Osun’s Alimi named Nigeria’s best Information commissioner

Osun State Information commissioner, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, has been named the Best Information Commissioner in Nigeria by the National Leadership Award Committee. The honour was conferred on him during the 2025 investiture ceremony held on Thursday, August 28, at Merit […]

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Aiyedatiwa splashes N45m cash, house gifts on Falcons player Tosin, two crew members

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has rewarded Super Falcons defender, Tosin Demehin, with N30 million cash and a house at Sunshine Estate in Oba-Ile, for her outstanding performance at the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where Nigeria emerged champions. He announced the gifts on Monday during a civic reception in Akure held in […]

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Elizade varsity recognised in scholarship, community service

as Registrar Adegbenro bags man of the year award  Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo State has once again earned acclaim in recognition of its unwavering commitment to scholarship, professionalism, and community service, as its Registrar, Mr. Omololu Adegbenro, bagged the Man-of-the-Year Award. A statement by the University’s spokesman, Mr. Williams Olufunmi, said that the […]

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Adeleke hails Olagunju as celebrated columnist bags NAL fellowship

Dr. Lasisi Olagunju  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated renowned journalist, columnist, and Editor of Saturday Tribune, Dr. Lasisi Olagunju, on his conferment with an honorary Fellowship by the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). He described the recognition as a well-deserved honour that affirms the intellectual depth and national relevance of the awardee’s contributions […]

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Departed Yekini, Keshi, other Eagles players get promised houses 31 years after Nations Cup win

Super Eagles Team ’94 Thirty ome years after winning the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the Federal Government has moved to fulfil its pledge of house allocations to members of that Super Eagles victory team. The government, on Wednesday 25th June 2025, through a statement on the website of the Federal Ministry of […]

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Tinubu confers national honours on Kudirat Abiola, Soyinka, Ken Saro-Wiwa, others

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced national honours for dozens of Nigerians as part of events marking democracy day. He made this announcement at the National Assembly during his State of the Nation address. Among the notable honorees are the late Kudirat Abiola, who received a posthumous Commander of the Federal Republic title, and Nobel […]

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Dangote Cement PLC Set to Celebrate Top Distributors at 2025 Customers Awards and Gala Night

As Africa’s leading cement manufacturer and one of the continent’s most valuable brands, Dangote Cement PLC continues to redefine excellence not just in production, but in partnership. With operations in over 10 African countries and a distribution network that fuels some of the continent’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, the company is as committed to people […]

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Osun Amotekun Commander Omoyele bags security expert of the year award

Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Dr. Adekunle Omoyele has bagged the 2024/25 Distinguished Noble and Security Expert of the Year award. He has also been presented with the esteemed Living Hero of Security World award. An Abuja based non governmental body, the Life Value Awareness and Leadership Secure Initiative (LIVALSI), gave him the double awards at […]

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FG renames University of Abuja after Yakubu Gowon

The Federal Government has renamed the University of Abuja after former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon. By the approval of President Bola Tinubu, University of Abuja is now to be known and addressed as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed the decision to journalists at the State House […]

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UI names institute after Soyinka as he bags Lifetime Achievement Award at convocation play

Prof Wole Soyinka (middle) flanked by the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof Kayode Adebowale (second left); the promoter, Prestige, Integrity, Nobility and Knowledge (PINK) Award, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin (second right); the initiator, PINK Award, Dr Veronica Okei, and another guest during the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement PINK Award to Professor Soyinka, during the […]

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