Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has recalled the country’s ambassadors from abroad as part of steps to rejig his new administration and ensure efficiency in the foreign service. Since taking office in May, Tinubu has announced a series of reforms aimed at revitalising the economy and spurring investment, but the initiatives have caused a short-term surge […]
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. New group absolutely unnecessary, says Olajide The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) and an elder statesman, Dr. Kunle Olajide, yesterday, faulted the formation of a parallel group, Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE), saying the YCE is active, functional, and well-established. Recall that Dr. Victor Taiwo had last Thursday launched CYE in Ibadan, the Oyo […]
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NLC President Joe Ajaero • Warning strike to show preparedness for total shutdown of economy later this month —NLC • ‘To cushion hardship, give wage awards, address housing, transport costs’ • N5b to states irrational, could be used to provide CNG-powered buses — Garuba • Low wages worsening working poor’s situation, says Emmanuel The alleged […]
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Children enjoying views from Laptop When Mr. Omolaja Adebukola and his wife decided to buy Bimbo, their 14-year-old-daughter an Internet-enabled mobile smartphone, it was to enable her to communicate seamlessly with other members of the family, whenever the need arose. According to Bimbo’s mother, the mobile phone was also to enable them (parents) to keep […]
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Oyo State Government has called for the World Bank’s investment in its bid to achieve universal access to safe drinking water and mitigate the effects of climate change. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Water Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo recently made the call during a meeting with some officials of the Bank at the Ibadan Urban […]
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Oyo State Government has cleared all the non-statutory deductions of civil servants in the state. It said this is in fulfilment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise that their deduction arrears will be paid along with their August salaries. A statement by the Information and Orientation Commissioner, Prince Dotun Oyelade, ssid the pledge by Makinde in […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has condemned the action of the owner of FinRel Pharmacy, who allegedly broke the seal on his business premises, after he was found guilty of violating the veterinary premises law. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioners of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade and his counterpart […]
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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun-elect of Ogbomosoland. This was in a statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation He said that his counterpart for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola said in a statement on […]
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Prof. Kayode Oseni Herbal Medicine is as old as man. From the very beginning, man started learning, sometimes by trial and error, or by direct observations of the animals, what herbs are good for what purpose. In African Traditional Medicine, one of the ways through which man also knows about herbs is through divination, wherein […]
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A non-governmental organisation, Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) has urged journalists to refrain from unprotected sex. Aimed at promoting access to quality healthcare and education, ECEWS conducted free tests on HIV, Syphilis, malaria, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C for journalists at the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel, Osogbo In an interview after the blood examination, one […]
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