Oyo pays 92 pensioners N208m gratuities

Oyo State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, right, handing over the cheque to a beneficiary No fewer than 92 pensioners in Oyo State on Monday received cheques worth N208 million as gratuities from the Oyo State government. A statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said this, according to […]

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Blackmailers fabricating lies against me over loyalty to my boss – Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Tuesday, accused some blackmailers of desperately trying to destroy his relationship with his boss even as he reaffirmed his absolute loyalty to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. In a statement on Tuesday by his media aide, Mr. Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, he dismissed the reports circulating in the online media outlets […]

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2023 Breastfeeding Week: Osun governor’s wife stresses importance of breastfeeding

The wife of Osun State Governor Mrs Titilola Adeleke has emphasized the need for proper breastfeeding for infants, saying it is an important act of nurturing a new life with love and care. She made this known at an event to mark the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week which she considered a very important event for […]

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Tinubu secures landmark deals as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured landmark deals with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while the visa ban on Nigerians has also been lifted. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement said the president and the UAE ruler, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday met in Abu Dhabi to finalize the historic agreement which […]

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UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians as Emirates, Etihad resume flight operations

Visa ban on Nigerian travelers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been lifted with immediate effect. The development is the product of engagement between President Bola Tinubu and his UAE counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two leaders, on Monday, in Abu Dhabi, finalised the historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate […]

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Nostalgia and Tears F’Orile: Fabowale’s severe love verses for fatherland

What does a woman do with her love for and frustration at a beloved country living below its potential of being a global force? Resort to armed insurrection as did revolutionaries like Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, John Jerry Rawlings and Thomas Sankara to force a change? Or join compatriots with radical views, fiery pens and […]

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LP seeks clarity from PEPC over judgment copies issued to APC

• Obi counsels ‘Obidient’ movement, supporters against losing hope • Don’t bend the law, Catholic Bishops tell Supreme Court • Nigerians want change to happen quickly – Abdulsalami to FG The controversy over why the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) bore the header of the Tinubu […]

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End of an era as doyen of accounting, Akintola Williams dies

A remarkable era of the accounting profession in Nigeria has come to an end with the passage of the doyen of the profession in the country, Pa Akintola Williams. He reportedly passed on in his sleep in the early hours of today, Monday, September 11, 2023. The accounting giant passed at the age of 104 […]

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Obasanjo commends Adeleke for working to transform Osun

● Rallies support of Ooni, others for Osun Governor Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded Governor Ademola Adeleke for proving his critics wrong as to his ability to deliver on his campsign promises. He said that Adeleke shattered the tag of a dancing givernir and elevated himself fittingly into the moniker of a working […]

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DATKEM Plaza is an illegal structure, contravenes Ogun physical planning laws – Govt

Ogun State Government on Sunday said DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode, was an illegal structure without an approved plan. The structure, the state government added, also contravened the state’s physical planning laws. The government, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Olayiwola Abiodun, said the structure violated […]

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