Day: July 23, 2024

Two people have been confirmed dead in the crises that erupted in Araromi Owu, Osun State, over a vacant stool in the agrarian community. The Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Security, Mr Samuel Ojo, confirmed this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday. He said the crisis started on Saturday. Ojo, who said…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, met with representatives from the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Bank of Industry (BoI) on Tuesday, July 9, to strengthen capacity building and collaboration. The meeting aimed to enhance synergy between government agencies and maximise impact on Nigerian beneficiaries. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasised the importance…

From Kayode Lawal, Abuja Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Department of State Service (DSS), Police, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and seven others from stopping, truncating or disrupting the conduct of Congresses for wards, local governments and Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The…

… Directs Security Operatives To Maintain Law And Order Based on the communal clash between Orile Owu and Araromi Owu communities in Ayedaade local Government, which had led to loss of properties, Osun state Government has called for calm in the two communities. On the same premise, Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved and directed that…

In a formal demand, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, has called on Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, to retract an allegation linking Obi to an impending mass protest. Obi’s counsel, Chief Alex Ejesieme of MADIBA Chambers, issued the demand following Onanuga’s July…

Amid the lingering dispute between Dangote Refinery and the national oil regulator, Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, has called on the Federal Government to support local investors and visionary leaders in the business sector like Aliko Dangote. In a lengthy post on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Otedola made a case for the government’s support for Dangote…

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of two suspects Adekunle Fatai, 40, and Sabitu Kolapo, 33, in a correctional facility in Ibadan, for allegedly cutting a dead woman’s breast and unlawfully possessing a gun. The duo whose addresses were not given were charged with conspiracy, interfering with…

…Train midwives, adhoc staff on new best practices for service delivery The Osun State Government, under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke and the federal government, has collaborated on ways to fashion out improved healthcare services for the people of the state. This collaborative efforts came into action with the Osun Primary Healthcare Board (OSPHCB)…

The management of the Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, has announced the expulsion of 27 students following their alleged role in a protest that occurred on the campus during which properties were vandalised. According to Punch report, some students of the polytechnic, displeased with the arrest of some of their colleagues, living in Owode, a…