Birthday: Olaoluwa Celebrates Ibarapa Born, Asiwaju Olawuyi Folarin Alao (OFAB) Oyo state Governorship hopeful, Olaoluwa Peter Abidemi, popularly called OPA, has extended his warmest congratulations to a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and an Ibarapa born Asiwaju Olawuyi Folarin Alao (OFAB) on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. In a statement released on Tuesday by his media team, Olaoluwa praised Asiwaju Olawuyi Folarin Alao as an exceptional leader whose legacy of achievements continues to inspire all and sundry in Ibarapaland Oyo in general. “On this special occasion, I join your family, political associates, and your followers in celebrating…
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Oyo NACJ Commiserates with Former CAN Chairman Over Mother’s Death The Nigeria Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ), Oyo State chapter has commiserated with the former Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Oyo state, Pastor Benjamin Akanmu over demise of his mother. NACJ, in a release on Sunday, signed by his chairman, Lekan Shobo Shobowale and made available to newsmen through its publicity secretary, Adeola Badru described the huge as loss. The group stated that it receives the news of the death of Mama Abigail Elefunke Ajoke Ojoose Akanmu (Nee Kehinde) with mixed feelings, especially judging by the very old age…
World Water Day: Clean, Safe Water Is A Luxury Nigerian Masses Cannot Afford – Engr. Michael Ale Laments …Tasks govt on urgent Management intervention to make clean, safe water assessable to the masses A water resources and development Expert, Engr. Micheal Ale, has lamented a sad reality about water resources in Nigeria, saying clean and safe water has always been a luxury the Nigerian masses cannot afford. Ale, who disclosed that getting clean and safe water has since been expensive and only affordable to the rich, declared that government must invest heavily in the water sector to ensure that the…
TETFUND Plans Strategic Partnership with NILDS The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team led by its Executive Secretary, Arch. Sonny Echono has visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NIFLDS) in Abuja. The working visit aimed at promoting strategic cooperation came on the recent announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through TETFUND, to focus more on restoration of infrastructure in tertiary institutions at the state and federal levels. The NILDS is an organ of the National Assembly that supports the sustenance of dynamic and effective Legislature in Nigeria at federal, state, and local levels and…
Ademola Agoro Engineering Empowerment Foundation Trains Ekiti Youths On Meter Installation. As part of his continued effort to reduce unemployment among youths in the country, a non-governmental organisation , Isaac Ademola Agoro, on Monday begins a six day training for youths in Ekiti State The initiative, which is an initiative of the Isaac Ademola Agoro Engineering Empowerment Foundation and the Ekiti State government aims to equip young people with the skills needed to install electricity prepaid meters, addressing the shortage of skilled technicians in the state. In his address at the programme, the organiser and Chief Executive Officer, Protogy Global…
President Tinubu Renews Hope On Educational Infrastructure Through TETFUND By Tunde Oladunjoye Something unusual and uncommon is about to happen in our public space and nation’s tertiary education sector courtesy of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Th trail-blazing agency is set to promote a culture of maintenance of public infrastructure. Gone were the days when every new chief executive wanted to initiate their own projects and abandon the existing ones. Last week at the announcement of the disbursement of the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions in the country, TETFUND said its focus in the current financial year…
Few Days After Meeting President Tinubu, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate Joins APC Jandor’s defection to the APC comes just two weeks after he resigned from the PDP. Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor’s defection to the APC comes just two weeks after he resigned from the PDP. The former Lagos PDP chieftain formally announced his defection at a press conference at his campaign office in Ikeja on Monday. Jandor had recently held consultations with President…
Mogaji Olubadan Gbolagade Mourn Ex- Majority Leader, Kehinde Subair Mogaji Olubadan,Lato’s compound, Labo Ibadan, Mogaji (Prof) Gbolagade Abiodun, has described the death of former Majority, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Kehinde Subair as shocking and painful. Mogaji (Prof) Abiodun, in a statement on Saturday, said, “The Oyo State APC has lost a rare gem and a politician per excellence.” “Indeed the people of Ibadan Southwest local government and Oyo APC have lost a dynamic leader, Abiodun pray that God will give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.” He described the exit of the late former majority…
We Must Build Our Country, No Matter the Condition, Tinubu Tells Catholic Bishops President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he fully understands what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee our children’s future. The President said this Friday in Abuja when he received the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). President Tinubu highlighted the importance of citizens and leaders investing in the nation to build a strong society. He emphasised that poverty affects everyone regardless of religion and called for collective efforts to fight it. He stressed…
Rivers Assembly Adjourns Plenary Indefinitely The fresh budget presentation scheduled for Wednesday March 19 may have suffered a setback as the Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned its plenary indefinitely. This decision, made during a session held at the assembly quarters in Port Harcourt today Friday, has raised concerns about the fate of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Governor Siminalayi Fubara had earlier written to the Assembly, requesting a new date for the budget presentation after his initial attempt on March 12 was unsuccessful. He and his entourage were reportedly locked out of the Assembly Complex, despite prior notice of…