Legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has reportedly died at the age of 72. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “It is…
The spokesperson to the Osun state Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke is not the organizer of Osun Osogbo Festival. According to him, The Ataoja – in- Council is the organiser while the role of the state is just financial and logistics support to ensure successful outing. This was contained in…
•Soldier, police in show of force nationwide, court restricts Lagos protest to two venues Soldiers, policemen and other security personnel on Tuesday occupied the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to be held in the Federal Capital Territory and other major cities on Thursday. Our correspondents at the square counted over…
Twenty-four hours before the planned 10-day hunger protest, the Federal Government took some proactive steps to quell the demonstration. Recall that recently, a group, the Take It Back movement called for a nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in the country. The group tagged the protest, “Days of Rage” which it said would hold…
By Kehinde Olusegun. Background.The 33rd Olympics Games officially kicked off July 26 in Paris, a hundred years after the city last hosted the games in 1924.The modern Olympics was established out of a desire to revive the tradition of athletic competition in ancient Greece that had been dormant for 1500 years.The modern Olympic games was…
…As APC, LP, NNPP, PDP, 14 Other Political Parties Submit Dates for Primaries Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has finally released Election Guidelines for the February, 2025 Local Government Elections in Osun State. The Guidelines dated 22nd July, 2024 which contains key information and guiding procedures is now available for political parties candidates and…
•••As APC, LP, NNPP, PDP, 14 Other Political Parties Submit Dates for Primaries Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has finally released Election Guidelines for the February, 2025 Local Government Elections in Osun State. The Guidelines dated 22nd July, 2024 which contains key information and guiding procedures is now available for political parties candidates and…
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has said security agencies will under no circumstances, allow a repeat of 2020 Endsars where lives and properties were lost. The IGP stated disclosed this at a meeting with heads of paramilitary agencies on Tuesday. He reiterated the commitment and preparedness of…
It said security has been beefed up around correctional centres. Ahead of the planned nationwide protest billed to start August 1, the Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” whose sanctity must not be violated under any guise. The Controller General of Corrections (CGC) Hailey Nababa gave…
The Osun Health Insurance Agency, OSHIA, on Monday commenced free enrollment of all persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the state’s health insurance scheme for medical support. Recall that the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on July 25, 2024 directed OSHIA to commence free enrollment of…
