Wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Taiwo, has waded into the controversy that has trailed the statement of the former Army general at Iseyin, Oyo state during Friday’s commissioning of projects executed by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde. Obasanjo who was special guest of honour had chastised some Yoruba traditional rulers at the event for…
Dr. Adekunle Akindele is the Special Adviser to Osun State governor on Health Matters, and a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, in the state. In his interview, he speaks about the state of the nation and its impact on Osun. How do you see the composition of the recently constituted federal cabinet? I…
Osogbo – Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, has alleged sabotage over the averted air plane crash involving the Governor and some of his aides. Governor Adeleke was scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on his elder brother, Dr Deji Adeleke’s private jet but the pilot had to call it off after discovering fault…
*Why Senate President is in trouble – Aggrieved senators list sins*…accuse him of manipulating ministerial nominees’ list*‘They took us as a conquered territory’*No rancour in upper chamber—-Leadership Following reports about a plot by some aggrieved senators to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio, sources have revealed the issues at stake. While reports had claimed that Akpabio’s…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed two new ministers in charge of the Ministry of Youth – Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim and Mr. Ayodele Olawande. While Ibrahim will serve as the Minister of Youth, Olawande will be the new Minister of State For Youth, a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
Last week, I witnessed a scene play out in one of the states where agents of the government were busy distributing palliatives to the “poorest of the poor” in line with the lingo that got popularised in recent years by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. An open-roof truck, call it a minivan was making its way…
The Director General of the National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru has described the Osun State Climate Agenda as “an unprecedented model for subnational entities in Nigeria” Speaking while receiving a delegation of the Osun State Governor’s Climate Advisory Council in his Abuja office, Dr Dahiru expressed commendation for Governor Ademola Adeleke for…
The free medical and surgical outreach, provided by Senator Ademola Adeleke’s administration, is organized for the benefit of the people of Osun State, irrespective of their tribe or social status The Chief Medical Director, UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Professor Peter Olaitan, stated this while speaking on IMOLE AYO, a Yoruba sensitization programme, promoting the activities of…
Senate spokesman Adaramodu stressed that the National Assembly played a crucial role in addressing issues affecting the lives of Nigerians such as the removal of fuel subsidies. The Senate has appealed to Nigerians to save its members from “careless talk” as it denied claims by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that senators received N100 million…
The United Kingdom government has announced over 600 per cent increment in student and visiting visas which will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) for visitors, and £127 (N123,537.58) to £490 (N476,677.59) for students, effective October 4. The Home Office’s announcement on the prices of the new visas had an…
