Organised Labour threatens Tinubu’s re-election support, demands release of withheld LG allocations

By John Dike Osogbo Government offices across Osun State were on Monday shut down as the three-day sympathy strike declared by organised labour over the lingering local government allocation crisis paralysed public activities in the state. The strike, which commenced at midnight on Sunday, November 8, followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued by […]

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116 bag First Class as Elizade University graduates 964

Vice Chancellor, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Professor Philip Gbenro Oguntunde, R, and the University’s Registrar, Chief Omololu Adegbenro…at the briefing Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Law graduates record 100% success in professional examinations University secures £385,094 Erasmus+ research grant Begins MBBS, Mechatronics Engineering, Software Engineering programmes Completes multi-billion-naira auditorium CJN Kekere-Ekun to deliver Convocation Lecture […]

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Osun LG crisis: Group urges labour unions to embrace dialogue, warns against actions capable of triggering fresh unrest

By John Dike Osogbo The World Institute for Peace has criticised the three-day warning strike declared by the Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the lingering local government allocation crisis, describing the industrial action as politically motivated and capable of worsening the economic hardship facing residents. The organisation accused the state […]

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College Provost reaffirms government’s commitment to institution’s devt

…. congratulates new SUG leaders  The Provost of the Ondo State College of Health Technology, Akure, Dr Abayomi Logo, has congratulated the newly elected executives of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) following the successful, peaceful and credible conduct of the Union’s election. According to a statement signed by the Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Olushola Olugbabee […]

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INEC to meet over Atiku’s 2027 ticket

Former Vice President, and ADC Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not take a position on the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress until it obtains and studies the certified true copy of the Federal High Court judgment which invalidated the leadership the David Mark-led leadership of […]

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2027: ADC will be on ballot; Atiku may not — Keyamo

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the African Democratic Congress would participate in the 2027 general elections, but warned that candidates produced by the David Mark-led faction, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, might be excluded from the […]

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LASCOPA: Ask Ikeja Electric to end incessant power outage

Sir: For the past three months, residents of Laiyeode and Mopelufa communities in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have been languishing in perpetual darkness. Despite the upgrade of electricity supply in the area from B and C to Band B, residents hardly enjoy up to two hours of uninterrupted power supply.Recently, we have endured […]

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We have not introduced a new tax law on private boreholes, says Lagos govt

Lagos State government has refuted viral social media posts and commentaries about the introduction of a “new borehole tax” in the state.The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a press statement, said the current exercise, which has been termed by some as “a new tax law”, is the regulation of borehole drilling […]

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Osun NLC Orders Three-day strike, NULGE directs closure of primary healthcare centres

By John Dike Osogbo Union cites withholding of LG allocations since February 2025, warns members against partial compliance The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Council, has directed its affiliate unions across the state to embark on a three-day warning strike in solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) over the continued […]

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Pastors’ marital woes spark divorce debate 

The recent remarriage of the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, has reignited controversy over divorce among pastors, with religious leaders expressing divergent views on the growing number of failed marriages involving prominent clerics. Saturday PUNCH gathered that at least eight marriages involving prominent Nigerian pastors, including Chris Oyakhilome, Chris Okotie, […]

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