The state working committee under the chairmanship of Hon Sunday Bisi, Congratulates Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State on the occasion of his birthday today. Alhaji Akinleye, no doubt, is a special breed of politician, who combines strong faith in Almighty Allah with dexterous resilience, excelling in terrains…

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A Peoples Democratic Party chairmanship aspirant, Conrad Utaan, has warned that the All Progressives Congress could secure victory in the 2027 election if the ongoing issues within the PDP continue. Utaan stated this during an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, highlighting that the internal crisis has rendered all key figures in the PDP…

Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), led by its chairman, who is also the Kwara state governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, have paid a condolence visit to the Akwa Ibom state governor, Umo Eno, following the passing of his wife, Patience Umo Eno, whose passed away on 26th September 2024 after a brief illness. The visit…

Major oil marketers are to begin the direct purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Thursday and next week as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pulls out as sole off-taker of the product from the $20bn plant. Multiple sources from NNPC and the Major Energies Marketers Association…

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Edo has denied obstructing any political party from inspecting election materials and BVAS machines used for the just concluded governorship election. In a statement in Benin on Wednesday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, said that the allegations of obstructing the inspection of materials were…

The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to seek formal approval before using the national anthem, to avoid potential misuse or misinterpretation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, emphasised the importance of obtaining permission from the agency before the anthem or its lyrics are used….

My attention has been drawn to statements made by Engr. Kamoru Busari, Director of Upstream in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, who represented me at a recent conference in Lagos. I wish to categorically state that the claim that I directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to stop running its own refineries and…

The Osun state government has warned against increasing encroachment on lands allocated for the construction of six stadia across the three senatorial districts. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the state government frowned at the negative development , warning those engaged in such unlawful activities to…