Month: December 2024

Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajagunla on Monday empowered members of his constituency with newly procured Massey Ferguson Tractors, 100m cash Palliative, Motorcycles, 25 Tricycles among others. The Initiative according to the Senator is a move to support farmers and boost Food production in Osun state. During the empowerment program at…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three key figures in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School. The individuals include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi,…

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent fatal stampedes in Ibadan, Anambra, and Abuja, blaming the organisers of the palliative distribution events for the tragedies. The stampedes, which occurred while residents were trying to collect groceries, resulted in the loss of over 60 lives, including children. Tinubu, in a media chat on Monday, described the…

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring five others, officials said. Footage showed shards of glass and metal scattered outside the plant, where ambulances stood by. “According to initial reports, 12 employees died and four were taken to hospital with injuries as a result…

The Nigeria Labour Congress and Civil Society Organisations have called for further reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), stressing that the recent drop in price to N935/litre is not satisfactory. Dangote Petroleum Refinery in partnership with MRS recently announced a reduction in petrol price to N935/litre. Before the announcement, the commodity…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has established a Tax Reform Committee to tackle the challenges of taxation in Nigeria especially with regards to the four proposed tax bills currently undergoing legislatiom. In a statement released on Monday stated that. The committee, chaired by Senator Ahmed Muhammad Makarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State, comprises members with…

The Federal Government has announced Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th of December 2024, and Wednesday 1st of January, 2025 as public holidays for the celebration of Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, through the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, made…

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year. A holiday-thinned week got off to a healthy start after last week’s sell-off sparked by the US central bank’s outlook…

Asiwaju Gov Ademola has constructed more than 28;Roads in Osogbo in just 2yrs in government……Ko sele RI ✊✊ 12 Kolawole Mogba Roads link to Amadia junction 13.Ese Ogba Arikalmun Road Link to Oluode junction 14.ita Akogun Road Link to idiomo junction Osogbo 15 igbalaye street Link to Okefia 18 Okefia flyover bridge Osogbo 19 Last…

The National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Dr Ajibola Bashiru is frustrated about the incredible delivery of projects and services by Governor Ademola Adeleke. He is equally shocked by the transformation of Osogbo, his home town, hence the leveling of baseless allegations and the twisting of harmless statements by the Chief of Staff to…