By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State University (UNIOSUN) College of Education, Ipetu-Ijesa Campus, has flinducted 147 new educators into the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in a ceremony held at the Multipurpose Hall of the university’s main campus in Osogbo. This year’s event, themed “Transforming Teaching into Enterprise: The Role of Generative AI,” served […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Sunday entered into a sacred seven-day seclusion as part of the traditional rites heralding the annual Olojo Festival, one of the oldest and most revered cultural celebrations in Yoruba land. Addressing the media before entering seclusion, the Ooni dedicated this […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 65th birthday, celebrating her grace and conviction for impacting lives. He notes with fondness her deep commitment to nation building and the upholding of democratic principles, recalling the pivotal role she played in shaping the institution […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, fondly known as AMBO, has felicitatwd with Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 65th birthday. In a glowing tribute, Oyebamiji, a leading All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Osun State, described […]
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The departed SGF, Alhaji Gidado Idris A family dispute has arisen over the inheritance of the departed former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Saidu Gidado Idris. Some of his children are alleging that they have been denied access to parts of their father’s estate. Speaking on behalf of his siblings, one […]
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President Bola Tinubu will join other eminent Nigerians on Friday in Ibadan to celebrate the coronation of a former governor of Oyo State, and ex-Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. The coronation program, released at a press conference on Saturday, by Chief Bayo Oyero, Chairman of the Planning and Organizing Committee, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Artisans, Peasants and Traders Association of Nigeria (APTAN), Ile-Ife branch, has appealed to the Federal and State Governments, the Nigeria Police Force, and key stakeholders to intervene in the ongoing harassment and extortion of its members by some individuals allegedly acting on behalf of the traditional institution. In a statement […]
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The Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisation, YAYON, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from the Southwest. It made the appeal ahead of the exit next month of the incumbent INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, at the expiration of his 10 years tenure. In […]
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commends party’s restructuring, expansion By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP leadership on the peaceful and orderly conduct of its ward congresses. He also praised the party’s state chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, the Stakeholders’ Forum, and his Chief of Staff for their tireless efforts in […]
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Oyo State Government has announced the deployment of over 2,000 security operatives to ensure a peaceful and well-coordinated coronation ceremony for Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who will be officially crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the ancient Mapo Hall, Ibadan. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo, […]
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