The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked the Presidency, the Federal Judicial Commission, and other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, to submit their anti-corruption strategies, as part of the agency’s efforts to stop the abuse of contracts. All the MDAs have until March 1 to submit their strategies to the anti-graft agency. The directive was […]
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The Federal Government has spent N177.4b to offset payment of the wage award promised to civil servants in four months, according to Saturday PUNCH findings. The payment of wage awards to Nigerian workers was one of the deals agreed upon by the organised labour and the Federal Government as one of the ways to mitigate […]
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Osun State Government has denied a report that it obtained a N10 billion loan facility in 2023, asserting that it is not planning to take any such loan now or shortly. The government described the report as a demonstration and ignorance of mischief. A statement of the Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made available to […]
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Oyo State governor and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that there is no truth in the claim by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, that states of the federation got an additional N30 billion each outside of their statutory revenue allocations, to address the food insecurity challenges in […]
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By Abdu Rafiu No one can dispute the fact that Nigerians are going through harrowing times. The digital channels, namely Twitter, FaceBook, WhatsApp, SMS, name them, fill Platforms with lamentations of hard times. All blame is heaped on the leadership. We least understand the place of personal responsibility including the responsibility we bear in the […]
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By Banji Ayoola The happenings of the times characterized by worsening economic hardship, galloping inflation, assassinations, horrible killings and massacres, air, and road crashes claiming many lives, increasing unusual weather conditions, a rise in the occurrence of natural disasters, and the unusual upsurge in strange diseases among other horrors afflicting mankind today at an alarming […]
Continue ReadingReligious leaders in Osun State under the aegis of the Ecumenical Conference of the Bishops of the Catholic, Anglican, African, and Methodist Dioceses in Osogbo and President, Osun Baptist Conference have described as shameful the refusal by state governments to disclose the increased allocations it has been receiving from the Federal Government since the petrol […]
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A new Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Umar Abba has assumed duty in Osun State. Abba, who assumed office at the state Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital on February 16, 2024, replaces former Commissioner of Police, CP Bzigu Kwazhi who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe He was a formidable business tycoon, a London-trained accountant hailing from a prominent Lagos family. Known for his blunt demeanor and fierce ambition, he was nonetheless meticulous in his dealings, achieving great success in business without compromising fairness. Inheriting the family company from his late father, Chief Smart Owonikoko-Decency (Chief Smart) propelled […]
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Three operatives of the Osun State Command of Amotekun Corps were reportedly injured when some suspected herders attacked them at Kajola village along Osogbo/Ilesa Road in Osun state The spokesperson for the Corps, Idowu Yusuff, who confirmed the attack, said some farmers had lodged complaints against herders grazing cows on their farms in the area. […]
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