Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has condemned the Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akinola against his intention to incite religious conflict in Osun State.According to a statement issued by the Chairman, Osun Democrat for Democracy, ODD in Osun State, Abdulmrauf Odunlade and made available to our correspondent in Osogbo, said it was shocking and deeply, …

A man named Ebimotimi Freeborn has been lynched by angry mob for allegedly stealing bread in Yenagoa.The suspect age 31,male from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was killed at Tombia,a suburb of Yenagoa the state capital.Meanwhile the Bayelsa State Police Command in a statement through the Police Public Relation Officer SP Asinim Butswat has condemned the lynching …

3rd edition of Senator Douye Diri National Scrabble Competition Championship has ended in Yenagoa with the state governor Senator Douye Diri calling on multinationals and International Oil Companies to invest in sports development.The 2 days event which started from 8th ended on the 9th July at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa with participants drawn from all parts …

This was first published on October 29, 2018. Considering the resuscitation of the issue by the new Kano State Government, I see the need to republish it.While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday Leadership.Journalists have a way of knowing …

The Titanic crash of 1912 was among the four most calamitous tragedies of the 20th century in the history of humanity. The others were World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), World War II (1939 to 1945), and the Challenger STS Explosion of 28th January 1986. World War I and II claimed millions of lives and properties …

The Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) has commenced the sensitization of ex-agitators on how to obtain a single digit interest loans from the recently launched cooperative scheme.Rtd Major General Barry Ndiomu the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program,said the sensitization was to guide prospective beneficiaries on how to have access on the different categories of the loans. Speaking through Mr …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has refuted claims that he appointed his daughter and uncle as commissioners in the state.The governor had forwarded a list of 25 Commissioner and Special Adviser nominees to the state House of Assembly which was unveiled on FridayThe Speaker of the parliament, Adewale Egbedun reeled out the list on Friday including two nominees who have …

Former Minister of state for petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has sponsor a major medical outreach for health services and medication to Bayelsans in commemoration of his fifty nine birthday celebration.The outreach, held on Thursday at the Gabriel Okara cultural centre, Yenagoa, was aimed at reaching out to less privileged members of the state in the area of healthcare service delivery.Speaking …

The House of Representatives has called for an end to open defecation in the country, while urging the government to increase the number of public toilets annually.This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Bashiru Dawodu (APC-Lagos) on the floor of the House on Thursday in Abuja.His motion was titled: “Need to End Open Defecation in Nigeria and increase …

The Osun State House of Assembly has unveiled the commissioner lists of Governor Ademola Adeleke on Friday.The name of the commissioners was contained in a statement issued by Olamide Tiamiyu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the house and made available to Reporters on Friday.It reads: “The Osun State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. …