Tune to the South West radio stations of Radio Nigeria on Wednesday, 27th September for MIDWEEK CRUISE. Focus – ‘Tourism in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges?’Guest on the programme is the Commissioner For Culture and Tourism, Ondo State, Honourable ‘Wale Akinlosotu. Continue Reading
Funmi Adekoya The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, says the brain drain in the medical sector calls for concern of stakeholders. The Governor stated this at the 9th Annual International Oncology Multidisciplinary team symposium organized by the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Health Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Continue Reading
By Rasheedah Makinde Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has called on Directors and Managers of private guard companies to abide by rules and regulations that guide their profession. NSCDC Commandant in Oyo state, Dr Michael Adaralewa made the call while declaring open a one day capacity building for the private security personnel at […]Continue Reading
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over alleged gross misconduct. Justice Emeka Nwite, made the ruling shortly after Aiyedatiwa’s counsel, Kayode Adewusi, moved the ex-parte motion. The judge also restrained Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from nominating a new deputy Continue Reading
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has arrived with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation in a bid to host AFCON in 2027. Recall Nigeria and the Republic of Benin presented a joint bid to host the tournament. All countries who submitted bids to host the AFCON tournament in 2025 and 2027 […]Continue Reading
The Gombe State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the African Democratic Congress, ADC against Governor Inuwa Yahaya and his Deputy, Manassah Daniel of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The ADC was challenging the declaration and return of Yahaya over alleged multiplicity and variations in the arrangement of names on the […]Continue Reading
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the Federal Government will invest in the harmonisation of the country’s data through the National Identity Management Commission, noting that multiple ID registrations will soon be over in the country. Speaking while receiving the management of team network service provider in Abuja, Tunji-Ojo said there was […]Continue Reading
The Senate will today (Tuesday) screen the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, for confirmation into a substantive capacity alongside four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, to steer affairs of the apex bank in the next five years. The Red Chamber, which is returning from its two-month annual […]Continue Reading
As part of efforts to address cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and other vices in the country, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs, has disclosed its readiness to introduce mobile courts. The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, at a briefing in Abuja, on Monday, said, “If we have a mobile […]Continue Reading
Spicy and Trendy By Ojeakhe Ozoya Happy Rapper Fuji Boiz, is a rap group made up of two thirteen year old, Azeez Wasiu & Ibrahim Usman, both from Ibadan. Sadly these young talented Nigerians have been forced to drop out of school because their parents have been unable to cater for their educational needs. Happy Rapper […]Continue Reading
A fully loaded NNPC tanker got stuck and caused traffic gridlock for travellers coming from Oju Odo, Synagogue Church, inward Ikotun area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofeek, on Tuesday. According to the […]Continue Reading
The captain of a cruise ship which collided with a small tour boat on the River Danube in Budapest, killing 28 people, has been jailed for five years. During a rainstorm in May 2019, the Mermaid, carrying South Korean tourists, sank within seconds of the crash. The Ukrainian captain of the Vikyn Sigyn cruise ship, […]Continue Reading
The military junta in Mali says it will postpone the presidential election that had been scheduled for February A government spokesman, Col Abdoulaye Maiga, said a new date would be announced and that parliamentary polls would be held separately. He said the delay was due to “technical reasons” including issues linked to the adoption of […]Continue Reading
Veteran Nollywood actor, Oluyemi Lawrence Adeyemi popularly known as Suara, is dead. The actor, according to a statement signed by his son, Adedotun Adeyemi, died on Sunday, September 24. “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to God that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, […]Continue Reading
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43, her family has announced. In a statement on Instagram, a spokesperson said that Zoleka passed away on Monday evening surrounded by friends and family. In recent years she had become well known for detailing […]Continue Reading
An explosion at a fuel depot in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees crossed into the country from the enclave. The disputed Continue Reading
By Rasheedah Makinde Oyo State Police Command has reiterated its determination to tackle the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons within the State. The command gave the assurance in a statement signed in Ibadan by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Adewale Osifeso. According to the statement, the proliferation will be through a proper […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Adekoya As the world assembles at the United Nations, Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called on world leaders to empower subnational entities to accelerate achievement of the Paris Agreements on climate change. Speaking ahead of COP28 in Dubai while receiving a report of the Governor’s Climate Advisory Council, Governor Adeleke affirmed […]Continue Reading
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday. This is to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. She noted that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi […]Continue Reading
By Mosope Kehinde Oyo Speaker, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin has showered encomiums on the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja as he marks his 79th birthday. Hon. Ogundoyin in a congratulatory message to the elder statesman in Ibadan said every 25th of September is the birthday of one of the […]Continue Reading
By Fasilat Lawal To maximally combat Gender Based Violence, GBV, in the society, it is vital that perpetrators be promptly prosecuted. Oyo State Program Officer, Resilience System for Sustainable Development Project, Mr Oluseun Adebiyi stated this at a Quarterly Gender Based Violence Coordination Meeting by Network of people living with HIV/AIDS NEPWHAN, Oyo State Chapter Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele The Media Office of The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Prince Adewale Egbedun, wishes to clear the air on the news of the Speaker’s involvement in a car crash Sunday. A Statement by the Chief Press Secretary of the Speaker, Mr. Olamide Tiamiyu assured members of the public that […]Continue Reading
…Must Read For Every Parent By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan “Dear Mum, it’s with a heavy heart that I’m writing this note, knowing the pain it is going to cause you. Mum, I want you to know that I love you dearly and if given the opportunity to live again, I will still choose you as mum […]Continue Reading
By Adetutu Adetule I’ve tattooed my entire body and removed my ears, nostrils and fingers to look like a ‘black alien’ – and now restaurants won’t serve me Anthony Loffredo, 33, from France, turned himself into an alien through surgery Known as the Black Alien Project, and has removed his nostrils, ears and more He […]Continue Reading
The Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji has rescued another seven female students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State. It was reported that the bandits attacked the university and abducted over 20 students from their rented lodge in the Sabon Gida, Bungudu LGA of the State, last Friday. According to Zagazola Makama, […]Continue Reading