The coronation of Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye as the 21st Soun of Ogbomosoland commenced on Thursday with an N150 million empowerment program benefiting 102 beneficiaries. The beneficiaries were selected from Ogo-Oliwa, Surulere, Ogbomoso North, and South local government areas. Various items were presented to the beneficiaries, including sewing machines, industrial sewing machines, deep freezers, motorcycles,…
Jumia will cease operations for its food delivery service, Jumia Food, in all of its operational countries, which include Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria by the end of December 2023. The company’s current priorities across its 11 operational nations are the Jumia Pay platform and its core physical goods business. Even…
Tanzania’s foreign ministry announced Mtenga’s death last month, without elaborating on how he was killed. Tanzania’s foreign ministry on Thursday confirmed the death of one of its nationals who was “killed immediately after being captured by Hamas” during the October 7 attacks in southern Israel. The Israeli government had named two students from Tanzania —…
A yet-to-be-identified woman has allegedly kidnapped two minors who are children of her landlord and neighbour in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. The woman was said to have disappeared with the two kids three days after she moved into the apartment. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on Wednesday….
Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Ogundare Dare, has vowed to apprehend the perpetrators of a broad daylight bank robbery in Ikere-Ekiti on Wednesday. In a press release late Wednesday via the command X account, Dare said he expressed “displeasure over the ugly incident” and has ordered a full-scale investigation to “ensure the perpetrators are trailed, arrested…
Paris Saint-Germain scraped into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund as Newcastle lost to AC Milan in the group’s other game. In danger of a first group-stage exit since the Qatari takeover in 2011, PSG came from a goal down to earn the point that sent them…
Osun state government has officially unveiled a policy document on the safe termination of pregnancy for legal indications. Speaking of behalf of the State government during the unveiling ceremony which took place at the local government service commission hall, Abere on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr. Adekunle Akindele urged…
The ruling party in Osun State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the unempathetic APC in the state about an attempt to use the issue of O’meal as an avenue to score a political point. The recent incident of food poisoning affecting some pupils of St James Primary School, Owoope, Osogbo, is an unfortunate…
*Says it‘ll compound socio-economic woes of Nigerians The Organised Labour has objected the planned privatization of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, as announced by the Federal Government, warning that among others, it would worsen the socio-economic conditions of Nigerians. President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, said the planned privatization portends great danger…
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions of learning from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. It said, henceforth, remunerations to staff members of these institutions would no longer flow through the platform. The Minister of the Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,…
