The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has mourned the passing of a renowned journalist, Miss Taiwo Kekereekun, describing her loss as devastating and painful. The Governor acknowledges Miss Kekeerekun’s contributions to enriching the field of journalism, particularly, the broadcast segment, where she enlightened audiences and imparted truthful information. He commiserated with the…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm over alleged plan by Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, raised the alarm in a statement on Monday. The development is coming amid the controversy and tension…
A former special adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa state, Dr.Umar Ardo, has appealed to the Sultan of Sokoto as the head of the caliphate, to intervene in the emirship tussle in Kano State, because his continued silence was no longer golden. Ardo also called on…
The South-West People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a statement urging the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state to redirect its focus towards addressing the current economic challenges facing the nation under the leadership of the APC, rather than engaging in counterproductive criticism as an opposition party in the state. In response to recent…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, extends his condolences to the senator representing Borno North, Barrister Mohammed Tahir Monguno, over his father’s death, Alhaji Tijjani Muhammad. Late Alhaji Tijjani Muhammad died on Saturday at the age of 95 and was buried on Sunday in Maiduguri. He left behind 17 children and many grandchildren. Zulum, in…
Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a major milestone in National Gold Purchase Programme. According to him, it aims to increase the country’s reserves and boost the value of the naira, is making significant progress “I am pleased to report that the National Gold Purchase programme, which aims to increase our country’s…
No single day passes without having contact with Oluwo. Whether Kabiesi is in town or not, we will communicate. People discuss Oluwo everyday. We also review what you people say. We note commendation and observe condemnation. One thing is, we didn’t care in as much as we please God. I have observed closely that, there…
The Federal Government has spent a total of $15.55bn on debt servicing between 2019 and 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In 2019, Nigeria paid $588.33m in debt service between January and May, while the payment for 2020 was $5.40bn. The debt service payments continued to rise in subsequent…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu’ gave the directive on…
The Osun State Police Command has cautioned motorcyclists especially the commercial ones (Okada) to be wary of passenger(s) they carry as cases of motorcycles snatching is on increase. According to a statement by SP Yemisi Opalola, more cases of snatching have been reported in the last few weeks and the situation has been disturbing. Opalola…
