The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a total of 39 confirmed cases and zero deaths from Mpox. As part of efforts to mitigate the spread of Mpox, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated 10,000 Jynneous vaccines to Nigeria. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday at the official handover, the…
Some 33 years ago, specifically on August 27, 1991, I was in an Isiaku Rabiu Transport Service luxurious bus traveling at night from Kano to Ibadan after the completion of my one-year compulsory NYSC. It was 7.00 p.m., somewhere around Kadawa on Kano-Kaduna highway, the then Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida was on air…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Mr Sunday Bisi, on Tuesday, suspended a Chieftain of the party and former Chief of Staff of the state, Elder Peter Babalola from the party, until further notice. Babalola’s suspension was contained in a letter jointly signed by 17 Executive Members of…
Shafi’u Umar Tureta, an aide to former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been remanded in a correctional facility over accusations bordering on defaming the incumbent governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife, Fatima, on social media. The allegations against Tureta, who served as Tambuwal’s Special Assistant on Local and Digital Media, were brought before a…
By Kehinde Olusegun Today marks exactly 33 years of the creation of Osun State by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, as part of a nationwide state creation exercise that led to the creation of nine new states including Osun, Abia, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Katsina, Kogi, Taraba, and Yobe. The state was formed on…
Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and N1,000/litre. Owners of these stations seem not to care about the cost of the product at retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. Petrol prices at NNPC stations…
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early hours of Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and…
Dear citizens of Osun State.I am filled with immense pride and joy as I address you on the 33rd anniversary of the creation of our beloved Osun State. Today, we stand united in celebration of a journey that began three decades ago, a journey marked by determination, resilience, and a strong belief in our collective…
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 35-year-old man, Muritala Ibrahim, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in Agba, Boripe Local Government Area of the State. According to a statement by the Corps’ Spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD Correspondent on Monday, the suspect was arrested after the victim’s mother had lodged a…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke will address the people of Osun State in a broadcast, on Tuesday, 27th August, 2024 as Osun clocks 33. According to press release signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed on Monday, the broadcast will be live on OSBC TV and Radio at 7am. “Other Television, radio,…
