Year: 2024
SAHEL STANDARD Personality of the Week: First African Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka at 90
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, author, teacher and political activist, was born in Nigeria and educated in England. In 1986, the playwright and political activist became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. He dedicated his Nobel acceptance speech to Nelson Mandela. Soyinka has published hundreds of works, including drama,…
Governor Adeleke Has Neither Borrowed a Kobo Nor Draw Personal Security Votes – Spokesperson
Governor Ademola Adeleke is governing Osun State without borrowing a single kobo and without drawing any security votes, Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has clarified. He made the clarifications in response to questions from reporters who quoted some opposition figures alleging the state Governor of increasing Osun debt and of accessing security…
Hon. George Alabi Congratulates Governor Adeleke
Celebrating Excellence in Leadership: Congratulations to Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke. “I am thrilled to congratulate His Excellency, Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, on this well-deserved recognition by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) as one of the top 9 performing governors in the country,” said Honourable George Alabi, Commissioner for Lands and Physical…
Governor Adeleke condoles Dele Oye, NACCIMA President, over death of father
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with the President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Otunba Dele Oye, over the passing of his beloved father, Pa. Benson Oyeniran Ogunwusi. Governor Adeleke expresses his sympathy to Otunba Oye and everyone touched by Pa Ogunwusi’s…
Governor Adeleke Scale Up Efforts on Food Security, Procures New Tractors to Boost Food Production in Osun
The Governor Ademola Adeleke led administration in Osun State has put to action his effort on food security in the State. Yesterday, the government received the first batch of 72 newly coupled tractors out of 114 tractors paid for by the Governor Ademola Adeleke led administration in a bid to boost food production and support…
Nigeria’s economy on the path of recovery, we’ll do more to meet citizens needs – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the nation’s economy is on a gradual but steady path of recovery and assures citizens that his administration will do more to meet their needs. In a meeting with traditional rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty,…
Heatwave claims 21 lives in Morocco
At least, twenty-one (21) persons have lost in their lives to severe heatwave in Morocco within a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, health ministry reported on Thursday. Meteorology department disclosed that temperatures soared across much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching up to 48 degrees Celsius (118…
Police deploy 4,200 policemen ahead of hunger protest in FCT
Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest, the Federal Capital Territory police command has deployed a total of 4,200 policemen across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital. The command also announced the deployment of explosive ordinance device experts at various strategic locations. The command in a statement on Friday by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh,…
Hamas Leader dies in Israeli Custody
A prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank, Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, has died in Israeli custody, according to statements from Palestinian authorities and the militant group on Friday. The 63-year-old Abu Ara passed away after being transferred from a prison in southern Israel to a hospital. This has been confirmed in a joint statement…