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Why NLC TUC suspend strike!
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday. The decision followed a meeting by the representatives of the Federal Government and the Organised Labour at the Presidential Villa on Monday night over fuel subsidy removal. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and …

Oyo Govt announce New Chairman for Park Management
Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa aka Tommy, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the Secretary. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the state government. Details later. Signed Sulaimon Olanrewaju CPS …

Makinde to set up interim management team for PMS
Oyo state government on Thursday expressed its readiness to set up an interim management team for the Park Management System (PMS) in the state. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of stakeholders’ meeting on repositioning of activities of the PMS held at state Secretariat in Ibadan. The stakeholders’ meeting had …

Just In: Tinubu appoints Oyo-born career diplomat as State Chief Protocol [See Profile]
Victor Adekunle Adeleke, an Oyo-born career diplomat, has been appointed by Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s new president, as State Chief of Protocol. The newly appointed SCOP officially, began his assignment, today Monday, May 29, 2023. An accomplished diplomat and lawyer, Ambassador Adeleke joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1993 and rose through the ranks, serving in …
FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023
FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His …

BUHARI CONFERS OON NATIONAL HONOURS ON KAYODE AJULO
OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ: CONFERMENT OF THE NATIONAL HONOUR OF OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON) I am currently outside the shores of Nigeria, and on an LNER Train to Aberdeen from London when I got the pleasant news that I am part of the eminent Nigerians listed for the conferment of one …

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation To Attend The Inaguration of Tinubu
President Joseph Biden, has announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria. The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the delegation. Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja …

US secretary of state, Blinken, phones Tinubu, seeks stronger partnership with Nigeria
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has phoned President-elect Bola Tinubu, pledging the commitment of his country to Nigeria’s democracy. Mathew Miller, a spokesman for the US government, disclosed this in a statement. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke this morning with Nigerian President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to emphasize his continued commitment to further …

Court remands Seun Kuti in 48 hour Police Custody, adjourns grants bail
The Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state has remanded Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 48 hours in police custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer, KBJOJO News reports At his arraignment before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, the prosecution led by S. A Adebese and Morufu Animashaun asked the court to remand the defendant for 21 …

Day Oyo workers hailed Makinde’s responsible stewardship
The 2023 edition of Labour Day, a day set apart internationally to celebrate workers and to highlight issues pertaining to their rights and importance to the society, has come and gone. But the soundbites of that day have continued to echo around the corridors of the state, especially by helping to provide answers as to …

We’ll Support Tinubu For Good Governance – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, promised to support the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in dispensing good governance to the people of Nigeria. He made the submission while addressing journalists after meeting with Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja. Watch video of the meeting: “I came here to basically pay homage to the …

Exposed! True Story of Federal Teaching Hospital Ido and Student Kemi Afolabi- By FactChecker
FactChecker read a particular blogger running two series on this case of a 15 years old SS1 student of Notre Dame Grammar School, Usi – Ekiti, and Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido – Ekiti. Factchekers discovered some loopholes in the one-legged account of the issue being shared. This unprofessional, unethical, and pollution of the covenant …

Memo To Tinubu On Tourism! By Wale Ojo-Lanre
By Wale Ojo-Lanre The Jagaban of Borgu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu! I salute your agrarian doggedness and the solid determination to become the President of Nigeria. An effort that God approved, sealed and delivered to you on the 1st of March ,2023 I congratulate you for your victory at the poll, which you must …

BREAKING : Supreme Court orders old Naira notes to co-exist with new ones till 31st December 2023.
The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the ban on use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as legal tenders. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, held that the old banknotes should remain valid legal tenders until December 31. It held that the old Naira notes should …

MY VICTORY IS FOR ALL NIGERIANS – TINUBU
Nigeria’s President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said his victory in the just concluded presidential elections is for all Nigerians. Tinubu said this on Wednesday during the presentation of Certificate of Return to him and the Vice President Elect, Kashim Shettima by Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday in …