By Jubril Akintayo Onseyoo The Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), in its newest episode of comedy, ordered its members to fast for seven days in anticipation of the tribunal judgement, but this decision raises serious questions about the party’s true intentions. Apart from the fact that this is a futile mission as…
The state of Osun House of Assembly is not currently settled, findings have revealed. Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, is facing a turbulent time as some lawmakers are accusing him of cheating them on a N40m Christmas gift by Governor Ademola Adeleke. The lawmakers, who are about 15 in number, alleged that Owoeye…
By James Bamgbose As a member of the PDP, I am deeply bemused by the recent recommendation of the Osun APC Chairman for their members to engage in 7 days of fasting and prayers in anticipation of the July 16 tribunal judgment. This kind of rhetoric is not only divisive, but it also undermines the…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has called on health facilities across the country to domesticate the Patient’s Bill of Rights (PBOR). The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, made this call yesterday while revealing the PBOR at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja. The PBOR is a federal government policy…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man who has in possession, 29 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) at Dawakin Tofa LGA of the state. The spokesman for the police in the state, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed this, said the suspect has been identified as Tasiu Abdullahi from Hayin Hago area of…
Save a Child’s Heart, a charity organisation in Israel, says it is open to partnership with Nigeria to offer free medical surgery for Nigerian children suffering from various heart diseases. The Deputy Executive Director of the organisation, Tamar Shapira, said this during a tour to the Legacy Heritage Children’s Home of “Safe the Child’s Heart”…
The federal government on Thursday lifted the ban on wood and charcoal exportation. Minister of Environment, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, mentioned this in Abuja during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on the review of ban on charcoal and suspension of the export of processed wood and other allied products. Abdullahi narrated that many businesses had been affected…
The Coalition for Good Governance in Osun State hereby wishes to commend the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Ademola Adeleke, on his 100Days Promise to the good people of Osun State. It will be recalled that on Wednesday, His Excecellecy, Ademola Adeleke, the Governor of Osun State, reeled out his target promise in his…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has disclosed that a total of 324 persons died and 1,706 others sustained various degrees of injury in road crashes in Kogi in 2022. .The state’s Corps Commander, Stephen Dawulung, made the disclosure to newsmen in Lokoja on Thursday. Dawulung described the auto crashes in the year 2022 as “very…
Remita, a leading electronic payment platform, has commenced the sale of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs to prospective candidates seeking admission into higher institutions across Nigeria. As recently announced by the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the sale of ePINs for 2023 UTME registrations commenced on Saturday, January 14, and ends…
