Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wole Jimi-Bada, has lamented over the festering issue of overcrowded correctional centers filled with more inmates awaiting trial than actual convicts and promised that the government would act fast to decongest the facilities. Jimi-Bada, who had visited the two facilities located in Ilesa and Ile-Ife, Osun…
A green transition could create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030 according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that is being highlighted on International Youth Day. Green jobs are described as jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. In the lead-up to the SDG Summit in September, marking…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his commitment to the upliftment of youth in the state, saying that his administration is already putting in place mechanism for young people to make good use of their potentials. The Governor stated this in a message signed by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed,…
The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has urged students of Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Ospoly, to always choose peace, dialogue and violence-free protests in expressing their yearnings. Hon. Egbedun, in company of some other lawmakers, made this appeal while addressing aggrieved students of the State Polytechnic who came on protest…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been advised not to go to war with the neighbouring Niger Republic as it is counterproductive and dangerous for Nigeria as a country. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS which the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu is the current chairman had resolved to go to war in Niger…
The Deputy Minority Leader Of The Senate, Akogun Lere Oyewumi has congratulated the Alapomu of Apomu Kingdom, Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi, Atoyebi II on his 60th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory statement signed his media unit and made available to newsmen described the Atoyebi II as a distinguished royal father and worthy ambassador of the…
Resident doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike of July 26. Its National President, Dr Emeka Orji, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja According to him, a review will be made in two weeks. Nigerians dying in numbers, end ongoing strike, FG begs…
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has declared a 30-day fasting and prayer across the country. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has said that Nigeria does not need another war added to what it is currently going through….
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial team. Momodu said Tinubu’s ministerial list was worst than his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s team. This was as he disclosed that some of Tinubu’s ministers are unknown unlike what was obtainable in the past. He disclosed this while featuring…
The construction of the $800M Kandadji hydroelectric project in Niger has been halted by the Chinese contractor Gezhouba Group which claims that most of its funds have been frozen due to the current sanctions after the coup. In a letter dated 7th August, the group said it would halt operations and lay off its workforce….
