Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed all public officials, appointed and elected, to start wearing Adire Osun every wednesday to boost the industry and enhance cultural strengths of the state. In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr Ayanleye Aina, Governor Adeleke noted that the directive affected all categories of public…
•Strike over Ajaero assault abuse of power, says LCCI, maritime sector loses N20bn •Labour threatens to resume strike, insists on demands, says suspension temporary The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC,…
Osun State Government has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the misconceived notion on the running of the state owned institution, Osun State University, (UNIOSUN), saying the rudderless opposition cannot pretend to be what it is not. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi…
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has summoned a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress over the ongoing nationwide strike. Though it is not clear whether the labour leaders will attend the meeting, the National President of the TUC, Festus Osifo during an interview with Arise Television…
Two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have died and more than 1,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through the Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The fire began at about 6 am and lasted for over an hour before it was brought under control by fire service personnel. The Director General of the State Emergency…
A 52-year-old lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ayo Ojediran, on Tuesday slumped and died in his office. The university was thrown into mourning as Ojediran’s colleagues and students said his death was devastating. Confirming the incident on Wednesday, The Institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju,…
Former Manchester and Real Madrid midfielder Beckham, speaking on his first ever visit to India and in his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, admitted he still has to pinch himself when he sees the Argentinian World Cup winner on the teamsheet in Florida. “It’s still hard to believe that when someone turns around to…
Jack Warner, a former FIFA vice-president banned for life by the governing body, was ordered to repay more than $220,000 to a businessman by the Trinidadian justice system on Monday. “The Board… orders the defendants (Warner and two associates) to repay to the claimant the sum of TT$1,505,493 ($222,000) together with interest on that amount……
Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips has died. The rapper passed away at the age of 28 after reportedly being rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night over an undisclosed illness. The news of his demise was shared by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. “We are saddened…
The ongoing two-day-old workers’ strike has stalled the coroner’s inquest into the death of popular rapper, singer, and songwriter Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mobhad. Born in Lagos on January 3, 1996, Mohbad died in mysterious circumstances on September 12, 2023 and was buried the following day. His death sparked nationwide protests making the Lagos State…
