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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi for the approval of contracts for the rehabilitation of Osogbo-Iwo-Osogbo road and Gbongan-Akoda-Osogbo roads. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor said, “I received the news of the FG through the Federal…
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A faction within the labour movement in Osun State, the Association of Concerned Local Government Workers, on Friday held a May Day rally where its leadership directed members to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Osun governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji, and work for his victory. The…
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The Osun State Government has dismissed claims that public primary and secondary schools in the state are collapsing or facing shutdown due to shortage of teachers and basic facilities, insisting that no school will be closed under Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Chairman of the Osun State Teaching Service Commission, Temitope…
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Amid rising unrest in South Africa, the Nigerian Consulate in the country, in collaboration with the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa, has offered a free repatriation flight to Nigerians willing to return home permanently. The President of NICASA, Frank Onyekwelu, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, acknowledged that the situation…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, on a three-nation diplomatic trip to France, Kenya and Rwanda, in a move aimed at deepening Nigeria’s global partnerships and advancing economic reforms. According to a statement issued Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
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Street artiste and ZaZoo crooner, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus, suffered his first defeat in celebrity boxing on Friday night as social media comedian, Carter Efe, outclassed him across three rounds to win by unanimous decision at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event held at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel,…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has condoled its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, over the death of his wife, Alhaja Fatimah Oreoluwa Lawal. Alhaja Lawal reportedly died on Friday at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTHC, Ile-Ife, after a brief illness. The Osun APC, in a condolence message,…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned 1,068 retrained constables to desist from acts of professional recklessness, stressing that their uniform is not a shield from justice. Disu gave the warning in his keynote address during the passing-out parade of retrained police constables at the Police Mobile Force Base,…
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The Federal Executive Council on Thursday approved contracts for road and bridge projects worth over N7tn, comprising 10 major projects spanning all six geopolitical zones. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, who announced the approvals to State House correspondents after the FEC meeting, also disclosed a separate roll of major road…
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The Presidency and one of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, on Thursday traded words over borrowings by the Federal Government. The exchange came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu defended the administration’s borrowing profile, stating that “borrowing is not leprosy.”…
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