•••Sets up Implementation Committee on payment of minimum wage Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards prioritising the welfare of retirees in the state. The Governor reiterated that his administration will continue to take steps that will ease their pains as senior citizens. In a statement made available to newsmen in…
In an effort to engage jobless youth and take them off the streets, Osun State Government is set to explore opportunities in the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) to enhance more job creation in the state. The ICT deployment is to assist teeming youths who are ready to take advantages of the sector. Osun State Governor,…
Civilians are among the dozens of people killed in an attack by militants in Burkina Faso, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. Jihadist rebels affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group have waged a grinding insurgency since 2015 in Burkina Faso that has killed thousands and displaced two million people. The latest…
Russian strikes across Ukraine on Monday killed at least three people, wounded several and damaged energy infrastructure. AFP journalists in the capital heard explosions ring out early on Monday — likely from air defence systems — while residents rushed to take shelter in metro stations. An AFP photographer also saw black smoke rising over Kyiv….
The National Youth Service Corps has announced the release of the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 call-up letters for prospective corps members. The corps made the announcement in a series of post on its official X (former Twitter) handle on Monday. It said orientation camp for the stream is expected to start on August 28,…
Team Zinwe — Zion and Chinwe — has been evicted from the BBNaija season nine ‘No Loose Guard’ show. The couple was among the five pairs nominated for eviction last Monday. Biggie informed each pair to nominate two other duos for possible eviction — based on the new adjustments made on the show. The authoritative…
By Kehinde Olusegun Following the retirement of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun was on Friday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu. Justice Kekere-Ekun, who is the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court,…
Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, have welcomed their first child together. The couple shared the good news on Friday via Justin’s Instagram page, where the ‘Peaches’ hitmaker posted a heartwarming photo of their newborn’s feet, revealing the baby’s name as Jack Blues Bieber. “Welcome home Jack Blues Bieber,” Justin, 30, captioned…
A 40-year-old woman identified as Fatsuma Bagobiri of Garin Mallam village in Guri local government area of Jigawa State has committed suicide by setting herself ablaze. Reports from Guri revealed that the woman who was suspected to be having depression following her broken marriage and other economic challenges poured petrol on her body and ignited…
Suspected armed robbers invaded Ajilete 92.1 FM, one of Oyo State-owned radio stations, carting away equipment worth millions of naira and injured a 70-year-old security guard at the station. The radio station, located at Gambari area of Ogbomoso is one of the FM stations owned by the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). It was…
