The Coalition For Good Governance in Osun State urges all parties involved in the current Election Petition Tribunal to exercise caution and encourage their supporters to refrain from making inflammatory statements that could escalate political tensions. According to a statement signed by Adetayo Adegbemle on Wednesday in Osogbo, the CSO cautioned political parties from continuously…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has restated his pledge to provide US$10 billion for women and youth empowerment if elected president. Atiku narrated this while addressing party supporters in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday. He said Ekiti has more educated persons than anywhere else in Nigeria, pledging…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the first Federal Executive Council meeting for 2023.The meeting which began at few minutes past 10:00am is holding at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Personalities in attendance include the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Head of Civil Service of the…
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday, announced plans to establish a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council. Dr Ghebreyesus, who said this at a high-level panel on TB at the World Economic Forum, noted that the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services had brought the urgency…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has announced the immediate lifting of suspension on forestry consultants and permits across the state. According to a press statement released by Spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that “The State Governor, had in early December directed a suspension and review of the following…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has launched a six pronged project to touch the lives of Osun masses in all the local governments areas of the state. According to a press release by the Spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, noted that : “The programes launched by state government include…
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SCD), is launching the Blue Peace Financing Structure for the first ever Blue Peace Bond. The event will be held during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, on January 19, 2023, from 9.00 to 10 am, at…
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that the 2023 general election is an election for the young people in Nigeria. At a speech at Chatham House in London on Tuesday afternoon, Yakubu discussed the voter registration and collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Nigeria. He stated that records…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed, that it will conduct mock accreditation nationwide ahead of the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this announcement on Tuesday, while speaking at the Chatham House, London. He narrated that the mock accreditation would be carried out across selected polling units to ascertain the integrity…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has directed an immediate rescue mission for the five members of Baptist Church who were recently kidnapped, under controversial circumstances. According to a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, it stated that : ‘Adeleke directed the State Commissioner of Police, and other…
