By Michael Adeyemo A Retired Vice Principal in Oyo State Service, Alhaja Adeola Gbadamosi, says parents have major roles to play in improving the standard of education sector in the state. Alhaja Gbadamosi made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM correspondent. She expressed displeasure over negligence on the part of the parents in…
Barely one week after leading a two-day nationwide warning strike, the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to begin an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet its demands at the end of a 21-day ultimatum which will expire in approximately one week’s time. The workers union said the proposed strike was necessary following…
Aiyedatiwa was in charge of the Sunshine State while Akeredolu received treatment in Germany for an undisclosed illness. In a statement on Tuesday, Aiyedatiwa said some reports making the rounds in recent times about his purported disloyalty to Akeredolu were lies and aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor. According to the deputy…
Oyo State Government has expressed its condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Morocco over Friday’s earthquake, which has claimed about 2,800 lives and left thousands of others injured. Governor ‘Seyi Makinde described the disaster as saddening, expressing the ‘solidarity of the people of Oyo State with the Moroccan Government at this trying…
By Damilola Adegoke Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Mr Taofeek Adewale has condemned the recent trends in which sexual tapes and nudes of celebrities are released online. Mr Adewale made this known in an interview shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM Yoruba entertainment program, “Bebe Irawo”. Mr Adewale expressed great displeasure in the trend, whilst citing…
By Michael Adeyemo A Public Affairs Analyst, Honourable Kunle Olatunji has described the bilateral agreements between President Bola Tinubu and some key economic partners at the just concluded G-20 summit, New Delhi, India as laudable. Honourable Olatunji made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM’s weekly Current Affairs Programme “Trending”. He spoke against the backdrop…
Villagers wept for lost relatives in the rubble of their homes on Monday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to almost 2,700 and rescuers raced against time to find survivors. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar were joining Moroccan rescue efforts after a 6.8 magnitude quake…
President Bola Tinubu has shared in the pain of loss with the family, friends and associates of the Doyen of Accounting in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, Chief Akintola Williams, who passed away on Monday at the age of 104 years old. President Tinubu in a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, sympathised with the Government…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Southwest Speakers of House of Assemblies have urged state governments to prioritise and expedite actions in granting full autonomy to the Assemblies. This was contained in a communiqué after a meeting of heads of legislature from the six Southwest zones which include Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, and Ogun state, held in…
The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State, has invalidated the election victory of Thaddeus Atta from the Labour Party as the duly elected representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency. In a late-night judgment delivered on Monday, the tribunal ruled that the elections were inconclusive and directed the Independent National…