A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, Miss Toyin Bamidele, has been hacked to death by unknown person(s). SAHEL STANDARD gathered that the lifeless body of the HND 1 student of the Department of Food Technology was found in her rented apartment in Offa town on Thursday. Though details of the circumstances…
The Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Airport Committee of the Osun State Government has debunked statement credited to the Ido Osun Youth Forum about an alleged plan to rename the location of the airport from Ido Osun to Ede North, stressing that its mandate and discussion never cover issues painted in the forum’s article. Secretary to the…
Says it acted in accordance with the provisions of Section 292 (1) (A) (II) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has justified the step aside resolution of the House against the state’s Chief Judge, affirming that House acted in…
The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has assured prospective investors hoping to do business in Osun State of a robust partnership with the State government. The Speaker gave the assurance on Friday at the official opening of Circle V. I. P Lounge, Estate area in Osogbo, in his brief remarks…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano State, upholding the decision of the lower election petition tribunal that earlier nullified the governor’s election. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Moore Adumein, in a unanimous judgement on Friday, declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressive Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna winner of the governorship election. The Tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf by declaring 165, 663 of his votes were invalid. The tribunal held that the…
The Government of Osun State has opened up on the leadership issue within the Osun State Judiciary, informing the public that the petition and preliminary actions on the Osun state Chief Judge have been sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC), affirming that Governor Adeleke has not defied any court order. According to a statement…
November 15, 2023 marks a major milestone in the education history of Osun state under the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration. It was an historic day as the Osun Governor flagged off the commencement of the Osun state School Feeding Programme popularly known as O’Meals for pupils in the public primary schools in the state. This…
The High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has ordered that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail request. Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged procurement fraud. The trial which had been stalled on three…
Nigeria is projected to import 2.1 million metric tons of rice in 2024, which may make the country the top rice buyer globally. This is according to the latest Rice Outlook report by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report notes that global rice trade will hit about 52.85…
