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Adegboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue economy, says the federal government is planning to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act of 2003. Oyetola spoke on Sunday in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation from NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Offshore Support…
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Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his administration’s growing recognition of culture as a vital pillar of national identity, unity and international diplomacy. The monarch, who is the Global Patron of the World Orisha Congress (WOOCON), expressed gratitude to President…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved several critical policy decisions aimed at strengthening the welfare of public servants, diversifying the economy, and addressing unemployment. Chief among these was the renewal of the Group Life Assurance Scheme for federal government employees, a move described as a testament to the Tinubu…
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A Professor of Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist, Chris Piwuna, has been elected as the national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He takes over from Emmanuel Osodeke, a Professor of Agriculture at the University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, who was elected in May 2021. Prof. Piwuna…
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Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has been unveiled as the official face of the 2025 edition of Osun Osogbo Festival. The festival, a sacred 600-year-old cultural experience recognised by UNESCO, will return in August 2025. This year’s edition promises a blend of Afro-modern production, glamour, symbolism, and ancestral pride. “This isn’t…
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Former Bayelsa East senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has predicted that Afrobeats star Davido, whose full name is David Adeleke, could one day become the Governor of Osun State. Speaking in a recent episode of his Common Sense series, Murray-Bruce emphasized that Davido’s political potential is not only tied to his fame…
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A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Olu Alabi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to quash the alleged plan of manipulating the 2026 governorship election in Osun State to favour the All Progressives Congress (APC). He stated that Osun is not Edo…
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The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party in Ward 01, Iragbiji, Osun State on Monday said it has been notified by the lawmaker who represented Osun Central Senatorial District in the Senate between 2003 and 2007, Felix Ogunwale, of his resignation from the party. Ogunwale had previously resigned his post…
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Suspected hoodlums attacked three personnel of the Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in Awo of Egbedore Local Government Area of the state on Friday. The personnel who sustained various degrees of injuries while in a fierce battle with the miscreants who were trying to disarm and dispossess…
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The All Progressives Congress has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, claiming he has failed in all aspects of governance. “It has been a failure in every aspect. The government lacks focus, and the leadership structure is unclear,” said the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru, who spoke…
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