By Steve Otaloro Politics often presents society with two models of leadership. The first is immediate and emotionally gratifying. It thrives on personal gestures, spontaneous generosity and the ability to leave individuals with stories of private kindness. Such gestures have their place. There is nothing inherently wrong with a politician spending personal resources to appreciate […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *When Jesus Christ asked his disciples who the people said He was, and later, who the disciples themselves claimed He was in the gospel of St. Matthew, what Jesus actually wanted to teach us, individually and collectively, was the power of _self-identification_.* *The reason for the teaching is that “no matter what […]
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By Tunde Odesola If I walked into the ground floor of the superstore at the city centre to get my preschool child a gift, and I saw bicycles, balls, boots, dolls, push cars, rackets, etc. I wouldn’t pick a thing. Instead, I would move to the first floor of the store to see the possibility […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has warned of an alleged plan by supporters of Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Accord Party to forcefully occupy council secretariats despite a pending appeal and application for stay of execution against a recent Federal High Court judgment. Imn a statement issued by […]
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By John Dilee, Osogbo Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, in partnership with World Health Organization and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, has commenced a three-day stakeholders’ engagement aimed at strengthening routine immunization services and improving vaccine coverage across the state. The meeting, holding at GMT Hotel in Osogbo, has brought together […]
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New NMCN Chairman, Dr. Alice Igbekeleoluwa Ogundele receiving her appointment letter The Federal Government has appointed renowned nurse educator, healthcare administrator, and academic, Dr. Alice Igbekeleoluwa Ogundele, as the new Chairman of the Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. Dr. Ogundele, who currently serves as the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Allied […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Colleagues and readers of this column have drawn my attention to an article by Mr. Tayo Lawal which I was to discover has gone viral, if I may borrow the language of social media users about a subject that elicits quite an interest and has unimaginably been widely circulated. The beautifully crafted […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has formally requested the intervention of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone XI, to provide security for local government chairmen elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and council workers to facilitate their resumption at council secretariats across the state. The request was contained […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday said the Federal Government is deploying a multi-dimensional strategy under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to tackle insecurity and create an enabling environment for national development. Idris stated this while chairing the National Security Summit jointly organised by the Nigeria […]
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Dapo Abiodun The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has reaffirmed its support for key national reforms, including the establishment of state police, the National Solar Super-Grid initiative, and agricultural development programmes aimed at improving security, food production and citizens’ welfare. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the communiqué issued at the end […]
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