Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele has stated that the Palliative Buses provided by the Adeleke administration to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal has not been withdrawn from the roads. The Commissioner stated this through a statement in reaction to news making the rounds that the Senator Ademola Adeleke administration has withdrawn the…
The numbers players of the Super Eagles will have on the back of their jerseys during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations have been revealed. Captain Ahmed Musa retains his trademark No.7 and Victor Osimhen sticks to his No.9. Recall 25 players were named in the final squad for AFCON, with Yusuf Alhassan replacing the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of N12billon to clear outstanding payment for the Super Eagles and other Nigeria’s national teams of various sports. According to a statement on the X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Center, the payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to…
The Supreme Court has affirmed that the control of activities on the nation’s inland waterways, including levying and licensing operators in the sector, belongs exclusively to the Federal Government. The apex court, in a judgment obtained by our correspondent, held that it was wrong, unlawful and illegal for states to seek to control the sector…
Media, economy, politics and policy are intertwined fields at the heart of democracy and national development. From the Osun state Governor’s office christened White House, it is a privilege to start a column on those fields combined ,using the subnational model of Ademola Adeleke governorship as a springboard. The first piece is to highlight why…
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state. The case will be heard in February and the ruling…
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District cum Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Akogun Lere Oyewumi today commissioned newly constructed roads in Iwo town and empowered hundreds of his constituents with vocation tools and other items. The event which was held in Iwo town hall saw materials including sewing machines, wheel chair and over…
Celebrities have congratulated ace producer Funke Akindele after her latest film, “A Tribe Called Judah” grossed N1 billion in ticket sales. The movie grossed the N1 billion figure 20 days after its release in cinemas to become the first ever Nollywood movie to achieve the feat. Taking to her Instagram to react to the milestone,…
A new Commissioner of Police, Bzigu Dali Kwazhi, has been posted to Osun State, replacing CP Isyaku Mohammed, who assumed office in the state on November 10, 2023. In a statement made available to journalists by the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, the new CP reported at the…
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived Nigeria. The plane conveying the body arrived at about 3:39 p.m on Friday, January 5, 2024. The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. The body was received by his wife,…
