The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has rejoiced with the Paramount ruler of Iwoland, HIM Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, on the occasion of his birthday, lauding the foremost traditional ruler’s passionate commitment to uplifting . Accoridng to a press statement signed by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, r Adeleke acknowledges…
A total of 542 senior Non-Commissioned Officers retired from the Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday after 35 years of service. The retirement ceremony, held at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre in Oshodi, Lagos, included 362 soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 134 from the Navy, and 46 from the Air Force. Speaking at the event,…
A federal judge in Chicago has denied R. Kelly’s urgent motion for release from prison to home detention, dismissing his legal team’s claims of a conspiracy by federal authorities to endanger his life while incarcerated. The singer’s attorneys argued that officials at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Centre, where Kelly was previously held, collaborated with a…
Following the increasing rate of abandoned projects in Nigeria, the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the National Assembly to consider amending the constitution to give governors third term in office to remedy the situation. Senator Diri stated this while addressing a large crowd at the King Koko Square in Nembe,…
Rivers witnessed a new twist on Friday in its ongoing political debacle as the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Hon. Goodluck Iheamnacho resigned from his appointment. The resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (retd) Ibok-Ete Ibas. Our correspondent gathered that there is currently…
Ekiti State Government, through its Health Insurance scheme has registered over 1,000 sickle cell warriors into its programme. The aim of Ekiti free health for sickle cell warriors is to reduce the financial burden on them and improving their total wellbeing as well as health status. Disclosing this during a public awareness event held in…
President Bola Tinubu has said the newly completed Arterial Road N5 from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road 3 in the heart of the Federal Capital City (FCT), named after late Nigerian nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was legacy of fast-thinking leadership. The President disclosed this on Friday, in Abuja while inaugurating the new Arterial Road…
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Friday revealed that no fewer than 5,264,097 individuals were affected by flooding across Nigeria in 2024. Speaking at an inception meeting between NEMA and the Japan International Cooperation Agency on emergency support for flood-related disasters in Abuja, Mrs. Umar added that 1,237…
Hostilities between Israel and Iran escalated sharply on Thursday, with Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, declaring that the continued existence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, poses a direct obstacle to Israel’s national objectives. This development followed a fresh wave of Iranian missile attacks that left at least 240 people injured after striking a…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for approving the constituency projects’ funds.The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, gave the commendation on Friday, during the plenary commemorating the second anniversary of the 10th State Assembly.Elemide thanked the people of the state for having faith in them as they continued to give…
