The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has extended the ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government to address all pending issues by six more weeks. MDCAN made this known in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. The communique which…
Manchester City will travel to Luton in the FA Cup fifth round, while non-league giant-killers Maidstone face Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry in the FA Cup draw. Treble winners City won 1-0 at Tottenham in the fourth round thanks to Nathan Ake’s late goal on Friday. Pep Guardiola’s side now head to Kenilworth Road to take…
Police in Osun on Sunday confirmed Saturday’s killing of one Dr Richard Adeoriokin, a United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer at Ejigbo. Spokesperson of the police in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated in Osogbo that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the murder. “Police in Osun is aware of the shooting that occurred…
The Osun State Police Command has reacted to the fatal shooting incident, which occurred in Ejigbo town, leading to the death of a United States-based Prof. Richard Idowu (Ade Ori Okin), saying one person has been arrested in connection to the incident. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, on…
The Wife of Osun State Governor, Titilola Adeleke has congratulated her darling husband, Senator Ademola Adeleke on his installation as Baba Oba of Joga Land, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State by the Abepa of Joga Orile Land, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyemi Adekeye. Mrs Adeleke in her congratulatory message described her hubby’s…
The lawmaker representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency of Osun State, Representative Bamidele Salam has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the untimely demise of Dr. Richard Idowu Ade Ori Okin. Dr. Richard Ade ori Okin was one of the leaders of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ejigbo Local Government and a vibrant politician…
Kabir Abu Bilal is not your regular Nigerian university professor – he has a second job working as a welder in the northern city of Zaria. Welding is widely seen as a menial job across Nigeria and he has shocked many – especially his colleagues – by opening up his own welding workshop. “I am…
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps codenamed So-Safe Corps, has arrested one Ayomide Ibrahim, aged 25 for burglary and theft. Ibrahim was said to have been arrested on Thursday, January 25, at the Baba Ode area of Iju in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state during the routine patrol of…
Two residents of Osogbo, Osun State, Akinniyi Temitope (41) and Abiodun Oluwakemi (31), on Thursday, appeared before a Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo for offences bordering on human trafficking. Details of the offences committed by the two women as contained in the charge sheet, indicated that they conspired and procured a 20-year-old Kehinde Opeyemi,…
UN chief António Guterres has urged countries that halted funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to continue its operations. “The dire needs of the desperate populations they serve must be met,” Mr Guterres said. Eight countries, including the UK, took the action after Israel told the agency some UNRWA staff were involved…
