Category: News

THE family of an 18-year-old girl, Mariam Rauf, has called on security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the teenager. Mariam, a resident of Oke Baale area of Osogbo, Osun State, was last seen on Monday, March 29, when she left home for school and had not…

The Osun Police Command has warned those planning protests to kick against hike in food prices and insecurity. A statement by the spokesperson of the Police, Yemisi Opalola, stated: “The intelligence that availed the Command revealed that, some unscrupulous elements are planning to embark on unlawful gathering/protest, to show their…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged the National Assembly to make local governments autonomous. He said they should be vested with powers to generate revenues. Jonathan said if he were a member of the National Assembly, he would mobilise members to amend sections of the 1999 Construction that would prohibit…

The United States Mission in Nigeria says it will prioritise visa applications by Nigerians students who hope to resume academic studies in the States by September 2021. This was contained in a statement on Friday signed by Temitayo Famutimi of the Public Affairs Section of the US Consulate General. According…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, says the much-expected 2023 general elections is not realistic if the worsening security situation persists in Nigeria. He stated this on Thursday at the Emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee at the Wadata Plaza in Abuja. Secondus, therefore,…

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, on Thursday told the Senate that only N2.4 billion was released to her ministry out of the N32.4 billion provision to mitigate the financial crisis faced by poor Nigerians during the COVID-19 lockdown. The minister made the…

The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has revealed that it is putting measures in place to fully clampdown on substandard steel products in Nigeria. Speaking at the meeting with South-South and South-East region of Steel manufacturers and dealers in Asaba, the Director-General of SON, Farouk Salim noted that, “after the…

Telecommunication company, 9mobile, has announced the recommencement of Subscriber Identity Module card activation at its customer service centres across Nigeria. According to a statement by the telco on Thursday, the move is the first by a Nigerian telco after the ban on activation of new SIM card was lifted by…

An interdenomiational prayer organised by the Osun State chapter of the Social Democratic Party in Osogbo, was disrupted on Thursday, when some policemen stormed the venue and arrested the chairman of the party, Femi Awe. At the prayer session held few meters away from Dugbe Divisional Police Station, Osogbo, Christian…

By Femi Adesina You rarely hear his voice in public when it comes to secular or controversial issues.A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. He just faces the work he is doing, and how very well he does it. Gently. But early…