The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) notes with deep concern the recent political violence in Osun State, which led to the loss of lives and the destruction of property. This was contained in a statement issued by the forum and signed by PDPGF Chairman, His Excellency Sen Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed CONGovernor of Bauchi State…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has promised to immortalise Mr Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The Registrar of the University, Mr Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Olawuyi’s death, held at Pit…
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), has warned that it will not tolerate Imposters during the forthcoming Local Government Election on Saturday. This warning was contained in an announcement made by the Commission, signed by the OSSIEC Information Officer Sadiat Isiaka, on Thursday. According to the statement, any unauthorised media or observer team without…
The All Progressives Congress in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22. This was contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission. A copy of the letter obtained by the…
Google has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence system designed to assist scientists in generating research hypotheses and planning experiments, as the US blue-chip firm deepens its push into AI-powered research tools. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said that the AI Co-Scientist system is built on Google’s Gemini 2.0 model and allows researchers to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has commenced profiling the chairmen and signatories to the bank accounts of the 774 local government areas in the country, as part of processes to commence local government autonomy. The Director of Legal Services at the CBN, Kofo Salam-Alada, explained that this was necessary to ensure financial accountability. However, the…
The Osun State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, has strongly condemned the recent takeover of local government secretariats by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the action as illegal and a threat to democracy. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday, Dr. Ogungbangbe criticized…
The Osun State Chapter of the Action Peoples Party (APP) has declared that the alleged resumption to duty, by the ousted council chairmen and councillors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is illegal, tagging those involved as looters and imposters while urging security operatives to immediately arrest and prosecute anyone involved in such illegal and…
The public bureaucracy is urged to ignore news circulating about the declaration of a public holiday. In a statement signed by Spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed stated that, Governor Ademola Adeleke has not declared any public holiday. “The civil servants should ignore the news and continue their lawful duties.” He said.
…insists product meets quality standard The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on Wednesday, stated that there is no law that prohibits Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from importing when necessary. The NMDPRA, while saying that all the petroleum products imported to the country this year are of standard quality, clarified that…
