Osun state government has disclosed the results of its investigation on the alleged food poisoning of some pupils at Osogbo. The government also declared that the pupils were not poisoned under the Osun Home Grown School Feeding Programme, O’Meals According to a statement issued on Tuesday further stated that the videos and fake news stories…
Osun State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday passed a bill for a Law to increase the retirement age of the Osun State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal Registrars, Secretary to the State Judicial Service Commission, State Counsel in the State Ministry of Justice, State Magistrates and District Customary Court Presidents. The…
Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, said he had more left in him this year after scoring his 50th goal of 2023 in Al Nassr’s 5-2 Saudi King Cup victory over rivals Al Shabab. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward lashed home from close range with his right foot in the 74th minute. “Great…
…Approves completion of Zungeru hydroelectric power plant concession …Ratifies NCP standing committees In a bid to ensure better service delivery in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, the National Council on Privatization (NCP) has set up an ad hoc committee to fast-track the restructuring and resuscitation of the Bank of Agriculture…
Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have made the men’s and women’s final shortlists for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards. Osimhen, who won the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year on Monday, is one of the 11 players vying for the Men’s title. The following players are also on the shortlist: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami),…
Libya on Tuesday repatriated nearly 1,000 migrants from Egypt and Nigeria who had been staying in the North African country illegally officials and AFP journalists said. The 664 Egyptians were to be taken by bus to the Emsaed border post with Egypt, nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) east of Tripoli. General Mohamad Bardaa, who heads…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stopped the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Unuoha from arresting, harassing or in any way intimidating the Spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Kogi state Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. Also restrained in the order issued by the High Court are the Inspector General…
Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary polls on July 15 next year, the election commission said Tuesday, as President Paul Kagame prepares to run for a fourth term in office. The 66-year-old has ruled over the landlocked African nation with an iron fist for decades and was returned to office — with more than 90…
••• generates over N4. 627b in two months The Ogun II Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered four manufacturing companies operating businesses in the state without paying the statutory excise duties to the federal government. The Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Olusola Alade, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun…
The prevailing scarcity of cash worsened, weekend, with banks lamenting low cash supply from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Also, customers were worst hit, as many of them could not withdraw cash after visits to many bank branches and ATMs. Investigation showed that bank customers encountered either empty ATMs in most bank branches or…
