EAGLES EYE UPDATE

Adegoke Adelabu was born at Oke Oluokun, Kudeti Area of Ibadan, Oyo on 3rd September, 1915. He attended St David’s CMS, Kudeti, Ibadan from 1925 to 1929; CMS Central School, Mapo area, Ibadan in 1930, the Government College Ibadan 1931 to 1935 and Higher College, Yaba, Lagos in the year 1936 Adelabu earned accelerated (double) promotions on three occasions at Elementary, Primary and Secondary School levels, yet he never came second in any examination, but first at all times. He was extremely brilliant! He was the first African manager of the United Africa Company (UAC) at age 21 in 1936, Nigeria’s first federal minister of social services and natural resources at age 39 in 1954, first chairman the old of Ibadan district council (now comprising II LGAS) in 1954, former first national vice, later the president of the now defunct NCNC political party, former leader of opposition in the old Western Region house of assembly and leader of the NCNC western delegation to the 1957 c...

Last week, this unemployed female graduate of Computer Sciences stood by the road in Lekki with a placard. Her dreams have been answered.She has not only met with UBA CEO, Tony Elumelu, she was also invited by the vice president, Yemi Osibanjo. They are pictured at his residence last night.

Former Nigeria captain, Joseph Yobo on Friday, officially quit competitive football as Team Nigeria defeated Team World 5-4 in Port Harcourt in a testimonial played in his honour. However, another former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha, stole the show at the capacity-filled Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium during the testimonial which featured a number of football stars on the continent. Okocha first captained the Super Eagles Stars (Team Nigeria) in the first half and came back to play for the Yobo and Friends (Team World) in the second half before he was later replaced by Azubuike Okechukwu. The former Bolton Wanderers player  was a delight to watch as he reignited some of his  exceptional qualities which made him the toast of many Nigerian fans in his heyday. Emmanuel Emenike who was the first scorer on the day finished with a hat-trick for Team Nigeria, who also paraded goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa, Godfrey Oboabona, Mutiu Adepoju, Kanu Nwankwo, Joel Obi (who s...

FULL TEXT OF THE REMARKS BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE SIGNING OF THE 2016 APPROPRIATION BILL INTO LAW ON FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016, ABUJA 1.It gives me great pleasure today to sign the first full-year budget of this administration into law.  I thank the leadership of the National Assembly, in particular, the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and indeed all members of the National Assembly for their cooperation in making this a reality. 2.The budget is intended to signpost a renewal of our commitment to restoring the budget as a serious article of faith with the Nigerian people. This Administration is committed to ensuring that henceforth the annual appropriation bill is presented to the National Assembly in time for the passage of the Act before the beginning of the fiscal year. 3.Through the 2016 budget, aptly titled "Budget of Change’’, the government seeks to fulfill its own side of the social contract. The Budget I have signe...

People with albinism in Malawi are at risk of “systemic extinction” due to relentless attacks fueled by superstitions, the United Nations’ top expert on albinism said on her first official visit in her new role. At least 65 cases of violence against people with albinism including killings and dismemberment have been recorded by police in Malawi since late 2014, said Ikponwosa Ero, the U.N.’s independent expert on human rights and albinism. People with albinism live in danger in regions of the world where their body parts are valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price. Superstition leads many to believe albino children bring bad luck. In Malawi, where people with albinism number around 10,000 out of a population of around 16.5 million, the situation amounted to “an emergency, a crisis disturbing in its proportions”, she said. Some of the Malawians with albinism she met compared their ordeal to that of endangered species in the wild, Ero told t...

Don Jazzy is finally back on social media since Tiwa Savage’s drama broke, and while the Mavin boss did not mention the claims that he had an affair with his record label’s leading lady, he showed support for Dr SID who was also accused of cheating with the singer. “My brother from another mother. The most misunderstood person I know. If only the world can know you like we know you,” Don Jazzy said in the very sober post, adding, “But at the end of the day, all that matters is that God sees your kind heart.” It is unclear if the music producer is addressing the accusation by Tee Billz that he and Dr SID slept with Tiwa Savage, but the sadness in his post can almost be felt.

Can we chew this for the day It's about a woman who abandoned her husband and her 4 year old son for her rich boyfriend. ... and they both (woman & boyfriend) eventually traveled to the U.S.A Out of frustration & desperation the husband went and married another woman. Unfortunately the second woman couldn't bear a child for the husband. Despite her inability to bear a child, the 2nd woman took great care of the boy & treated him like her own son. Few years later, the husband died in a car accident. The 2nd wife did everything in her power to educate the boy, she engaged in petty trade such as pepper, Maggie, salt, palm oil, onion, tomatoes, etc, in the market square in order to sponsor the boy's schooling. The boy only knew his step mother as his real mother & there4, he called her Mama. The real mother in the U.S.A did not for once ask about the wellbeing of her son thoughtless of sending a penny for the boy's upkeep, even afte...

Octogenarian Oba James Aladesuru, the Onigede of Igede-Ekiti, headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, ascended the throne in 1959 when he was still acquiring formal education. He speaks with Sam Nwaoko on his experiences and the community since then. Excerpts: Your majesty, what remarkable changes would you say have taken place in Igede between 1959 you ascended the throne and now? The most remarkable one is the current size of the town. Igede is twice the size it was then and now. There were also numerous thatch and mud houses. So also was the road. I had been on the throne before it was tarred to Ado Ekiti and the road became so very different. Another remarkable landmark was when  Ondo State was created. We trooped to the palace of the Deji of Akure to felicitate with him and discussed the state long before Ekiti was created. The creation of Ekiti meant that Ondo State had grown and we pray that Ekiti would continue to wax strong.   You ...