The Osun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution mandating stricter procedures for the management and withdrawal of Local Government funds across the state. According to the release signed by the Speaker Hon. Adewale Egbedun, noted that the resolution, adopted at the Assembly’s plenary on Monday, September 29, 2025, is anchored on the 1999…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) on Monday contradicted the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the release of withheld allocations belonging to the state’s local government councils. The Osun APC had announced on Sunday that the funds had been released….
An economist, Ken Ife, has cautioned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) against engaging in an industrial war that it cannot against the Dangote Group. PENGASSAN and the private refinery have been at loggerheads over the unionisation of workers. He stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday…
Investors were keeping a wary eye on Washington, where lawmakers have failed to reach a funding compromise to keep the government running. Gold stackEuropean and Asian stock markets largely gained Monday, and gold hit a record high after US inflation figures met expectations, soothing concerns about President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo. Investors were keeping…
….. Says PDP Ticket Not for Sale, Jonathan Must Contest The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not enjoy a “free ride” to the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Reacting to remarks credited to Professor Jerry Gana suggesting Jonathan’s possible comeback on the…
By Kayode Lawal. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the plan by a former Presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi to establish Shadow Government in Nigeria. The Judge on Monday issued an order restraining Utomi and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke rejoices with the state’s Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, on his successful elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),describing the recognition as a broader affirmation to Bada’s distinguished contributions to the legal profession. In a statement signed by the…
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Osun State Chapter, has condemned what it described as the “reckless and unconstitutional” decision of the Federal Government to pay local government funds into a United Bank for Africa (UBA) account allegedly opened for the benefit of sacked council chairmen and councillors in the state. In a statement signed by…
An Oyo State High Court on Friday, 26 September, 2025 restrained the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from paying out any money from accounts opened in the names of the 30 Local Governments in Osun State by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress Local Government Chairmen and councillors. The order has been served on the bank….
By. Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. Fuji maestro Alhaji Taye Akande Adebisi, popularly known as Taye Currency, took centre stage at the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, to entertain the new king’s distinguished guests drawn from all walks of life. His voice, however, echoed far beyond the historic…
