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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
The Commissioner for Water Resources in Osun State, Hon Sunday Oroniyi has congratulated the sixth Executive Governor of Osun State, Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke on his recent excellent performance rating in office by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) The Commissioner described the performance rating of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration by the body as a…
