There was mild drama on Friday when former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a trending video on social media, ordered some Yoruba monarchs to stand up and greet him. Obasanjo who was in Oyo state on the invitation of Governor Seyi Makinde made the remarks during the commissioning of a 34.85 km Oyo-Iseyin Road and the…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has said that about 1,200 customers of the company within Osun region had been arrested in the last six months for energy theft related offences. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Friday, the IBEDC Senior Communication Officer, Osun region, Kike Owoeye said the company would sustain its clampdown on…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is according to a statement from the presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. “President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
Founder of Peace House, Bro Gbile Akanni has sent a stern warning to the newly installed Soun of Ogbomosho, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye. According to him, the new monarch must refrain from marrying more wives while advising him not to be materialistic in his new position. Akanni, TRIBUNE ONLINE gathered, gave the warning while preaching…
ADA – A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun state, Dele Agboola has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen. The deceased, it was gathered was killed while eating in front of his wife’s shop in Ada, Boripe local government area of the state on Thursday evening. The 42-year-old deceased was killed…
… To woo multinational firms, CEOs on investment options in Nigeria President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday, depart Abuja, to attend the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA in New York, United States of America. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee dedicated to the reform of the livestock industry and the provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the country. The President announced the establishment of the committee on Thursday in Abuja, following the submission of a report from the…
A 42-year-old man, Dele Agboola, has been shot dead by some yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ada, Osun State. Agboola, it was learnt was shot dead on Thursday around 8:40pm, by three men disguised as customers who wanted to purchase medicine at the shop of his wife’s shop located in Pako Area. A resident of Pako Area,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Budget, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to building a virile economy that will help Nigerians thrive no matter what they do. He said the Federal Government under Bola Tinubu is committed to building a strong, stable and sustainable economy, predicated on sound economic policies needed to…
The new military rulers in Niger Republic have cancelled more than 990 diplomatic passports held by nationals and foreigners linked to the ousted regime. The foreign ministry has written to notify diplomatic representations in Niger that the passports are now “lapsed”, according to copies of the letter posted on social media networks. The diplomatic documents…
