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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has hailed the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on his 51st birthday, describing the monarch as a beacon of peace, cultural rebirth, and national inspiration. Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said Ooni Ogunwusi’s reign has become synonymous with transformational…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected an application by the Osun State government to send back a suit regarding the local government funds to the court’s division in Osogbo, the capital of the state. Justice Emeka Nwitealso ruled out bias in the decision to keep the case…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Osun State have again called out the state Commissioner for Youth, Moshood Olagunju, over alleged lack of inclusivity. The residents said the Ministry under Olagunju has been ‘non-functional’ in terms of youth engagement, calling on the state government to address the issue. The residents made the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A former Commissioner of Works in Osun State, Remi Omowaiye, on Thursday, took a swipe at Governor Ademola Adeleke over his ‘intellectual’ capacity. Omowaiye, while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress in Ilesa East Local Government, during the visit of the campaign team of one of…
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President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of the Senate for appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of Independent National Commission (INEC). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has said that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while maintaining, however, that no one would defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All…
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The senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged multilateral institutions to acknowledge that the Nigerian economy has turned the corner due to the several reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Ibrahim was reacting to a recent World Bank’s economic report, which estimated that 139 million Nigerians now…
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FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday knocked his critics, saying those who lashed out at him for being on President Bola Tinubu’s side have now joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, 57, is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but has been serving in the APC-led Federal Government…
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Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the country’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to a five-year high of $43.4 billion, signalling renewed investor confidence and the positive impact of ongoing economic reforms. Cardoso spoke at the Nigeria Investors Forum held in Washington, D.C, United States,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has presented cheques worth N40,360,075.66 to families and next of kin of Forty-five (45) deceased Police Officers in Osun State. The gesture was part of the Inspector-General of Police’s family welfare packages and Group Life Assurance Scheme. According…
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