Some unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a nurse, identified as Mrs S. Ogunyinka in Osun. Ogunyinka was said to have been abducted on Friday while she was returning from a farm along Iwo/Ileogbo road in Osun State. During the attack on the nurse, her husband, whose name could not be immediately confirmed was reportedly shot…
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, was on Sunday awarded the Most Outstanding Governor of the Year and National Patron of the Nigerian National Cooperative Award (CRASoN). The Governor received the Award at the 5th National Cooperative Awards Dinner and Patrons Investiture Ceremony held at the NECA Event Center, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos,…
…declares open Osun 2023 Trade Fair The Osun state governor, Gov Ademola Adeleke, has said his administration is passionate about changing the narrative of the state from a civil service economy to a thriving industrial hub. The governor made this known while speaking at the 2023 Osun Trade Fair organized by the Ministry of Commerce…
The government of Osun state has denied news reports that Governor Ademola Adeleke spent N8 billion in three months, clarifying that the Governor’s office comprises more than seven agencies and departments alongside many government wide operations and activities. Describing as laughable the presumption that the Governor’s office stands for Mr Governor alone, the statement by…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated sensational hip-hop artist and global music icon, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on the auspicious occasion his birthday, extolling his virtues and endearing personality. Governor Adeleke notes Davido’s incredible exploits in the music industry, rendering entertainment and soul-stirring melodies to a global audience,…
The Osun state government has noted that the office of the Governor comprises of at least seven (7) agencies and departments of government. The agencies under the office of the Governor includes In addition, the 400M for publicity and advertisement were spent by all Ministries, Departments and agencies including all tertiary institutions (2 universities, 2…
Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday. Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25. Prime Minister…
The Lagos State Fire Service has said it had begun legal actions against one Waheed Balogun for assaulting an officer of the agency who was on duty in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. The Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Ololade Agboola, disclosed this in a statement made available on…
A 28-year-old trader, Bashiru Aliya, was on Monday jailed by an Area Court in Jos, Plateau State to nine months imprisonment for stealing two cartons of seasoning worth N98,500. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced Aliyu after he pleaded guilty to the charge, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Bokkos, however, gave him the option to…
A man, Ade Olowopopo, has taken his two sons, Kunle and Mayowa Olowopopo, to court for allegedly assaulting their sister, Bisi Olowopopo, and for stealing his properties at Lakwe Lekki, Lagos State. The Olowopopos were arraigned on Monday before Magistrate O. M. Ajayi sitting before an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court on five counts bordering on…
