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Pan Yoruba Youth group, Igbimo Odo Yoruba has congratuled Chief Ayo Adebanjo over his emergence as the new leader of pan Yoruba socio cultural group, Afenifere. Chief Adebanjo becamethe new leader of our organization, Afenifere, after its former leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti stepped down due to old age. In a statement issued in Ibadan on […]

The Reward for hardwork is more work they say, however in your case, it’s not just hardwork, it’s one basked with pure excellence which you have exhibited in all that you have laid your hands on. Your elevation to the office of a Permanent Secretary by his Excellency, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN is a well […]

Olalekan Adetayo The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday said the commission would from June 1 be demanding the asset declaration forms of bankers.He said the decision was in line with the provisions of the Bank, Employees Declaration of Asset Act. Bawa disclosed this in an interview with State […]

Raphael Ede THE Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday dropped the proposed New Pension Bill for former governors and their deputies.The bill, which scaled first reading during last week Thursday’s plenary soon generated condemnation from the general public.The PUNCH had reported that the bill when passed, the state would be spending over N1.1bn annually […]

Eniola Akinkuotu 16 March 2021 Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has denied blocking a petition from Nigerians abroad despite a viral video showing him doing so.Wase, who was sitting in for the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had, last week, barred a federal lawmaker from Benue State, Mark Gbilla, from presenting […]

Matthew OcheiA 23-year-old man, Precious Azulule, who escaped from the Warri Custodial Centre, Delta State, during the #EndSARS protest, has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Tuesday.He said, “Precious Azubule, who escaped from the Warri Correctional Centre during #EndSARS protest on October 22, 2020, […]

The Oyo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for gunmen, who abducted two persons from a quarry site in Ibadan on Monday.According to an unconfirmed source, the victims are an employee of a construction firm, RCC, Popoola Isaac, and a Polaris Bank employee, Ismail Adeoye.It was learnt that the hoodlums stormed the Binu Quarry […]

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he will not tolerate disloyalty in his second term administration.The governor also said anyone found disloyal would be sanctioned accordingly. He made the declaration on Monday at the inauguration of four newly appointed commissioners held at the International Culture and Event Centre, Akure, the state capital.The newly inaugurated commissioners […]

A bill seeking for the creation of a bitumen development commission has been set in motion by Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin, lawmaker representing Ile-oluji-Okeigbo and Odigbo federal constituency in the House of Representatives The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker at the floor of the House on the 16th of March 2021. The bill titled “Bitumen […]

By Julius Alabi, Akure The Coalition of Yoruba Interest Groups (CYIG) has said that the quest for Yoruba Nation self-determination is non-negotiable This was made know yesterday at a zoom meeting when the Authority to midwife the new Yoruba nation was established by the Coalition of Yoruba Interests Groups (COYIG) with Prof. Banji Akintoye as […]