A Baghdad court on Sunday sentenced in absentia the exiled daughter of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to seven years in prison for “promoting” her father’s outlawed Baath party. The party was dissolved and banned after Hussein was toppled during the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. According to the ruling, which AFP was able to review,…
The Kogi State Government, on Sunday, said that there was an assassination attempt on the state governor, Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, it stated that the attack…
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) says it has won the support of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to market Nigeria to the world at the forthcoming World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Its National President, Mrs Susan Akporiaye, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The 2023 WTM…
Nigerian music superstars Davido, Rema and Burna Boy were among the top winners at the 2023 Trace Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. Rema, who won the biggest awards at HEADIES 2023, also won big, bagging two awards — Song of the Year award for his global hit, ‘Calm Down’ and Best Global African…
The vision of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to transform the state to a state of modern innovation in science and technology is gradually manifesting with the fast rate at which the teeming youths of Osun are becoming technologically savvy. The Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Hon. Olatunji Ayofe made this observation on…
The Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on School Monitoring, Hon. Akin Ajetunmobi has charged parents and guardians to rise up to their responsibilities of nurturing their children, and avoid leaving it in the hands of Government alone. In a statement signed, on behalf of the State Ministry of Education, on Friday, the Special Adviser…
The Osun state House of Assembly has vouched to ensure the success of Governor Ademola Adeleke led administration by exerting due diligence in the performance of their oversight duties. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, through the Chairman House Committee on Public Works and Transport, Hon. Waheed Abiola, on Saturday…
The Executive Chairman, Osun Internal Revenue Service (OIRS), Prince Adesola Adewumi has asserted that revenue from Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government are the driving force that will make the 5-point developmental agenda of the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke realizable. Prince Adewumi made this assertion on Friday during a meeting between OIRS management and…
As a significant step towards safeguarding the welfare and future of children in Osun State, a collaborative effort between Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has initiated a partnership which is focused on child registration and child protection in the state. During a meeting held on Friday at the Office…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has charged the newly inaugurated committee members of both Osun United and Osun Babes to work in tune with his sports development agenda . The Governor stated this during the inaugural meeting of the Committee where he told them to begin to work and revamp the sports sector of…
