The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has distributed cash, food items, grinding and sewing machines to some residents drawn from three Local Government Areas under his domain to cushion the effects of the current harsh economy. A statement by Oluwo’s press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, on Sunday, said the beneficiaries were drawn from Iwo, OlaOluwa…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),Niger chapter on Sunday in Minna enjoined Christian faithful to vote for credible candidates at the governorship and legislative elections of March 18.It stated that such candidates should be those who would ensure development and peaceful co-existence among the people. “The elections will take place on March 18. I enjoin…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to occupy police offices across Osun state unless the Inspector General of Police stops the ongoing arrest of its leaders ahead of Saturday state elections. “Our leaders are being arrested in a bid to rig Saturday’s election. We will resist any ploy to manipulate the polls. Osun people…
The leadership of the Labour Party has been warned against any form of protest which is aimed at destabilizing the country and our nascent democracy. The Labour Party had threatened to truncate INEC activities with protest over inability to inspect election materials of the last Presidential election. But in a statement signed by Secretary, of…
President Muhammadu Buhari must be reminded that he risks having his entire government judged only by the resounding failure and debilitating effects of his now unconstitutional naira redesign policy, whatever the original intensions behind it. The President appears stuck between doing the right thing by back-tracking on his poorly-conceived, badly-implemented and unconstitutional naira redesign and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has called for the reversal of a directive by the state government to the police to dismantle all security checkpoints within the state. Addressing newsmen at the weekend, the spokesman of the PDP Campaign Council in the state, Mr Ayuba Aluke, said the party made the demand…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking the requisite understanding on what it takes to run a successful university, noting that its criticism of the Ademola Adeleke administration on due diligence before the take-off of the University of Ilesa is clear indication of…
By Michael Abimbola Although, I have been tarrying, waiting patiently and crossing my fingers long enough since the executive governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke took the mantle of leadership of our dear state. Upon his swearing-in on 27th November, 2022, his inaugural speech was well crafted and explicit to a fault but inspite this,…
Dr Thomson Nduka, a Public Health Expert, says the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, yet it is under diagnosed in the country. Nduka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that as many as 90 per cent of Nigerians who had CKD did not know they had the…
With the postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, several universities have extended their resumption dates for academic activities. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced a one-week delay of the elections earlier scheduled for March 11 for reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the…
