Dignitaries, state governors and political associates, religious leaders, traditional rulers and well wishers from within and outside the state today joined the family of the Oyo State Governor as they laid their elder brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde to rest. In his message during the funeral service held at Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church, Iwo Road, Ibadan, The Most Rev. Dr. Williams Aladekugbe called on Christians not to see death as […]
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to apply his power of prerogative of mercy and tamper justice with mercy for the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. Kalu made the appeal while addressing reporters after the inaugural meeting of the House of Representatives committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC) at the National Assembly complex in Abuja […]
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has condoled with the families of those who died in a fire outbreak that affected an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, on Tuesday night. The police in Zamfara confirmed the death of 17 almajiris (street children), while 17 others were injured in the fire incident in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area. Senator Tinubu In a statement today also commiserated with Governor Dauda […]
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has suspended Samson Osagie, attorney general and commissioner of justice for the state, over alleged financial infractions. Umar Ikhilor, secretary to the state government In a statement,, said the governor also suspended Damian Lawani, chairman of the Edo Local Government Service Commission. He said the suspension is with immediate effect, adding that the governor has set up an investigative committee to probe the allegations against […]
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Prof. Saleh Usman, has announced an extension of the deadline for 2025 Hajj registration to February 10, 2025. The decision, according to a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Usara, followed appeals on behalf of intending pilgrims who were unable to complete their registration before the previous January 31, 2025 deadline. While announcing the extension during […]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday. […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian afrobeat musician, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, on winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on last night. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu commended the singer for her unique artistry, which has brought pride to Nigeria on the global stage for the second […]
The coronation of the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade has been scheduled to hold on April 5, 2025 at Oliveth Baptist High School, Oyo. This comes as the Oyo State Government also inaugurated the committee for the coronation of the new Alaafin of Oyo. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Otunba Ademola Ojo popularly known as ‘Ijaya’ conducted the inauguration of the installation committee on Monday, […]
More prominent Nigerians have been visiting Governor Seyi Makinde over the loss of his elder brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde who passed away on the 24th of January, 2025. Among the latest callers at the residence of the Governor are President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, Senior Special Assistant to the president on Livestock Development, Mr Idris Ajimobi, among others. […]
