The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the date for off-cycle governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states. INEC disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement on X, saying the Edo poll will be held on September 21, 2024. The statement, signed by the Chairman of the INEC Voter Committee, Sam Olumekun, also announced…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting from Tuesday, October 3, 2023. NLC president, Joe Ajaero, and TUC president, Festus Osifo, disclosed this after their separate emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. The labour unions advised Nigerians to stockpile their homes…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has decried the dwindling number of experts in the medical field as a source of worry even as he described them as life-savers. The Governor made this known today at the 9th Annual International Oncology Multidisciplinary team symposium organized by the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical…
In his efforts to ensure students get a better education and have access to necessary materials in order to enhance their education in the state. Hon. Folorunso Yemi Ogundare, who is a member of Osun state house of Assembly, representing Ayedaade state constituency and Osun West Senatorial Whip, flagged off distribution of educational materials in…
The state government filed a petition over the alleged zero allocation and diversion of local government funds by the state government. The impeached chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government (LGA), Wale Adedayo, has been arraigned by the Ogun State Police Command on a two-count charge for allegedly publishing an alleged false story about local…
The Coalition For Good Governance(C4GG), a non-partisan and a non-governmental group of concerned individuals and organizations, has commended the effort of Osun State government, led by His Excellency, Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, and the leadership of the State Pensioners. This was confirmed in a statement signed by the C4GG Convener, Adetayo Adegbemle, which was made available…
The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to steer affairs of…
The management of Perez Medcare Hospital, where Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad was allegedly taken to, has revealed that the singer was brought in dead to their facility. In the statement posted on its Instagram page on Monday night, the hospital affirmed that the singer didn’t die in their facility as against rumours being peddled around….
Morocco and Algeria are favoured to be named hosts of the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments respectively, with an announcement to be made in Cairo on Wednesday. Both are seeking to stage the 2025 edition of the premier African sport event, along with Zambia and a joint Nigeria-Benin bid. Algeria also entered…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has reviewed the school’s tuition fees, which were recently increased. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, in a statement on Monday, announced that the management has reduced the fees after a meeting held with the students. Olanrewaju had said that the Students…
