In a formal demand, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, has called on Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, to retract an allegation linking Obi to an impending mass protest. Obi’s counsel, Chief Alex Ejesieme of MADIBA Chambers, issued the demand following Onanuga’s July…
Amid the lingering dispute between Dangote Refinery and the national oil regulator, Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, has called on the Federal Government to support local investors and visionary leaders in the business sector like Aliko Dangote. In a lengthy post on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Otedola made a case for the government’s support for Dangote…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of two suspects Adekunle Fatai, 40, and Sabitu Kolapo, 33, in a correctional facility in Ibadan, for allegedly cutting a dead woman’s breast and unlawfully possessing a gun. The duo whose addresses were not given were charged with conspiracy, interfering with…
…Train midwives, adhoc staff on new best practices for service delivery The Osun State Government, under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke and the federal government, has collaborated on ways to fashion out improved healthcare services for the people of the state. This collaborative efforts came into action with the Osun Primary Healthcare Board (OSPHCB)…
The management of the Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, has announced the expulsion of 27 students following their alleged role in a protest that occurred on the campus during which properties were vandalised. According to Punch report, some students of the polytechnic, displeased with the arrest of some of their colleagues, living in Owode, a…
By Tiamiyu Olamide Following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria, Osun State House of Assembly today has begun the process of amending its existing laws. The bills slated for amendments include the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (Amendment No 1) Bill, 2024, and the…
Following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria, Osun State House of Assembly today has begun the process of amending its existing laws. The bills slated for amendments include the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (Amendment No 1) Bill, 2024, and the Osun State Local…
The Senate on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and third readings, just minutes after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu, was instantly passed by the upper chamber. In a unanimous vote after a clause consideration in the Committee of the Whole, the National…
Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, a Nigerian disc jockey and daughter of businessman Femi Otedola, has announced the death of her maternal grandmother. DJ Cuppy made this known in a post via her X page, where she expressed her gratitude for her mother’s upbringing, who in turn raised her. The billionaire heiress further…
The First lady of Osun State, Her Excellency, Chief Mrs Titilola Adeleke, has identified brotherly love as a missing factor needed to work upon by women to collectively succeed. Mrs Adeleke gave this stance while addressing the women wing of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities in the State (JONAPWD), who were on…
