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All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, yesterday said that he is on a rescue mission in the State of Living Springs. He said his antecedents and pedigree as former Finance Commissioner have prepared him well for the assignment, adding that his administration would make…
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The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, Trade Union Side, has urged the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to convene an urgent meeting over the delayed payment of two months’ wage award and the implementation of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow rigging of the August 15 governorship election in the State or risk political violence as witnessed in 1983. This was as he called on the President to urgently intervene in what he described as systematic repression, killing…
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The National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Osun State governorship election has unveiled its strategy to reclaim the state from the Accord Party with a strong emphasis on grassroots mobilisation and operational planning ahead of the poll. The resolve was expressed on Monday during the…
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The Imole Campaign Council, the group working for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to reassure residents of Osun State of a peaceful, violence-free and impartial governorship election on August 15. In a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi,…
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Former Managing Director of Osun State Investment Company Limited, OSICOL, Dr Tunde Faleye, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of lopsided distribution of infrastructure projects across the state. Faleye said that the governor’s home base, Ede Federal Constituency, cornered nearly three-quarters of the state’s major capital spending in the last three…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday defended the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the government’s policy decisions have strengthened Nigeria’s economy and significantly increased the country’s foreign reserves. Speaking at the Delta Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba, Shettima said the administration inherited a difficult economic environment…
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Major General Auwalu Mahmuda on Monday assumed duty as the 56th General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division at the Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mahmuda took over from Maj. Gen. Chinedu Nnebeife, who has been redeployed to command the newly established 10 Division in Jalingo,…
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The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Osun State on Monday inaugurated a new 9-man executive led by Dr Tosin Odeyemi of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, DLA. The parties said the action was necessary to fill a leadership vacuum ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Fifteen of the 22…
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The Osun State Police Command on Monday announced the arrest of three suspects during a routine intelligence-led raid at a criminal black spot in Osogbo as part of its ongoing operations to combat crime across the state. The Command spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on behalf of the…
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