Education

Oborevwori Pledges Speedy Consideration of Stagnated Teachers

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By Eghweree Oghenero The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has promised to give speedy consideration to the issue of stagnation of some graduate teachers at Grade Level 14, as part of his administration’s policy to improve the welfare of members of the profession. Governor Oborevwori Continue Reading

Lifestyle

NUT Honours  Adebo Ogundoyin with Exemplary Leadership Award

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By Mosope Kehinde The Oyo State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has honoured the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adebo Ogundoyin with an Exemplary Leadership and Humanitarian Service Award. This prestigious recognition was given to Ogundoyin for his outstanding contributions to education and humanity through quality legislation. The Oyo […]Continue Reading

Governance

I will pay N70,000 minimum wage – Makinde

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By Iyabo Adebisi Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured the state workforce that his administration will pay N70,000 minimum wage. He gave the assurance  in Ibadan while addressing teachers on the occasion of the 2024 World Teachers Day. The governor announced that negotiation on the minimum wage consequential adjustment would start in the […]Continue Reading

Education

Abiodun Gives Appointment to Ogunteach Scheme Enrollees

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By Segun Folarin Ogun State government has presented appointment letters to 1,000 enrollees of Ogun Teachers Scheme, giving them permanent status on the payroll of the state teaching service commission.  The government also declared Monday 7th October, 2024 as work free day for the teachers as part of the gestures to honour the educators. Governor […]Continue Reading

Crime

Bliss Turns Sour: Man Kills Newlywed Wife, Sets Room Ablaze

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A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Friday after a heated argument between the couple. The Lagos State Police Command, while confirming the incident in a statement by […]Continue Reading

Environment

Ogun Donates N200 Million to Borno

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By Abimbola Bamgbose Ogun State Government has contributed N200 million to Borno to aid recovery efforts following a devastating flood that recently swept through the state destroying homes and displacing thousands of residents. The donation was announced on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. Akinmade said […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

Conflicting Court Verdicts: Legal Luminary Points Way Out

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By Iyabo Adebisi A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Bolaji Ayorinde says technology will help check conflicting court judgment, a menace detrimental to good governance in the country.  Chief Ayorinde stated this while speaking with journalists in Ibadan on the nation’s 64th Independence anniversary.  Chief Ayorinde, who frowned at Continue Reading

Education

Academics Applaud Prof. Adeyemi’s Edunabon Manuscripts at Valedictory Lecture

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By Nashirdeen Sherifdeen  Engineering Geologists are indispensable experts required to ensure resilient, sustainable structures that could withstand the test of time. This aspect of engineering seeks to solve Civil Engineering and earthworks problems as it studies earth materials and processes as well as their impact on human-made structures. These are some of the Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Kidnapper Leads Police to Exhume Remains of Victims

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  A 29 year old suspected kidnapper and serial killer, Phillips Ogunnaike has led the police to 3 locations where the remains of his victims were exhumed from the bushes in different parts of Ogun Central Senatorial District.  Philips Ogunnaike, who claimed to be a member of Aye Confraternity was accused of luring […]Continue Reading

Governance

Oyebanji Approves Appointment of Board Chairmen

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By Ogunrinde Amos Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointments of three hundred and twenty board chairmen and members for fifty two government agencies and parastatals. This is to ensure smooth running of government activities and enhancing service delivery. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr. Yinka Oyebode announced the Continue Reading

Crime

Burglar Cooks Meal for Victim, Hangs Out Washing

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A woman discovered her house had been broken into by a burglar who hung out her washing, put her shopping away and cooked a meal on her stove. Damian Wojnilowicz, 36, was jailed for 22 months at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday for carrying out the unusual burglary in Monmouthshire on 16 July. The woman […]Continue Reading

Human Angle

Destitute Woman at Risk of Death on Oba Adebimpe Road,  Dugbe

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By Fasilat Lawal Traders around Oba Adebimpe Road, Dugbe, Ibadan, have appealed to the Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to pick up a destitute woman lying in front of the Radio Nigeria. According to traders in the area the middle aged woman has […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Conviction of Menendez Brothers Jailed over Parents Murder for Review  

