Governor Mallam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has called on accountants across Nigeria to rise to the occasion and offer practical solutions to the country’s ongoing economic challenges. This call was made on Monday morning when the Governor received the leadership of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), led by its National President,…
The Kebbi State Government has disbursed N6.5bn to 65, 000 people under ‘Kaura Cares’ Livelihood Support program. While flagging- off the disbursement exercise through Point of Sale (POS) to the targeted beneficiaries in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, Governor Nasir Idris said the livelihood support program is very important and dare to him because it provides…
The Osun State Government has described as fallacious and misleading, a news report circulating in some sections of the media suggesting that the state government is seeking to obtain loan to fund the 2024 budget. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, he berated the report as…
Hafeez Adedigba, the Ibadan-based cab driver, who wears his wife’s outfit to work has found an eccentric solution to cope with the rainy season. The father of four was recently spotted driving while wearing a woman’s outfit in the Oyo state capital — sparking curiosity and criticism. In a recent interview with a content creator,…
On the auspicious celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the creation of Osun state, The First Lady of the State, Titilola Adeleke felicitated with Governor Ademola Adeleke, founding fathers and people of the state on this milestone celebration. She acknowledged the immense sacrifices and endurance of the founding fathers in the creation of the state…
Some 33 years ago, specifically on August 27, 1991, I was in an Isiaku Rabiu Transport Service luxurious bus traveling at night from Kano to Ibadan after the completion of my one-year compulsory NYSC. It was 7.00 p.m., somewhere around Kadawa on Kano-Kaduna highway, the then Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida was on air…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Mr Sunday Bisi, on Tuesday, suspended a Chieftain of the party and former Chief of Staff of the state, Elder Peter Babalola from the party, until further notice. Babalola’s suspension was contained in a letter jointly signed by 17 Executive Members of…
Shafi’u Umar Tureta, an aide to former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been remanded in a correctional facility over accusations bordering on defaming the incumbent governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife, Fatima, on social media. The allegations against Tureta, who served as Tambuwal’s Special Assistant on Local and Digital Media, were brought before a…
By Kehinde Olusegun Today marks exactly 33 years of the creation of Osun State by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, as part of a nationwide state creation exercise that led to the creation of nine new states including Osun, Abia, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Katsina, Kogi, Taraba, and Yobe. The state was formed on…
Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and N1,000/litre. Owners of these stations seem not to care about the cost of the product at retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. Petrol prices at NNPC stations…
