The All Progressives Congress in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22.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…
A Pan-political group identified as Dee Osun Monitors has urged President Bola Tinubu and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to remain impartial and not succumb to political pressure that may compromise the integrity of the judiciary over the recent crisis caused by judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal, Akure, on the administration…
The Osun State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has re-elected Vanguard Correspondent, Shina Abubakar as its chairman for another three-year term. Abubakar secured victory in the keenly contested election held on Tuesday, defeating his opponent, Mr. Adeolu Adeyemo of the Nigerian Tribune, with 15 votes against Adeyemo’s 5. Announcing the results,…
The Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has affirmed its readiness to conduct free eye checkups for 345, 000 students in both public primary and secondary schools in the State. Speaking during a press conference held on Tuesday in Osogbo, the agency’s Executive Secretary, Rasaq Akindele disclosed that 345,000 students from both primary and secondary schools…
