The Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, has maintained that the Federal Government paid no ransom to secure the release of the recently kidnapped persons in Kebbi and Niger state. Adaramodu made this known on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, while reacting to concerns about the lack of visible evidence of confrontation…
The Managing Director of Sammya Nigeria Limited, Mr. Stephen Adigun, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, on the administration’s third anniversary in office, describing their tenure as “impactful, peaceful, and enviable.” In a personally signed congratulatory message, Adigun commended Governor Adeleke for steering the state with stability,…
Stakeholders have declared that Nigeria is facing a child-welfare emergency, warning that worsening indicators in health, education, nutrition, water access, and child protection demand urgent and coordinated reforms. At a symposium to mark World Children’s Day, representatives from UNICEF, government ministries, media executives, and civil society agreed that the country must intensify efforts to protect…
The Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has called on the Federal Government to fully integrate HIV services into the national health system to strengthen access to care and curb persistent stigma and discrimination. Speaking at a media-focused meeting organised by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, NEPWHAN’s National President, Abdulkadiri Ibrahim, criticised…
In this interview with Sola Isola, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, speaks on his achievements in the last three years of his administration. Your Excellency, I’d like to start by congratulating you on your third year in office. How will you describe the journey so far? Thank you. Before I answer your question, I…
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kebbi State chapter, Abdulrazak Abubakar Issa Iko has described His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris as a visionary leader, who consistently places the interest of the masses at heart. He made this known on Thursday at Government House Birnin Kebbi when he led executive members of ADC…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has congratulated Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on the anniversary of his third year in office, describing him as “a leader of the people and a man of his words.” In a statement issued on Thursday signed by the Forum’s Director General, Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, the PDP…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has described the abduction of some schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State as a deliberate attempt to deny children their right to education. The IGP stated this during a sympathy visit to His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris in Government House, Birnin…
In the architecture of constitutional democracy, political parties are presumed to act as fiduciaries of public trust custodians of development, not conspirators in underdevelopment. But the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly in its historical dealings with Ife Federal Constituency, has behaved less like a political institution and more like an enterprise of negligence, repeatedly perpetrating…
By Prof. Adesoji Adesugba DBA, Ed.D. Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, honourable friends and colleagues, Tonight, as we gather under the noble auspices of NACCIMA, our hearts are heavy with loss — but also full of gratitude, warmth, and deep respect — as we remember our dear friend and brother, Olusegun “Segun” Awolowo. Segun was not…
