Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has sent a birthday message to his Bayelsa counterpart, Governor Douye Diri, describing the birthday man as “a truly detribalised Nigerian” The statement personally signed by the governor reads as follows: “I write to wish my brother and colleague, H.E Governor. Douye Diri , happy 66th birthday. “Senator Douye…
Since 1983, Ibadan has become the serial Governor of Oyo State and since the return of democracy in 1999, the story has remained the same. We call on all sundry to kindly support this our good cause intended to shift the guber mandate of the people of the marginalized areas outside Ibadan come 2027 to…
More than five years after the initial outbreak, COVID-19 is once again making headlines with the emergence of a new variant confirmed in the UK and in multiple countries around the world. ContentsNB.1.8.1 SymptomsCovid Vaccines Against NB.1.8.1The strain, identified as NB.1.8.1, currently makes up just over 10 percent of global cases, with confirmed infections in…
No fewer than 41 Corps members of the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1, service year, of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa State have been penalised over acts of alleged misconduct and violation of the NYSC service code. The State Coordinator, Mrs Okpalifo Obiageli Charity while speaking during the passing out parade for…
A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Wednesday after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court operating under strict Islamic law.Sexual relations between an unmarried couple is outlawed in Aceh, which imposes a version of sharia, the Islamic legal code.Indonesia banned sex…
The Lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State in the National Assembly, Representative Bamidele Salam, has strongly condemned the Federal Government’s withholding of local government allocations due to Osun State for four months. Describing the action as unconstitutional, illegal, and inhumane. Rep. Salam made his remarks during an…
The recent report by P.M. News Nigeria on the state of Wole Soyinka Government High School in Ejigbo presents an unfair and misleading narrative that fails to acknowledge the facts surrounding the school’s current condition. Although, the photos depict unfortunate damage, it is crucial to clarify that the deterioration is not due to abandonment by…
Dr. Ajibola Bashiru (SRJ), a leading gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has strongly responded to accusations from the camp of fellow aspirant, Bola Oyebamiji, alleging that he is taking instructions from Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Speaking to supporters and political observers, Dr. Bashiru did not deny his historic connection with…
Osun State Government on Tuesday unveiled its Climate-smart Investment Portfolio at the first-ever South-west Post-conference Stakeholders’ Roundtable on Renewable Energy, tagged, “From Vision to Action: Localizing Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Legislative Agenda”. Speaking on behalf of Governor Adeleke at Oasis Events And Conference Centre, Osogbo, the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi noted that Osun is also…
Our attention has been drawn to the baseless, infantile, and utterly laughable rumour being peddled by a faceless and shallow-minded group styling itself as the “Osun Voters Assembly”. We at the Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) consider it necessary to respond firmly and without restraint to their reckless misinformation campaign aimed at smearing the image…
