The administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke has reiterated its commitment to revive the Skill G programme in Technical and Vocational colleges across the State soon. This is in a bid to strengthen vocational education among students who attend Technical Colleges for the creation of jobs among youths. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Technical…
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday sentenced five persons to five years imprisonment for blackmailing and defrauding the immediate former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoye. The defendants in the case, Kazeem Agbabiaka, Femi Oyebode, Babatunde Oluajo, Adebiyi Kehinde Oseni, Oyebanji Oyeniyi and Rasheed Ojonla were arraigned…
The FCT Fire Spokesman, Mr Ibrahim Tauheed, says no casualties were recorded as fire gutted the popular Samsung Headquarters located near Banex Junction in Wuse 2, Abuja. Tauheed made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, “when the fire gutted the building, one Mrs Ngozi, the owner of Mozini Spa,…
A combative Donald Trump clashed repeatedly with the judge on Monday as he took the stand in the New York civil fraud case threatening to cripple his real estate empire. One year out from an election he hopes will return him to the White House, Trump became the first former US president to testify as…
Shortly after an explosion erupted at the Canada High Commission in Abuja, the North American country says it is probing the incident. Canada also joined the United States and the United Kingdom in issuing a warning against nonessential travel to Nigeria. On Monday, the High Commission witnessed a fire outbreak that killed two persons and…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abatti, on the auspicious occasion of his 58th birthday, celebrating his remarkable impact in the field of journalism. Governor in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed,notes his admiration for Dr. Abatti’s style of journalism, which is…
An Irish chef Alan Fisher is now the record holder for the longest cooking hours after he clocked in a time of 119 hours and 57 minutes. His feat is 24 hours more than that of the previous record held by Nigeria’s Hilda Baci. “Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency FEMA has explained the circumstances which led to the death of two Nigerians on Monday at the Canadian Embassy in Abuja. Spokesman of the agency, Nkechi Isa in a terse statement confirmed that a diesel tank explosion was responsible for the fire which gutted a section of the…
Kano State Executive council has approved the release of N40,353,117,070 for the execution of various projects in the state in it’s 8th meeting The Council approved the release of N15,974,357,203 to the state Ministry of Works and Housing for the construction Dan Agundi Interchange Underpass and Flyover while the sum of N14,455,507,265 for the construction…
Excitement and encomium reigned among senior citizens in Osun state as they begin registration for enrolment into a comprehensive healthcare plan provided by Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday. The Executive Secretary of Osun Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Rasak Akindele, had on Thursday disclosed the directive of Governor Adeleke to enroll 19,000 pensioners in the state…
