Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Media stakeholders numbering over 800, who converged in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, for the maiden edition of Oyo State government Information Summit, on Wednesday, cautioned media practitioners from reporting inciting as well as divisive messages that could lead to chaos and precipitate anarchy in the country. The two-day summit, which had in attendance Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, his counterpart from Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, media chiefs, media regulatory agencies, government functionaries, public relations practitioners, Information Officers, Communication lecturers, reporters, broadcasters, lawyers, communication students and others, advocated the promotion of language for peace and…

Charly Boy, entertainer and activist, on Tuesday, collapsed at the Unity Fountain after inhaling teargas from canisters fired at protesters by anti-riot policemen. The police also fired high velocity stream of water at the protesters who were demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari either resume office or resign. Buhari has been in the UK where he is receiving medical attention since May 7 – more than 90 days. On Monday, a coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of ‘Concerned Nigerians’ hit the streets to demand that the president either resume office or resign. The group vowed to continue their…

Police on Tuesday gave reasons why officers attacked participants at a rally protesting President Muhammadu Buhari’s indefinite medical vacation in London. An entertainer and rights activist, Charlie Boy, and Uyi Amadin, a security correspondent with Silverbird Television, as well as his cameraman, sustained injuries during the clampdown. Tuesday’s exercise marked the second day of the action, which began on Monday morning at Unity Fountain, Abuja. The demonstrators are calling on the president to either return to the country or resign. The president has been away since May 7, 93 days ago, with citizens having only a sparse idea about his…

Seun Adeoye, presiding bishop of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministry (SGTM) in Osun state, says the current administration cannot get anything right until Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, apologises for his “wrongs”. In a statement issued in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday, Adeoye said Amaechi had “offended men of God” when he alleged, in 2015, that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan bribed Christian leaders. He accused officials of the current administration of using “all sorts of blackmail” to get All Progressives Congress(APC)-led government into power though “Amaechi was the major culprit.” He also said the current administration had the potentials of…