The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Wednesday said he inherited N8.9 billion debt from his predecessor when he took over office. The former Kano State governor disclosed this in Abuja while speaking at the ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the APC. He noted that the expenses were incurred during pre-election…
After three years in operation, Nigerian education technology startup Edukoya has ended operations, saying poor infrastructure and economic challenges made it impossible to scale. The startup which secured Africa’s largest pre-seed funding of $3.5 million in 2021, said it will return capital to investors rather than persist in what it described as an unsustainable market…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has expressed disappointment over the Muslim-Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima into office in the 2023 general election. The council also lamented that Muslim communities, particularly in Yorubaland, have not benefited from having two Muslims at the highest levels of government, contrary…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed deep sadness over the murder of Mr. Ismaila Ibrahim and Hon. Kasali Adebayo, two members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilesa West, calling for calm as every legal effort will be explored to get justice for their families. Governor Adeleke who condemned…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jubril Okutepa has challenged any lawyer to quote any section of the Court of Appeal judgement that ordered the reinstatement of the sacked Osun council chairmen. Speaking on Arise TV News Night on Tuesday evening, the SAN said the judgement that sacked the council chairmen was upheld by another Court…
There has been a false narrative being spread around deliberately by some analysts who didn’t go through the facts of the suit and the reliefs sought before the Federal High Court in APP .V. INEC & ORS in FHC/OS/CS/103/2022. The defendants in the suit were INEC and OSSIEC. At a later stage of the proceeding,…
The Chairman of Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Sunday Bisi has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Osogbo to enforce his fundamental rights and restrain the Inspector General of Police and his agents from carrying out his planned arrest. Hon. Sunday Bisi describes the planned arrest as a flagrant…
’ Former presidential candidate and businessman, Dr. Gbenga Hashim has commended former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) for acknowledging his past mistakes and offering an apology to the nation. In a press statement released by his media department on Tuesday, Dr. Hashim described the move as a crucial step towards national healing…
One of the key attributes of leadership is that it is a burden borne by the individual upon whom that responsibility is thrust.The leader must of necessity, not only feel the pulse of the people but must go the extra mile to ensure that their lives are meaningfully impacted by his actions. This point was…
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Osun chapter has inaugurated its new executive. The inauguration was held during their first meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs on Tuesday. Chairman of Ifelodun local government, Hon.Sharafadeen Awotunde emerged Chairman, Hon. Lukman Afolabi of Ede South Local Government emerged Secretary. Other executives…
