The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking the requisite understanding on what it takes to run a successful university, noting that its criticism of the Ademola Adeleke administration on due diligence before the take-off of the University of Ilesa is clear indication of…
By Michael Abimbola Although, I have been tarrying, waiting patiently and crossing my fingers long enough since the executive governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke took the mantle of leadership of our dear state. Upon his swearing-in on 27th November, 2022, his inaugural speech was well crafted and explicit to a fault but inspite this,…
Dr Thomson Nduka, a Public Health Expert, says the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, yet it is under diagnosed in the country. Nduka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that as many as 90 per cent of Nigerians who had CKD did not know they had the…
With the postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, several universities have extended their resumption dates for academic activities. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced a one-week delay of the elections earlier scheduled for March 11 for reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the…
An Ibadan-based radio presenter popularly known as Baba Bintin slumped and died on his way to work in the early hours of Saturday. Daily Trust reports that the presenter died on his way to the Fresh FM station where he had a programme with the duo of Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole at Ayefele Music…
By Sarafa Ibrahim On Monday, parties in the Osun governorship tussle will appear before the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja to present their cases for adjudication by the panel of the appellate court. All eyes will be on the panel as its decision resonates beyond Osun but the fate of the country’s democrary as it…
Residents of Osogbo in Osun State have decried their inability to spend the old N500 and N1,000 denominations in spite of the Supreme Court’s pronouncement that they remain legal tender until December 31. Residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, said they were happy with the Supreme Court’s judgement, but were…
●●●PDP Victims Targeted for Arrests by APC Merchants of Violence ●●●Top Leaders Hunted for Arrest ●●●Loses 10 members since January ●●●Seek Redeployment of Police Commisssioner Osun state Chapter of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over ongoing Gestapo- like arrest of its top leaders, calling the development ” a tgreat to democracy”…
The Kogi State government has threatened to close banks, arrest and prosecute anyone rejecting the old naira notes for transactions in the state. This was disclosed in Lokoja on Friday in a statement signed by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications.The state government directed that those rejecting old notes for business transactions…
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gears up for the governorship and state house of assembly elections on March 18, a former INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, says confidence in the electoral body is at an all-time low. The conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections has widely…
