Month: July 2024

Governor Ademola Adeleke has received an award of excellence from the Nigeria Education Loans Fund (NELFUND) for propelling achievement of first position by Osun state in the nationwide enrolment of beneficiary states by NELFUND. Presenting the award to the Osun State Governor on Tuesday at Osogbo, the Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyer said…

The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Mohammed Umar Abba on Tuesday held Peace and Security meeting with the people of Apomu and Ikoyi communities after Masquerade Festival Crisis. The meeting which brought together leaders and representatives from both communities was to address their differences and work towards their harmonious co-existence. The CP admonished the…

The Taraba State Government has suspended seven school principals over alleged involvement in sabotaging Governor Kefas’s free education polici Their offences range from collecting WAEC and NECO fees to asking students to pay for examination numbers before sitting for exams. This follows a series of investigations and in some instances, they were caught in the…

The bill had failed in the constitution amendment process of the 9th assembly when It was voted against by parliament. A constitutional amendment bill to improve women’s representation in parliament through the introduction of special seats, has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The lawmakers were on Tuesday divided on the bill. While…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. This came as he inaugurated the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. The committee is mandated to provide sector-focused solutions to address the age-long farmers-herders crisis. On September 14, 2023, the National Livestock Reforms…

The Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, Lagos State on Monday remanded 42-year-old vulcaniser, Saheed Azeez for allegedly selling a car worth N10m that he was asked to sell and converted the money for personal use. He was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope on a two-count charge bordering onbreach of peace…

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to save lives by providing alternative power to teaching hospitals, medical centres and universities in the country, owing to the epileptic power supply across the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by the member representing…

U.S. President, Joe Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, on Tuesday stated that the president had not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical examination. This was as a result of the U.S. media reports about a Parkinson’s specialist visiting the White House multiple times. O’Connor, said in a letter published on Monday that neurological…

The Nigerian Bar Association has clarified that Nigeria does not recognise same-sex marriage, addressing the recent controversy surrounding the Samoa agreement. In a statement signed by NBA President Yakubu Maikyau on Monday, July 8, he emphasised that contrary to widespread belief, there is no provision in the agreement requiring Nigeria to accept LGBTQ or gay…