Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state will on August 27th by 7am deliver a state broadcast to mark the 32nd anniversary of the creation of Osun State. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Hon. Kolapo Alimi, on Saturday. According to him, the broadcast is to be aired…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday promised that his administration would conclude a thorough review of the remuneration templates of judicial officers in the country. Receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), the President said the battle against corruption necessitates a comprehensive review of the salaries and allowances…
By Sola Isola Niger, a large and arid country in West Africa has a history of coups and attempted coups since its independence from France in 1960. In 1974, Lieutenant Colonel Seyni Kountche leads a military coup, ending Hamani Diori’s 14-year rule, suspending the constitution and dissolving the parliament. Kountche forms the Supreme Military Council…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the civil servants in the state as the needed backbone for his administration. He added that for any administration to have a meaningful breakthrough in all its programs,policies and activities,the love and support of civil servants cannot be overemphasized. Governor Adeleke who was represented…
Members of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), have unanimously elected Dr. Ike Neliaku unopposed as its new President at the end of the Institute’s Annual General Meeting in Abuja. A communication scholar, Professor Emmanuel Dandaura is also to serve as the Vice President. The Chairman Electoral Commitee, Chief Casca…
The Osun State Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele has said that the development of the State will be greatly determined by the support of residents to the present administration through regular payment of their taxes and levies. The Commissioner stated this on Friday during a meeting with the State executives of the Union of…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the minister of art, culture, and creative economy, Hannatu Musawa, is a serving corps member. “Yes she is a serving corp member,” NYSC spokesman Eddy Megwa told TheCable, a digital media outfit. Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) alleged that Musawa is…
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), yesterday, announced expansion of the emerging countries’ bloc, with the integration of six new members, from January.Conspicuously missing, however, is Nigeria, the supposed giant of Africa. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates have been offered…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, said the government would soon unveil the Humanitarian funds to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. She disclosed this during a Channels Television interview on Friday. SAHEL gathered that, Edu on Monday said the government would lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty….
No fewer than 36 officers were killed in battle, including an air mission, on August 14, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). The mood at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja was sombre as the rank and file of the Nigerian Armed Forces were joined by family members and friends for the burial of some…
