Yakubu Mohammed Veteran journalist, Yakubu Mohammed, says an unexplainable friction between Chief MKO Abiola, the publisher of the defunct National Concord, and Dele Giwa, both departed , Ray Ekpu and himself led to founding of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch. Mohammed, who together with Giwa, Ekpu and Dan Agbese founded Newswatch in 1984, said […]
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Yakubu Mohammed Yakubu Mohammed, one of the founders of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch, says efforts are on to regain ownership of the magazine from businessman, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim. Mohammed said this in his memoir, “Beyond Expectations.” He said that the founders had decided to expand the operations of the weekly magazine in 2011, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke and the people of the state on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the state’s creation. Rising from its August Congress held in Osogbo, the union commended Adeleke’s administration for what it described as “remarkable strides […]
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Yhe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the directive issued by officials of the state government mandating civil servants to vacate their official duties and gather at the State Secretariat, Abere, to “give a rousing welcome” to Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement signed by the party’s spokesman, Kola Olabisi, the APC […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (SAN), a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Osun State residents to remain steadfast in their hope for a better future. Popularly known as K-RAD, the politician made the call in a statement issued in Osogbo on Wednesday, […]
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President Tinubu Hosts NGX Group Board and SEC Director-General in Brazil, Invited to NGX Trading Floor | State House/Bayo Onanuga President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday praised the “remarkable growth” of Nigeria’s capital market under his administration. This is as he credited investors’ confidence in his economic reforms for the surge in activity on the Nigerian […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress has clarified that, despite the widespread endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term, other party members interested in the presidency will still be free to contest for the party’s ticket during the primaries. APC’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Mohammad Argungu, disclosed this on Wednesday at an interactive session […]
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Ondo State Government has banned graduation ceremonies for nursery and junior secondary school pupils due to the attendant the financial burden on parents and guardians. This was in a statement on Wednesday by the education ministry’s spokesman, Bisi Lawani. The statement said the commissioner, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, gave the directive during a stakeholder meeting with […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo As Osun State commemorates its 34th anniversary, the Corps Commander of the state:s Amotekun Corps, Chief Adekunle Omoyele, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke, and the people of the state on this significant milestone. Omoyele, in a statement in Osogbo, described the anniversary as a time for reflection, gratitude, and a renewed […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo As Osun State celebrates its 34th year of existence, Governor Ademola Adeleke declared jubilantly: “We have made Osun better than we met it.” His remarks, delivered at the anniversary ceremony held at Adolack Hotel in Osogbo, painted a picture of a state once grappling with structural challenges, but now steadily finding […]
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