The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Local Government Accounts Administration Bill, 2025, to regulate the opening, management, and operation of local government accounts. The Assembly said the passage of the bill marked a significant step toward strengthening financial governance and transparency across the state’s 30 local government areas and area…
A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating in Kwara State. The Kwara State Government disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Friday. The suspect was reportedly intercepted in Jebba,…
People’s Democratic Party chieftain Umar Sani has alleged that Governor Ademola Adeleke was attempting to prevent the party from producing a candidate ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election. Speaking to ARISE NEWS on Friday, Sani insisted that the governor’s political manoeuvres are aimed at securing his personal survival rather than protecting the interests of the…
The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by Osun State Government that sought to compel the Federal Government to release withheld allocations belonging to local government areas in the state. A seven-member panel of the apex court, in a split decision of six to one, held that the legal action brought by…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) Ibadan, has announced its annual Christmas Party with inmates at Agodi Correctional Centre, scheduled for 24th of this month. This was made known in a statement by the Director of JDPC Ibadan, Rev. Charles Ajibaye. According to Rev. Ajibaye, this year’s edition comes with a…
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has reiterated the Command’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the National Youth Service Corps in Borno State to ensure the scheme continues to deliver on its national mandate. According to a statement released by the Media Information Officer, Joint…
The United Kingdom has launched two economic reform programmes worth £12.4m to support Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience, and private-sector growth. The initiatives – the Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation programme and the Nigeria Public Finance Facility – were unveiled on Thursday at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Abuja. In her opening remarks, the…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, to rethink the removal of Civic Education, Computer Studies, and Electrical Installation, among others, from the West African Examination Council portal, citing the significance of the subjects to national development. The resolution of the House followed the consideration and adoption of…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A -2 Day Capacity Building of the Social Behavior Change Committee, SNCC geared towards empowering stakeholders in child health related communication has opened in Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of the Workshop holding at an Oyo State Local Government Staff Training Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan, is “Deepening the Understanding of SBC Principles for…
The marketing firm handling the sale of Nigeria’s presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet has withdrawn the aircraft’s listing. The jet, previously listed on the company’s website, could no longer be found when our correspondent visited. In an email response to the newsmen, Manager of Market Research at JetHQ, Laurie Barringer, confirmed that the company no…