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Fuel Price Surge Sparks Nationwide Cost-of-Living Crisis
The rise in petroleum price has sparked immediate, widespread economic consequences, largely characterized by surging inflation, reduced consumer purchasing power, and increased operational costs for businesses. The increase cascades through transportation, manufacturing, and food sectors, often leading to reduced economic growth, increased poverty, and potential job losses. According to the latest data from the […]
Rainstorm: Osun CSO Calls For Public Infrastructure Review Ahead of Rainy Season
An Osun based Civil Society, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has called on the state government to review the work done on public infrastructure to reduce loss of lives as a result of the imminent rainy season. The society made this known through its Executive Director, Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, at the March edition of the State of […]
Sally Tibbot: TOM Demands Full Audit Report
An Osun based Civil Society, The Osun Masterminds (TOM) has called on the State government to release the report of full staff audit exercise conducted by Sally Tibbot to the public, stressing that public fund was spent and several civil servants lives were lost in the process of the exercise. The Society made this known […]
IGP Egbetokun resigns, to be replaced by AIG Disu
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office at the request of President Bola Tinubu. The Presidency, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed Egbetokun’s resignation, citing family issues which require his undivided attention. However, a source in the presidency disclosed […]
Osun Launches ₦16.5bn Road Infrastructure to Revitalize Ilesa Economy
The Osun State Government said the N16.5 billion dual carriageway and 10 township roads in the Ilesa industrial corridor were constructed to stimulate economic growth, expand business hubs, and support start-ups in the ancient town. The Director of Highways, Engr Moruf Ojebode, disclosed this in a chat with newsmen during an inspection of the projects that the […]
Illegal Gold Miners Take Over Osogbo Communities, Threaten Residents, Osun Grove — Urban Alert
A civil society organisation, Urban Alert, has raised an alert over the renewed activities of suspected illegal gold miners along the Osun River corridor and the growing reports that mining operations are now trespassing into residential communities, and overwhelming the communities within Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Raising the alarm in a statement by its […]
Wike’s Aide Denies Salary Owing, Says FCTA Workers Not Owed A Dime
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has debunked the viral claims that the government is owing salaries to the striking Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA workers. The spokesperson to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, in an interview on a national television said that the government is not owing salaries, explaining that while the strike appears to be […]
Edo Commissioner — 38 Students Arrested Over Ekpoma Protest Will Be Released
The Edo State Government has said that 38 students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, arrested for protesting in the area will be released. The Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, disclosed this to Newsmen, saying that some have been released while others would regain freedom soon. He noted that the masterminds of the unrest living […]
Gov Aiyedatiwa Pardons Seven Convicted Inmates to Mark 61st Birthday
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has granted the prerogative of mercy to seven convicted inmates serving various jail terms across the Nigerian Correctional Centres in the state. According to the statement, the seven beneficiaries were carefully selected based on verified reports of genuine remorse, good conduct, commitment to rehabilitation, and strong prospects for successful reintegration […]
Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers in Edo
Edo State Police Command said it has arrested an 18-year-old girl, who kidnapped herself and demanded N10m ransom. The state police spokesman, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this to newsmen, saying the suspect was kidnapped along old INEC Road, Ekpoma. Ikoedem said that technical intelligence and field investigations led to the arrest of the suspect, which later […]