Former Secretary to the State Government of Osun, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has obtained the governorship nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeoti, according to some of his aides, obtained the…
Day: February 4, 2022
NCP approves 42 transactions for execution in 2022— BPE
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved 42 transactions to be executed by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in 2022. The council is chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. …
Delay in Ondo seaport project, Akeredolu blames FG
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has blamed Federal Government’s bureaucratic bottlenecks for the delay in the take off of the construction of a seaport in the State known as ‘Port Ondo’. …
Court remands man for attempted kidnapping in Oyo
Yaganku Magistrates ‘Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday ordered the remand of a 22-year-old, Muezz Abiola, at Abolongo Correctional Centre for attempted kidnapping. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Hijab protest turns bloody, one killed, 4 others injured in Kwara
One person was feared killed and four others sustained varying degrees of injuries, after a protest by Christian and Muslim parents of students of the Oyun Baptist High School over the use…
Alleged attack on Oranmiyan House: who is really culpable? By Lanre Akeji
On Thursday evening, Osun was greeted with the news of attack on Oranmiyan House, Osogbo, where former Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s loyalists operate from. According to the report, the building was attacked after…
Hijab crisis: Kwara shuts Baptist High School
The kwara state government has shut Baptist High School, Ijagbo in the Oyun local government area of the state amid the crisis over wearing of hijab by Muslim schoolgirls. The state commissioner…
Nigeria: Full list of state chairmen inaugurated by APC
The state chairmen of the were inaugurated by the Secretary of the party, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe. He said, “I’ve been asked to come and issue you certificates of return to you as…
Tragedy as 12 members of same family perish on Damaturu road
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has ordered full enforcement of road traffic laws in the state to curb the menace of road accidents. This is contained in a statement signed by Buni’s…
Zuckerberg loses $29bln, Bezos gains $20 bln in a day
Reuters/NAN Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc’s (FB.O) stock marked a record one-day plunge. Meanwhile, fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos was set to add $20…