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Special Adviser to the President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, has defended the recent cash reward showered on Super Falcons for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for a record 10th time. The Super Falcons staged a remarkable comeback, overturning a 2–0 deficit to defeat host nation Morocco 3–2 in Saturday night’s final in Rabat. In appreciation for the honor the Super Falcons have done […]

First Lady Remi Tinubu on Tuesday announced a ₦1 billion donation by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to support families displaced by a suspected herders’ attack in Benue State. The announcement was made during her condolence visit to the state at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House, following the tragic incident in Yelewata community in June, which claimed over 100 lives. She explained that the donation […]

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has said he will not delay the filling of any vacant position in the Olubadan chieftaincy line. He made this commitment while receiving the Asipa Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi, at his Lagos residence. “There would be no delay in filling every pending vacancy in the Olubadan chieftaincy line,” he said, according to a statement by his spokesman, Adeola Oloko, in Ibadan, the Oyo […]

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has given the Federal Government a seven-day notice, urging improved welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions for nurses. The notice, signed by National Secretary Enya Osinachi and released by the association's President, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, was formally issued in Abuja on Monday The decision followed an emergency National Executive Council meeting held on July 10 in Abuja. The association explained that the […]

Scores of residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have kicked against elongation of already marked lands meant for construction of Circular Road. The residents kicked against the development during a peaceful protest at the entrance of Oyo State Government Secretariat on Monday. Report says that between 2003 and 2007, the Oyo State government then led by Rasidi Ladoja marked some lands for the construction of a Circular Road in […]