This comes less that 24 hours after a school building collapsed on Pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring one hundred and thirty two persons. Scene of building collapse in Abuja on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Four people have been rescued after a section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja on Saturday…
…as SPPG Sets to Train 200 youths on skills acquisition and employability. The Executive Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has applauded the relevance of Youths in Osun state by describing them as the lifeline of the future and engine driving behind the State’s Progress and development. The Governor noted this during the grand…
Tinubu announced this in a birthday message to the Nobel laureate who turns 90 on July 13. President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in Lagos after Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a birthday message to the Nobel laureate who turns 90 on July 13. “Today, I join the world to…
… Accuses Opposition of Disgracing Themselves The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly feigning ignorance on the issue of local government autonomy, stating that the opposition party is disgracing itself in the process. Reacting to public comments by some elements in the embattled…
In fulfilling his electoral promise to the Pensioners in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved a sum One hundred and three million, three hundred and thirty seven thousand, seven hundred and eighteen naira, thirty four kobo (N103,337,718:34) for the local government retirees (old pension scheme) This was contained in a statement signed by the…
A yet-to-be-identified woman and her son, known only as Chukwuemeka, have allegedly beaten a 14-year-old boy named Testimony to death at their home on Delta Street, Ayanre, off Ibiye bus stop, Badagry, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was reportedly beaten for allegedly misplacing N1000 note given to him by one of the suspects…
Today, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin officially ascends to the throne as the Olubadan of Ibadan land. In this piece, LAOLU AFOLABI highlights the monarch’s humble beginnings, his journey to the throne, the unique nature of the Ibadan non-ruling house chieftaincy, and the symbolic coronation ceremony that coincides with the new monarch’s christening date On July 5,…
The Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye Esq., has declared that the Commission headed by him is under no pressure and under no legal hindrance to go ahead with its already scheduled timetable/activities for the conduct of Osun Local Government Elections in February, 2025. The Chairman also maintained that there is…
● Debunks Fake News of Abandonment of Iwo -Osogbo Road Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed the sanctity of Oluwo of Iwoland as the consenting authority over the three local governments constituting Iwo zone under the Iwo Traditional Council just as he restated his administration’s readiness to complete the Iwo-Osogbo road project. The State Governor also…
The development comes as Nigeria battles food security crisis with food inflation at 40.5 per cent. As a way of promoting food security in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has announced the approval of 2,000 tractors, 4,000 disc ploughs, and 1,200 tractor trailers among other equipment under the National Agricultural Mechanization Programme (NAMP). In…