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The convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were jailed more than three decades ago for the murder of their parents in the US, are set to be reviewed. The brothers shot Jose and Kitty Menendez at their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, in what prosecutors said was a plot to inherit their father’s fortune. […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Haiti Gang Attack Claims 20 Lives  

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At least 20 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Another 50 were wounded as Gran Grif gang members rampaged through Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region situated about 71km North-West of the capital Port-au-Prince. Video footage shows groups of people fleeing the violence on motorbikes […]Continue Reading

Crime

Alleged N110bn Fraud: Court Summons Yahaya Bello

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, summoned the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for arraignment on October 24. Bello is to be arraigned alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu following 16 fresh charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bello had previously been declared […]Continue Reading

Legislature

Ogun Assembly Passes Consumer Protection Bill

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By Omolara Adasofunjo The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2024, in its bid to address consumer extortion, disputes and other sharp practices. The passage of the bill titled: “A Bill for a Law to Establish the Ogun State Consumer Protection Agency, Provide for the Protection of the Interest of […]Continue Reading

Communication

Africa should not be dumping ground for fake news – Media Professionals

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Media professionals have identified the need for stakeholders to improve the quality and credibility of traditional media to prevent African nations from becoming the dumping ground for fake news. This formed the highlight of submissions at Public Lecture and Special Recognition of Outstanding Media Professionals organized by the Nigeria Union of Continue Reading

Governance

Adeleke Approves N3.3B Accrued Bond Certificates of Pensioners

Web News 3 October 2024 127 0

By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the sum of Three point three billion naira for the payment of accrued bond certificates of some retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the state. A statement by the Head of Service, Mr Ayanleye Aina explains that 1.5 billion naira is for retirees […]Continue Reading

Health

Nurses Protest Against Alleged Student Assault by Doctor

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Nurses at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, have protested the alleged assault on a final year student nurse by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Adekunle Nurudeen. They alleged Dr Adekunle, a staff with the hospital, of slapping the student nurse at the theatre suit on Tuesday, 24th September 2024 and that […]Continue Reading

Economy

Tinubu Submits Four Tax Reform Bills to National Assembly

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President Bola Tinubu has submitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly for consideration. In a letter read during their respective plenary sessions by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday, the President explained that the bills were crafted to align with his administration’s goals. The […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Taiwan Hospital Fire Killed Nine

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Nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan, according to local media. The fire struck the Pingtung county hospital at around 09:40 local time (01:00 GMT) – just as Typhoon Krathon made landfall to the west, in neighbouring Kaohsiung. The wet and windy weather complicated the fire response, one report […]Continue Reading

Entertainment

Yeye Folashade Shona To Receive OSRA Special Award

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By Olawale Asake In recognition of her contributions to the society, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, DLA Toys and Amusement Park, Lagos and AVO Pizza Fabulous, Arepo, Ogun State, Yeye Folashade Shona will be honoured as one of the Influential Awardees at the 5th Oodua Special Recognition Awards Ile Ife 2024. The event which is […]Continue Reading

Energy

FG Removes VAT on Cooking Gas, Diesel, Others

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The Federal Government has announced the provision of new tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas production to boost investments in the sector. It also announced that the importation of key energy products and infrastructure, including diesel, feed gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, electric vehicles, Liquefied Natural Gas infrastructure, and clean Continue Reading

Sport

Ogun Wrestling Association Appeals for Training Equipment

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By Olusegun Folarin Ogun state Wrestling Association wants state government to provide the wrestlers with the right equipment especially mats to aid their performances at major competitions ahead of the National Sports Festival. The Chairman of the association, Dr Abimbola Babalola made the appeal in Abeokuta when he led the gold medalist at the last […]Continue Reading

Labour

Makinde Approves Conversion Of LG Ad-Hoc Wokers to Permanent Staff

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By Iyabo Adebisi/ Olubunmi Agboola  Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has approved the conversion of all ad-hoc workers across Local Government Areas in Oyo State into the permanent staff status.  He stated this at the commissioning of the Local Government House and Staff Training School at the state secretariat, Ibadan. The governor directed Continue Reading