Osun College of Tech: Merit will determine Rector’s appointment – Council

Merit strictly, will determine the appointment of the new Rector of  Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, according to the institution’s Council. The Council’s Chairman, Prince Diran Odeyemi, affirmed this in a statement, as he dismissed allegations of favouritism being levelled against Governor Ademola Adeleke by the opposition All Progressives Congress as baseless calumny […]

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PDP crisis deepens as Supreme Court reinstates Anyanwu as secretary

There is confusion in the Peoples Democratic Party as the National Working Committee insists that Sunday Ude-Okoye is the National Secretary of the party despite the Supreme Court judgment on Friday which appears to have reinstated a factional leader, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, as secretary. The PDP has experienced internal struggles both before and after the […]

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Ogun to generate electricity from 9MW hydro power plant

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the state government is considering generating electricity from the 9 Megawatts hydro power plant, located within the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. The governor stated this during an on-the-spot assessment of facilities at the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority on Friday. Abiodun said that his administration is […]

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Ireti Kingibe faults voice vote in Rivers emergency rule approval

The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has condemned the National Assembly’s use of voice vote in approving the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all members of the state assembly over […]

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Ifon-Ilobu dispute: Adeleke imposes dusk to dawn curfew

To curb the probable further spread of the dispute between the Ifon and Ilobu communities, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed a daily curfew from dusk to dawn on the two communities. It will be in force until lasting peace is restored. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and […]

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APC backs Tinubu as Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai intensify coalition talks

The 2023 presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, along with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have announced the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President confirmed this while responding to a question on […]

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Rivers emergency rule: National Assembly backs Tinubu as Fubara counters President’s allegation

– Suspended governor blames Wike, S’South govs oppose Tinubu, Ibas warns pipeline vandals The National Assembly, on Thursday, endorsed the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at separate plenary sessions of the two chambers where they deliberated on the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, […]

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