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By Tunde Olamilekan The World Health Organisation has advised residents of Osun State to stop consuming bush meat to prevent mpox infection. An official of W.H.O, Mr Basheer Fatoki made the plea in Osogbo on Friday during a media roundtable discussion on the prevention of mpox in Osun. The expert…
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By Tunde Olamilekan As the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State draws nearer, the race for who picks the ticket among the aspirants has thickened. osun.life reports that APC in a recent release by its National Secretariat slated December 13, 2025, for its gubernatorial primary…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Zonal Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Zone 9, Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, ACGN Tunde John Omotosin, has named Osun and Ondo as the major states where Indian hemp is being grown. Omotosin stated this during the week when he visited Tribune House…
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The World Bank has launched ‘AgriConnect’, its flagship initiative meant to boost agriculture and assist smallholder farmers in moving from subsistence to surplus. Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group, spoke on Friday during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/ World Bank in Washington DC, the…
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Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says “notable figures” from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will be joining the ruling party next week. Yilwatda spoke on Friday during a meeting with APC stakeholders in Jos, the Plateau state capital. “Next week, I will be receiving some…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, marked his 51st birthday on Friday with prayers for Nigeria and calls for national unity. A statement from Moses Olafare, Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s palace, said Oba Ogunwusi expressed gratitude to Almighty God for the gift of life…
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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has reaffirmed the Scheme’s commitment to national unity and integration, declaring that all corps members are equal regardless of their background. According to a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, Nafiu made…
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has urged a paradigm shift in the government’s approach to border management, calling for a deliberate effort to transform border communities from neglected zones into centres of opportunity. According to him, viewing these communities as partners to be invested in rather than problems…
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The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said that nobody can unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Speaking in Lokoja on Saturday during the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, in the…
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The senate has expressed disappointment over the federal government’s failure to honour agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), pledging to intervene to end the ongoing two-week warning strike. Mohammed Dandutse, senator representing Katsina south and chairman of the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund, spoke…
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