Month: November 2023

The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. In a public notice on Saturday, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion to the old rates of public transport from November…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has escaped death following a plane crash in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the private jet operated by Flint Aero crash-landed on Friday night at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. Having departed the Abuja airport on Friday evening, the aircraft crash-landed into the bush during…

The Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Scheme, Dr Rasak Akindele, has said the agency has been directed by Governor Ademola Adeleke to enrol all retirees in the state in the health scheme. Akindele disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the quarterly meeting of the OHIS management and accredited Health Care Providers, held at…

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Osun State Chapter has stated that they’re pleased with the appointment of esteemed individuals to pivotal positions within the state’s educational framework. Honourable Sarafadeen Awotunde, the Chairman of ALGON Osun State, extends his warmest congratulations to the recently appointed members of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and…

UEFA and the Amaury group, owner of L’Equipe and France Football magazine which created the Ballon d’Or, announced Friday they had signed a partnership to co-organise the awards ceremony starting next year. The Paris-based Amaury group will remain the owner of the Ballon d’Or and continue to oversee the vote, while UEFA will take charge…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has appointed Ife Prince, Adelowo Aderemi as a part-time member of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). In a statement issued on Friday, signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed noted that the appointment takes immediate effect. Prince Aderemi joins other members of the board announced on Thursday…

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspects by the commission in a raid of outside campus hostels in the wee-hours of Wednesday. The Students’ Union of the university had said the arrested persons were students of the university….

Osun State PDP has described the purported SoS sent to security agencies in the state as a smokescreen for heinous criminality being planned by the persistently aggrieved APC in the state, asking residents across the state to be more vigilant than ever, against possible attacks by militant wing of the opposition party. The ruling party…

Osun State Government, on Thursday, issued a directive to healthcare professionals in State hospitals and private facilities, ordering them to provide immediate treatment to gunshot victims, even in the absence of a police report. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Barr. Jola Akintola, disclosed this during an interview held with Journalists in his office in Osogbo….