The Asoju Oba of Orile Ilawo Kingdom, Chief Adeshina Kadri, PhD (H.C.), who is also an Ambassador of the Institute for Peace and Economic Development and Chairman/Founder of the Shina Kadri Foundation, has commended the Ooni of Ife and Permanent Chairman of the Osun State Council of Obas, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, for…
The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday, adjourned hearing in a suit filed by reinstated All Progressives Congress, APC, chairmen and councillors seeking legal determination of their tenure of office.The matter, which concerned the validity of local government elections conducted by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration on February 22, 2025, was adjourned…
The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of all federal universities in Nigeria to commence enforcement of “no work, no pay” policy against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of all federal universities in Nigeria to commence enforcement of “no work, no pay” policy against members of…
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has mourned the death of renowned activist and Secretary of the Joint Action Front, Abiodun Aremu. Aremu, who was also a leading voice in the pro-labour civil society movement, was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle while crossing the…
The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola, has stated that the state government will leave no stone unturned in implementing the Safe Termination of Pregnancy guidelines to enhance safe and legal abortion services, as permitted by Nigerian law.Dr Ogunsola, in a statement on Friday, said that the renewed assurance…
President Bola Tinubu will attend the 8th edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit as the Special Guest of Honour. The event is scheduled to take place from November 11 to 13, 2025, in Abuja.The announcement was made on Friday during a press briefing in Abuja by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has secured the conviction of Mr. Abubakar Bawa Makuku, Sole Administrator and Caretaker Chairman of Sakaba Local Government Area in Kebbi State, and Mr. Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai, Director of Finance and Supply, for contract fraud and abuse of office involving the sum of N54 million….
The Nigerian Senate has given the executive a two-week deadline to submit a holistic, documented progress report on the implementation of the 2024 budget, as well as projections for the 2025 budget, before it will entertain the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, issued the ultimatum at a…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has weighed in on the cost of the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project that was approved by President Bola Tinubu. Makinde, who spoke at an event in a viral video on Friday, said there was no need for the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to be “dancing around the cost”…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa I), has called on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to prioritize the rehabilitation and construction of adjoining and hinterland roads across local government areas in the state to ease transportation and decongest major highways. The monarch made the appeal at the Stakeholders Consultative and Engagement…