Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress Squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA Afrobasketball Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who is an Osogbo born Basketball player, plays her trade for Hungarian Basketball team, Ratgeber and played a pivotal role in the Nigeria Women’s…
The Odoba of Ado-Ekiti, High Chief Alex-Olu Àjàyí, is best described by me as Daddy. He was indeed, Daddy to me in every sense, and most probably, more than I deserved. Daddy was the Head of my Clan, The Odoba Clan of Ado-Ekiti, hence his title, High Chief Odoba until his translation on the 24th…
High Chief Seyeifa Koroye has emerged the new Pere (King) of Tarakiri Kingdom of Bayelsa State. In a keenly contested election, he polled a total of 63 votes to beat his closest co-contender, King Famous Esdowo of Angalabiri community. Earlier, the Election Committee Chairman, Chief Ayakeme Whiyke said Chief Famous Esdowo scored a total of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Bayelsa State Council on Wednesday stage a peaceful Protest in Yenagoa against what they described as anti people policies of the federal government. As early as 7am members of the organized labour converged at Amarata in the State capital carrying placards with various inscriptions such as “Too much surfering in…
RE: LCDA CREATION IN ONDO STATE. It has come to the attention of the Ondo State Government that unconfirmed lists of the new Local Councils Development Areas (LCDAs) and their headquarters is currently in circulation on the social media and other online platforms. To avoid confusion and misinformation on the creation of LCDA(s), Members of…
Police in Osun State command have apprehended a middle- aged man, Adamu Saliu and his 15-year son for allegedly abducting church worshipers during a night vigil at Odu area in Osun State . The father and his son were among the 14 suspects paraded yesterday at the police headquarters in Osogbo. Parading the suspects before…
. It was an happy moment has 100 beneficiaries were gifted start-up packs to start their own businesses after undergoing a four months empowerment training program in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State Capital. The empowerment program which was organized by Paul Ogouns Foundation (POF) is to actualize the dreams and aspirations of the needy and less…
The Ondo State Government says it is creating an additional 33 local development council areas (LCDAs). The State already has 18 Local Government Areas. Information Commissioner, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju disclosed this to press men after the State Council meeting on Thursday.
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and eminent medical scholar Ali Pate are on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it was learnt this morning. Also nominated for cabinet positions are legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); an economist Olawale Edun, banker…
Residents of Osun State have started groaning following the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)as intra- transportation within the state skyrocketed. Osogbo ,the state capital, intra commercial transport services popularly called Korope’ charges #200 per drop in short distances while Okada charges #300 or #400 respectively depending on the distance ….
