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Dr Banji Ajaka By Kemi Olatunde Maternal mortality has been identified as a critical health challenge requiring urgent and intensified intervention in Ondo State, prompting the state government to seek stronger collaboration with development partners to address the situation. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, made the call during an engagement meeting with the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Senator Mudashiru Husain has congratulated the former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello, on his appointment as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. In a congratulatory message issued on Thursday, Husain described the appointment as well deserved, […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has said that it will no longer be business as usual in the Nigeria Police Force, stressing that no officer is above the law. He said that under his leadership, there will be no sacred cows, adding that rank, seniority, or position will offer no protection. The new IGP […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife,  Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Wednesday received the Osun State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Olayinka Joe Fadile, alongside other senior officers of the agency at the Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife. According to a statement signed by the Director of […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Federal Government has taken another major concrete step towards the establishment of state police to contain the worrisome insecurity across the country, as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, inaugurated a steering committee on state police. President Bola Tinubu took the first major constitutional step few days ago when […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that its respect for the rule of law made it impossible for it to monitor Tuesday’s state congress of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. It said it stayed away from the congress due to an earlier or Speaking to newsmen in Akure in a telephone conversation […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has officially flagged off a Joint Nationwide Campaign to enforce the Federal Government’s ban on sachet alcoholic drinks and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The campaign, launched at the NOA Headquarters in Abuja, is being implemented in collaboration with the […]

The convicts. Photos: NAPTIP The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has secured a 14-year jail term for a couple, Abiodun Ogundeji and Happiness Ogundeji, for operating a baby factory in Ilutitun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Lagos Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs Comfort Agboko, disclosed this during a […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right), Mrs. Olufunmilola Tunji Disu (left), decorated Mr. Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo credit: State House President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday swear in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector General of Police, following the unanimous endorsement of […]

Mr Taiwo Oyedele and President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House President Bola Tinubu has nominated the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Dr. Taiwo Oyedele, as the Minister of State for Finance. Oyedele replaces Dr. Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as […]