Man drives recklessly into Ooni’s palace, damages gates, two vehicles
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo One Wasiu Daramola late on Tuesday night smashed two gates and forced his way to the Oodua’s palace which housed the dwelling house of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi with a formatic C-class Mercedes Benz. According to a source close to Enuwa square, Wasiu drove the vehicle with Abuja […]
Don’t make mistake of coming to God as your last hope – Reno Omokri warns
Ex-media aide to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri, Wednesday warned Nigerians not to come to God as their last hope.
It’s ridiculous to describe Pope as anti-Christ – Archbishop Martins
Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Revd. Alfred Adewale Martins Wednesday cautioned promoters of different conspiracy theories as the world against Covid-19 to be careful not to cast aspersions at the Catholic Pontiff.
COVID-19: Zamfara pardons 62 inmates
Poised to decongest Correctional Centre’s due to COVID-19, the Chief Judge of Zamfara State, Justice Kulu Aliyu has granted amnesty to 62 inmates including 5 condemned criminals (CC) in the state.
Herbalist, 3 others in Police net for possessing human hand in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police in collaboration with officers of the So-Safe Corps have arrested a 40-year-old herbalist, Michael Itomu and three others for allegedly possessing human hand in Idiroko, Ipokia local government area of the state
COVID-19: UNIOSUN matriculates 418 postgraduate students, commences online lectures
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Following the successful matriculation of its undergraduate students, the authority of the Osun State University has matriculated 418 postgraduate students. The traditional oath-taking exercise was conducted virtually by the Registrar, Mr Gafar Adebayo while the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labo Popoola welcomed the new students into the university. The virtual session which […]
No 10 new cases of COVID-19 here, apologise to us now – Zamfara Govt tells NCDC
The Zamfara state government has denied having 10 new cases of COVID-19 as was allegedly announced by the National Center for Diseases Control, NCDC.
Osun withdraws public incitement suit against Facebook user
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday, struck out charges against a 32-year-old man, Akinloye Saheed, who posted on Facebook that Osun state government imported COVID-19 patient. The defendant was arraigned on April 14 for allegedly publishing false information on Facebook to incite members of the public against the […]
TCN: Organised labour unions fight dirty over Mohammed
There was sharp disagreement between the labour unions in the electricity sector on Wednesday, following the sacking of the former Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed.
Protest in Abuja, Oshogbo, as workers reject sack of TCN MD
*Labour accuses Minister of Power of working for foreign interests *…says sacked MD strengthened transmission network nationwide By Victor Young, Chris Ochayi & Shina Abubakar Organised labour, on Tuesday, rejected the sack of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO, of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Usman Mohammed, and demanded his immediate reinstatement. Labour also demanded the […]
CACOVID donates 100-bed isolation centre to Osun
The Coalition Against (CACOVID), a private sector initiative on Wednesday donated a 100-bed isolation centre to Osun State government, saying the gesture was aimed at complementing the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the state.
