President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, on Thursday hosted Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala, in their Lagos residence. The First Lady shared photos of the visit on her X page. The photos were captioned, “It was a pleasure for Mr President and I to receive six time African Female Footballer of the year, Asisat…
The Special Adviser and Spokesperson to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has congratulated the NUJ Correspondents Chapel Chairman in Osun state, and Vanguard Newspaper correspondent in the state, Mr Shina Abubakar on his birthday anniversary. The Governor’s Spokesperson, in his congratulatory message, described the celebrant as a dogged Comrade who stands…
Following the death of the sitting Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday, 27th of December, 2023, list of Nigerian governors who died while in office was gathered by SAHEL STANDARD Recall that Akeredolu died of protracted prostate cancer while receiving medical care in Germany. However, SAHEL STANDARD reports that Akeredolu is the third…
The death of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State in the South West, marked the end of a political giant on the national stage. Within the South West geo-political zone, Akeredolu was not just a governor but an emerging father figure and a highly regarded voice due to his role as the Chairman…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has expressed sadness over the death of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday. According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP said Akeredolu’s death was “a huge national loss” The party described the governor as “a courageous and amiable personality, brilliant lawyer and…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State. The swearing-in took place at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, on Wednesday. This development followed the death of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, at the age of 67 in Germany. Akeredolu, according to the state government, died of prostate cancer. Akeredolu…
At least 15 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police said on Tuesday. The tanker carrying gasoline crashed and fell into a ditch along a road in Totota, in Bong County, with police saying at least 30 more people were injured in the explosion as locals gathered…
The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, CFR, has described demise of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Oduayo Akeredolu, SAN as a huge loss to the country and a personal loss to the Yoruba race. Ooni Ogunwusi who made this known through a personal statement on Wednesday morning,…
Zambia’s Foreign Minister, Stanley Kakubo has quit after he was allegedly caught on video receiving a stack of cash from a Chinese businessman. He did not deny he was in the video. Instead, Mr Kakubo said he was facing “malicious claims over a business transaction” and had resigned so that the government was not “distracted”…
Osun State Governor , Ademola Adeleke has described the death of his Ondo state counterpart, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), as a huge national loss. Adeleke in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said Akeredolu is one of the finest minds in the country’s legal profession, and as a colleague in the Governor’s…
