The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer by 2030. The year 2023 marked the third year since 194 countries committed to accelerating the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. In commemoration of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, Merck Sharp and…

An ugly case of tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a woman said to be in her 80s died during a partial collapse of a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of the state. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government (FG) to disclose the assets and deficits the President Bola Tinubu government inherited from the past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, Obi, a…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed all public officials, appointed and elected, to start wearing Adire Osun every wednesday to boost the industry and enhance cultural strengths of the state. In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr Ayanleye Aina, Governor Adeleke noted that the directive affected all categories of public…

Osun State Government has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the misconceived notion on the running of the state owned institution, Osun State University, (UNIOSUN), saying the rudderless opposition cannot pretend to be what it is not. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rolled out four enabling actions elected leaders across Africa must take to save African democracy from ongoing regression and disruption. The Governor represented by the Commissioner for Federal Affairs, Mrs Adenike Adeleke spoke today in Abuja at the 45th anniversary of the Nigerian Society for International Law with…

Osun state government has declared that it was unaware of any plot against the state Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Adepele Ojo even as it affirms its commitment to due process and stipulated regulations across the arms of government. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi…

The Organised Labour has clarified that it did not receive any court order stopping the ongoing nationwide strike that began on Tuesday. It also accused the government of repeatedly flouting court orders, all the while, demanding strict adherence to judicial rulings from other institutions. “Yes, we don’t have a service on the court order but…

TUC President Festus Osifo had said labour has no confidence in the probe by the IGP and called on the NSA to lead the investigation. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said investigation has commenced into an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NSA also…

NEWS RELEASE RE-ELECTION: BAYELSANS HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY WITH THE WINNING TEAM – GOVERNOR ADELEKE OSOGBO- 14/11/2023 – Osunstate.gov.ng The Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has felicitated with Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on his re-election for another term. Following his declaration by the Independent National Electoral…