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Children of the slain former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Chief Bola Ige, Funso and Muyiwa have declared that they have fulfilled the wishes of their late father. They said their father had wished them better life which had come true. They spoke at the 50th birthday celebration…
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By Joseph Akanbi An Australian Open final between two ageless champions turned out to be a tennis match for the ages, with Roger Federer beating Rafael Nadal in five outstanding sets before a rapturous Rod Laver Arena crowd. The Swiss star prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 against Rafael Nadal,…
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An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Osun State, Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, has lauded Governor Rauf Aregbesola for building mega schools across the state. Alabi, who is the president of Osun Ajose Foundation, said the schools have always been a source of joy. Alabi enjoined the people to join hands…
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The Osun State Ambulance Services (O’Ambulance) has disclosed that it rescued more than 2000 people in 2016 through its prompt rescue operations in emergencies across the state. In an end-of-the-year review of its activities submitted to the Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, the Director…
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Men favoured enough to dine with elders won’t talk death to big men and kings. Big men are not just big for nothing. Sometimes they die to live. Snakes retreat to shed their skins, live anew and strike better. Eagles in old age retreat to the mountains. There, they break…
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By Dorcas Egede With the rate at which the prices of sanitary pads are rising, we may just be returning to the days when women used rags, leaves, grasses, sat in water or on sand during their menses. Dorcas Egede reports Eva trudged along the bumpy road leading to the store…
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By Sola Adeyeye (Senator, Osun Central) This rehash of the prominent positions held by Muslims in Nigeria is mischievous and quite unfortunate. It is the typical Nigerian game of chasing needless shadows rather than focusing on the arduous task of nation building. Until recently, so-called Christians held commanding heights of…
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By NAN The National Home Feeding programme that will start on Monday in all public primary schools in Oyo State will reduce hunger among its would-be 158, 450 beneficiaries, especially, the indigent pupils among them. A cross section of parents stated this on Saturday when commenting on the likely…
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By Oluwole Ige Retired Justice Folahanmi Olamide Oloyede caused a stir in 2015, when as a serving judge in Osun State; she forwarded a petition to the state House of Assembly calling for the probe of Governor Rauf Aregbesola over the inability of the government to pay workers’ salaries and…
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By Nation Newspapers In line with the six point Integral Action Plan of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the Osun State government has secured the commitment of a notable German institute to assist the state on improved health care delivery. A team of seasoned German oncologists from the Institute for Operative Medicine…
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