Governor Ademola Adeleke is almost completing the rehabilitation of 11 out of 22 Personnel Armoured Careers (PACs) acquired by former Governor Rauf Aregbesola and abandoned for four years by former government of Mr Gboyega Oyetola. The governor, worried by the abandonment of the PACs which are rusting away directed rehabilitation in batches with the first…
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with the American Cancer Society reporting that one in eight men in the US are diagnosed with it over their lifetime. Joe Biden expressed his gratitude to Americans on Monday for their “love and support” after the former US president said he had been…
Following the greenback’s decline, one euro was worth $1.1276, while the US currency dropped heavily against the British pound. The dollar slid one per cent versus the euro on Monday after a downgrade to a key US credit rating that triggered worries about the nation’s debt pile. Following the greenback’s decline, one euro was worth…
SSANU and NASU urged the Federal Government to immediately review and reverse the recommended allocation formula The unions alleged lopsidedness in the distribution. The joint action committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non Academic Staff Union of Allied institutions (NASU) has rejected the recent distribution formula adopted for the…
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to adopt this week the Pandemic Agreement, aimed at preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 crisis. WHO member states are holding their annual World Health Assembly, a gathering of the UN health agency’s decision-making body. “At this assembly, member states will consider, and hopefully…
One person has died and 61 others have been rescued after an overloaded migrant boat disintegrated in the English Channel during an attempted crossing overnight, according to French maritime authorities, Sky News reported on Monday. The Maritime Prefect of the Channel and the North Sea confirmed the vessel had collapsed in the water, prompting a…
Former England football captain Gary Lineker will leave the BBC at the end of the season, it was confirmed on Monday, days after he shared a social media post that contained anti-Semitic imagery. “Gary Lineker will leave his presenting role following the conclusion of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season,” the BBC said…
… Spends night coordinating security logistics Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in the night on Saturday, undertook a tour to…
Let me start with this insight by K.T. McFarland, President Donald Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor during his first term. “Eight years ago, during the first few days of President Donald Trump’s first term, I joined his other senior advisers in the White House Situation Room to discuss our approach to Saudi Arabia, which was…
Aduramigba Progressive Group has expressed satisfaction with the intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke on the controversial road project in the community, warning Kehinde Raaji to take his vendetta mission elsewhere. In a statement which attacked the Osogbo businessman as a revenge seeking interloper who is bitter over his failed pressure on the Adeleke government to…
