Year: 2025

Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the newly appointed Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, describing her as “a fitting choice for the high profile office” In his congratulatory message, Governor Adeleke described Princess Zahrah’s appointment as “a testament to her exceptional leadership qualities, her unwavering commitment to…

The opposition All Progressives Congress in Osun State has again been advised to take a deep breath and put in check, their present loose cannon state of mind, and put in proper perspective, their particular areas of interest in the affairs of Osun State or at best, go back to the drawing board, if any,…

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization, a body he has repeatedly criticised over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the White House hours after his inauguration, Trump said the United States was paying far more to the UN body…

US President Donald Trump granted pardons on Monday to more than 1,500 of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump, just hours after taking office, also ordered that all pending criminal cases against Capitol riot defendants be dropped. Among those…

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, during a historic ceremony held inside the Capitol Rotunda due to adverse weather conditions. In his inaugural address, Trump outlined a bold agenda for his administration, touching on issues of gender, race, border control, economic reforms, and energy policies. Trump asserted…

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US…

The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN), in collaboration with its partner organisations, has expressed profound disappointment over the continued lack of response from the Ministry of Interior to their longstanding appeal for passport printers at the Nigerian Consulates in New York and Atlanta. A statement signed by its President, Olutomi Aregbesola, and made…

A new report has revealed that Nigeria receives only 4 per cent ($704m) of the $17.7bn it needs annually to address the impacts of climate change. The report jointly published by Oxfam, Connected Development and INKA Consult was unveiled on Monday. The report highlighted the gap in climate finance needed to help the country combat…

The Osun State Government has announced plans to establish a committee to mediate and provide lasting solutions to the recurring communal clashes between Ilobu and Ifon Orolu communities. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Samuel Ojo, disclosed this during an update on the security situation in the affected areas on Sunday. The clashes,…

The League of Northern Democrats (LND) acknowledges and supports the recent communique issued by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the conclusion of their meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, on January 16, 2025. The NGF’s endorsement of a revised Value Added Tax (VAT) sharing…