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The Governing Council of Fountain University, Osogbo, on Monday, approved the reappointment of Professor Olayinka Ramota Karim as Vice-Chancellor for a second and final term of four years. A statement by the Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Mr Sheriff Adeyemi Adenekan, stated that the reappointment was unanimously approved…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded an explanation from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his repeated absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Reacting on Sunday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr Phrank Shaibu, Atiku noted that Tinubu did not attend the 79th session in…
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as non-interference in the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying such developments could strengthen public confidence in the democratic process. He gave the commendation statement issued by the…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). VP Shettima said Nigeria’s engagements at the global gathering would be guided by the country’s national interest, commitment…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid an intimate tribute to his wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. He declared that if given another chance to begin life afresh, he would still choose the path that brought them together. In a personal message marking the First Lady’s 66th birthday today, the President…
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The Accord Party in Osun State has accused the factional National Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of plotting a violent takeover of motor parks in the state. The party…
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The All Progressives Congress candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, has said the emergence of legislative candidates in the party’s recent primaries was a product of internal democracy and not imposition by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, or any individual. Adegoke stated…
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The Osun State Police Command has warned against a planned protest allegedly being organised by a group identified as the “Congress of Cultists,” linked to the Neo-Black Movement, popularly known as Black Axe. The warning was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi,…
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President Bola Tinubu has urged state governments to ensure that savings from cheaper CNG-powered transportation translate into lower fares for Nigerians ahead of October 1. Tinubu gave the charge in a statement on Saturday, updating Nigerians on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, which was established following his August 27…
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The Osun State University, Osogbo, is set to graduate 4,357 students, including its first set of 90 medical doctors during its 16th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Clement Adebooye, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the institution’s main campus in Osogbo on Saturday to formally flag off…
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