***Declares Osun Ready for Partnership As part of his administration’s efforts to build cross-border partnership and drive investment into key sectors of Osun State’s economy, Governor Ademola Adeleke held a roundtable discussion with Georgia top political leaders, mayors, and business leaders in Atlanta, United States of America. The roundtable, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia and coordinated by Hon. Samuel Oyedotun, current Chairman of the Osun State Water Corporation at Zanzibar Cuisine and Lounge, brought together Osun indigenes in Georgia, young entrepreneurs, policy makers, city mayors, political and business leaders from sectors including real estate, fintech, automobile, agriculture, and more. Governor Adeleke,…
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Oyo State Government has declared Wednesday, 20 August, 2025, as a work-free day. Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike K. Adeyemo, in a circular letter dated 18th August, 2025, indicated that the governor approved the work-free day to mark the Isese Day Celebration. According to the circular, the governor urged all citizens in the state to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity and stability of the state in particular and the country in general. READ ALSO:
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Tokyo, Japan, early on Tuesday to join other African leaders, international development partners and stakeholders at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The event will be held from August 20-22 at the Pacifico Yokohama. President Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, the Ambassador in charge of Haneda Airport for TICAD, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and officials from the Nigerian Embassy after the plane touched down at 00:50 am local time. The Japanese government initiated the triennial event,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated all the winners of Saturday, August 16, by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. The President commends the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the hitch-free elections, mostly devoid of violence. Following the results declared by INEC, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 12 constituencies, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) won in two, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in one, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) won in one. President Tinubu congratulates the new APC National Chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, for the emphatic first victory recorded under his leadership. He…
By Hassan Gimba In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also feel sad for our youth, who are daily ensnared by the ravaging trend. But I am more distressed for Nigeria, my country, for breeding such youth. We are mortgaging our country’s future by sacrificing our youth’s intellectual growth to Artificial Intelligence, AI. I recall our growing days with nostalgia. I started reading my senior sisters’ novels, the Mills and Boon series, and those by Agatha Christie at age nine.…
This week, we marked a major milestone in improving maternal and child healthcare, strengthening vaccine storage, and reducing general healthcare service disruptions with the official handover of 28 fully solar-powered Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities to the Kano State Government. Implemented by eHealth Africa with funding from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and support by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, these upgrades are set to transform health service delivery across the state. The facilities, officially handed over to the state by UNICEF on 11th August 2025, are part of an ongoing initiative to solarize 238 primary healthcare centres across 12…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has again reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustain security services through the budgetary process, declaring “under my watch, we don’t operate security votes in the sense Nigerians understand it” In a statement issued on Friday and signed by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor said Osun has no slush fund which many Nigerians regard as ‘security votes’, noting that our expenditure on security services are undertaken within the confines of the public finance law and regulations. He listed such security expenditures as operational support for security agencies operating in the state, ; funding of operations to…
An Islamic pressure group, Concerned Muslim Brothers (CMB) has condemned the continued withholding of Osun local government funds by the Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi and Marine Minister, Gboyega Oyetola, describing the situation as anti-Allah and anti-people. In protest letters sent to the leaders of League of Imams and Alfas and the Presidency, the group warned against oppression, repression and victimization of Osun people, many of whom are Muslims and are against activities of some Muslim adherents who are involved in the fund seizure. The group particularly reported the anti-people activities of the AGF and Marine ministers to the Muslim leaders…
Stakeholders have called for long-term financing of projects and a shift in the mindset of creative entrepreneurs as essential tools in enabling the creative industry to thrive. The creative industry stakeholders reached this consensus in Lagos on Tuesday at the maiden edition of QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit organised by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited. Themed “Financing as Catalyst for a Thriving Creative Economy,” the summit brought together filmmakers, musicians, fashion designers, journalists, business and thought leaders, bankers and government officials, among others, to brainstorm on how to make creatives in Nigeria thrive and not just survive. In his welcome address,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of NCC, while Dr Aminu Waida remains its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. President Tinubu appointed Wada to the position in October 2023, and the Senate confirmed the appointment in November 2023. Mr. Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee and drove impactful youth employment and entrepreneurship…