE UNION WARNS AGAINST BLIND SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES

    2027: OKPE UNION WARNS AGAINST BLIND SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES

      OKPE UNION STATEMENT ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE OKPE UNION (WORLDWIDE)   As we enter the season of another election cycle in Nigeria, we expect politicians to be flocking town and village halls distributing cups of rice, beans, wrappers, etc to buy the votes of Nigerians, including Okpe…

  • VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS

    VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS

    VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS Dignitaries from all over the world will gather in Lagos on Friday, November 28, 2025 to pay their last respects and bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement on Friday morning by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation said…

  • Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

    Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

      The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli.   Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93.   A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli…

  • THE NEW AMERICAN AGGRESSION TOWARDS NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    THE NEW AMERICAN AGGRESSION TOWARDS NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

        No Nigerian should lose sleep over the threats of Donald Trump. Nigeria is an independent Nation and not a vassal state of America. America is not concerned about Christians. Donald Trump is concerned about raw materials and white Supremacy.   This is the man who dragged white South Africans to the United States…

  • THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

          It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness…