Ooni backs NELFUND, urges students to key into education loan scheme

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on students across Osun State and the South-West to take advantage of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing the initiative as a major intervention capable of easing the financial burden on parents and expanding access to higher education. He made […]

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Ipetumodu monarch deposed over US fraud conviction

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area following his conviction in the United States on charges bordering on tax fraud and money laundering. The decision followed the receipt of the Certified True Copy […]

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Willy Young: The Emerging Afrobeat Phenomenon Set to Redefine the Global Sound

Nigeria’s ever-expanding Afrobeat industry may have just discovered its next major export in the fast-rising musical sensation, Williy Young, whose real name is Williams Bayode. The young and extraordinarily gifted artiste is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about emerging voices in the Nigerian music space following the release of his captivating new single, Pray, […]

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Shettima commissions Fasoranti flyover

The Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima on Monday commissioned the Onyearugbulem–Shagari/Irese Road Flyover and Junction Improvement Project in Akure, the Ondo State capital. It was named after the Afenifere National Leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who clocked 100 years on Monday. Shettima described the flyover as a strategic infrastructure intervention expected to ease persistent traffic […]

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Pa Fasoranti an exemplary patriot – Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has described Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti as an exemplary statesman, patriot and revered Awoist. He paid the glowing tributes as the elderstatesman turns 100. Aiyedatiwa, in a goodwill message he signed, said: “Today, I join the good people of Ondo State, the Yoruba nation, and well-wishers across Nigeria and […]

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2027: Fubara missing as APC screens 14 governors, Tinubu’s challenger

The APC screening exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections recorded the absence of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, even as the party assessed 14 governors seeking re-election and other elective positions. Also, President Bola Tinubu’s sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, was screened. The APC began the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms […]

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Fiwasaye Grammar School Akure opens for normal activities Monday – Govt

Ondo State Government on Sunday asked students and staff of Fiwasaye Grammar School, Akure, to report as usual for normal academic activities on Monday. It gave the directive to counter some misleading information circulating. Following is the full statement signed on behalf of the Education Commissioner, by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Akindele […]

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Tinubu celebrates Afenifere leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti at 100

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday celebrated Afenifere leader Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti as he clocks 100 years of age. Following is the full text of the president’s glowing tribute which he signed: “My joy knows no bounds as we witness Pa Reuben Fasoranti, our father, elder statesman, administrator, pro-democracy activist, prominent politician, and foremost Afenifere […]

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Immortalise Pa Fasoranti, NUJ tasks govt, celebrates Afenifere leader at 100

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ondo State has called on government to immortalise Afenifere leader Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, as he turns 100. In a statement signed on Sunday by the state council’s chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite, and secretary, Mr Olaoluwa Meshack, the union said: ‎ “Celebrating 100th birthday is not just a […]

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