A human rights organisation under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Social Right Advancement and Development Initiative has told Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the St. Paul Aroloya Primary School in Lagos which the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed…
The worlld’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, has died at age 118 in the southern French city of Toulon, the city’s mayor Hubert Falco said on Wednesday.Born in the southern French town of Ales on Feb. 11, 1904, as Lucile Randon, Sister André was listed as the oldest person alive by the Gerontology…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday listed what he considered as the factor that stopped Chief MKO Abiola, presumed winner on the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, from becoming president. While delivering his speech on Wednesday at a titled “Eyin Ni Iwe Wa: You Are Our Epistle,” the centenary celebrations of the Baptist Boys High…
The South-West Peoples Democratic Party Youth Leader, Seyi Bamidele, on Tuesday, joined the chairmanship race of the party in Osun state. The osun chapter of the PDP is currently being managed by Dr. Adekunle Akindele in acting capacity after efforts to elect a substantive chairman for the party ended in a stalemate. Crises erupted in…
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…
