The Osun State Government has debunked allegations of alleged cover up of ghost workers’ indictment within the state public service by Sally Tibbot Limited, describing the press briefing by the company as a subtle blackmail to force a fraudulent staff audit report on the state. Responding to the statement from the company, the state government…
The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated a former President of the Congress and renowned labour leader, Comrade Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, as he marks his 85th birthday. In a congratulatory message signed by Comr. Christopher Arapasopo, Osun NLC chairman on behalf of workers and pensioners in the state, the NLC…
By Danladi Adamu It is a known fact that illegality cannot beget legality; it can only beget illegality, and that is currently what the sacked Osun state APC Council Chairmen and councilors, as well as the All Progressives Congress, APC, are doing in the state in connivance with the instruments of the police. As it…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, has commissioned a newly installed 500KVA transformer at the Irepodun Community in Ilesha, further reinforcing his administration’s commitment to rural electrification across the state.The commissioned transformer serves several communities within the Irepodun axis, including SENIK, Alafiatayo, Testing Ground, and Irepodun Barakat, bringing much-needed relief and…
The Burkina Faso military government has announced that a coup plot to assassinate its leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore has been foiled. According to the security minister, Mahamadou Sana, in a late-night statement, explained that Lt Col Damiba, who was ousted by Traore in Sept 2022, masterminded the plot. “Our intelligence services intercepted this operation in…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to bail in the sum of N500 million and two sureties in like sum pending his trial. Malami, his son, Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Hajia Asabe Bashir,…
Ahead of the 2027 general polls, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed has pledged to be loyal to the Labour Party on whose platform he rode to be vice presidential candidate in the 2023 polls. Baba-Ahmed, 56, was running mate to Peter Obi, who contested for presidency but lost to Bola Tinubu, the then presidential candidate of the…
By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Council, has commended its members across the state for what it described as a peaceful, orderly and disciplined resumption of duties, while strongly condemning the arrest and alleged intimidation of its members by the Nigeria Police Force.In a statement signed by the President of the…
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep.Bamidele Salam, has strongly condemned the harassment, unlawful detention, and public humiliation of a local government worker in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, describing the role of the Nigeria Police Force in the incident as shameful, despicable, and a gross violation of the Constitution. Reacting to…
