Osun NURTW Chief dumps APC, joins PDP with thousands of supporters.
Osun APC today suffered another setback as Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, welcomed Comrade Lekan Salami, the former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State and a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to his office today. During his interaction…
Governor Adeleke approves N3.3billion for retirees
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has approved another whopping sum of Three billion and Three hundred naira only (#3,300,000,000.00) for the payment of accrued rights (bond certificates) of a number of workers who retired under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the State. This was contained in a statement issued by the State Head…
Governor Adeleke Salutes Elderstateman, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade On 85th Birthday
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated a former Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Ipoola Alani Akinrinade, on the auspicious occasion of his 85th birthday, celebrating his life of contributions to national growth and stability. Governor Adeleke salutes Lt. Gen. Akinrinade’s endearing sense of…
Governor Adeleke Appoints Afolabi Adeola Babatunde As CMD, UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital
The Governor of Osun state,Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jakson Adeleke, has approved the appointment of a tested medical practitioner and entrepreneur, Dr. Afolabi Babatunde Adeola as the Chief Medical Director of Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. The appointee was one of the nine applicants who were extensively screened by the panel instituted for that purpose by the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke Approves N3.3Billion For Retirees
The Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Dr Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has again approved a whopping sum of Three billion and Three hundred naira only (#3,300,000,000.00) for the payment of accrued rights (bond certificates) of a number of workers who retired under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the State. This was disclosed in…
FEC directs citizenship curriculum devt for Nigerian schools
FEC directs citizenship curriculum devt, FEC directs expedited removal of universities from IPPIS The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has instructed the Federal Ministry of Education, the Nigerian Education Research Development Council (NERDC), and relevant government institutions to collaborate with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on creating a comprehensive curriculum for Citizenship Studies. This was posted…
Senator Jonathan Zwingina dies at 70
A former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has reportedly passed on. Zwingina was also the former Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Although his family has yet to formally confirm his death, Leadership Newspaper reports that the Adamawa State-born politician died on Wednesday, October 2, at the…
Protest rocks PDP secretariat over Rivers LG poll
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the party’s state chairman, Chukwuemeka Aaron, thousands of party loyalists marched through Port Harcourt, despite the…
What are Israel’s Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow missile defences?
Israel used its elaborate system of air defences to counter hundreds of missiles and drones launched by Iran on Tuesday night. The various elements of the system are used to deal with different threats. It has also been deployed in recent months against attacks from Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthi rebels…
UN chief condemns Iran attack after Israel ban
The United Nations secretary general has condemned Iranian strikes on Israel, after earlier being banned from the country for his initial response. Speaking to the UN Security Council, António Guterres said it was high time to stop what he called the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence” in the Middle East. In an earlier statement, Israel’s…
