The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the N27.5trn 2024 budget for second reading. Leading the debate on the general principles of the budget, House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere commended President Bola Tinubu, noting that national security and education which got significant allocations, will be enhanced if implemented. “Nigeria will be more secure with the allocation…
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Despite leaving office in the mid-1970s, he continued to be…
A Chinese student and video game streamer, identified by the surname Li, has been declared dead, with exhaustion suspected as the cause, after live streaming continuously for five consecutive nights. According to MailOnline on Wednesday, Li, a final-year student at Henan Pingdingshan Vocational and Technical College, was under contract with a Chinese media company as…
The European Space Agency announced on Thursday, that the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Ariane 6 rocket will take place between June 15 and July 31 next year. The rocket launcher system was initially planned to blast off in 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic and repeated technical issues have kept it on the ground,…
There was panic at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital on Thursday morning, as fire reportedly broke out at the new Accident and Emergency unit of the hospital. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filling this report but the medium gathered that efforts were on to put off…
The Commissioner of Police for Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, on Wednesday, night confirmed the killing of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance and Accounts attached to the office of Governor Dapo Abiodun at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Alamutu said that Oyekanmi was gunned down while returning from the bank where he had taken a bullion van…
By James Bamgbose In “The Diane Kalen-Sakra, Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It,” good governance is depicted as the art of putting wise thought into prudent action, advancing the well-being of those governed. This reflection mirrors the current situation in Osun State since Governor Ademola Adeleke took…
It’s always unfortunate and disappointing where you best expect wisdom but get to later interface with ridiculous and stinking stupidity. After throwing all sorts of mudslinging to the performing Governor of Osun State to no effect, the next attempt by the traducers is to drag the most refined and philanthropic elder brother of the Governor…
The glowing performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke is a source of envy, anger, frustration and sadness to some people. What is making some people sad is what is eliciting gratitude and happiness for many well meaning Osun people including Dr Deji Adeleke. The last one year has witnessed achievements in one year that a former…
The Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters, Ketu, Olatosho Oshoffa, has condemned the invitation of Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to the praise night of one of the church branches. There was a stir on social media on Wednesday when an event flier that revealed that Pasuma and Portable would…
