President Bola Tinubu has named Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff. The development comes amid the prolonged absence of General Tahoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff, who has been away from the country for a while. Lagbaja is said to be battling an undisclosed ailment in the United States of…
As a trained historian, my thoughts, views and actions would naturally be conditioned by my academic discipline. I am therefore convinced that what Northerners need to solve the current failure of our society is to bring history a bit close in our search to finding solutions to the problem. Once we do so, we won’t…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was disclosed in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President , Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, “Oluyede will act in the position pending the…
A non-governmental organization, Coalition For Good Governance(C4GG) has clarified the truth about the Technical College land project. In a statement signed by C4GG Executive Director, Adetayo Adegbemle on Wednesday, stated that the government of Osun State, within its full legal authority and commitment to the welfare of its people, ceded a portion of land adjoining…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, was on Wednesday, docked before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Kuje for allegedly assaulting a bolt driver at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, pleaded not guilty to a First Information…
The Appeal Court sitting in Akure, on Tuesday, adjourned for judgment, a case in the murder of a post-graduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke at the Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Osun. The three-man jury, headed by Justice Olufemi Akeju, held that the date for judgment would be communicated to the two…
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his room and stealing the money. In a statement to the police, Friday claimed, “I took…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended warm birthday greetings to his colleague, the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, as he celebrates his 57th birthday. Zulum’s statement was released on Thursday by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, on Monday, 28 October 2024. Governor Zulum praised Fintiri’s dedication to public service and his commitment to the…
● Oyetola got N3.5b; spent N2b The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke did not receive any Eight Billion Naira as LAUTECH refund from the Oyo State government. A Statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, disclosed that contrary to the fake news being circulated, the Oyetola administration actually got a payment…
Osun State Government has assured people of Osogbo Land that the dispute over the land belonging to Osogbo Technical College will be resolved in favour of the capital city even as it clarified that the dispute was inherited from the previous administration. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo…
