Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the Kunle Adebayo-led Board and management of the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation (OSRC). In a statement released by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Governor announced the appointment of Mr. Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson as the new Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation….
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the release of a man sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 for stealing a fowl. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor instructed the state’s attorney general to intervene and include the man in the prerogative of mercy list before the year ends….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new daily cash withdrawal limit of N100,000 per customer for point-of-sale (PoS) transactions. This directive, outlined in a circular titled “Cash-out Limits for Agent Banking Transactions,” was sent to deposit money banks (DMBs), microfinance banks, mobile money operators, and super-agents. According to the CBN, the policy…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially reinstated Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in compliance with a Supreme Court judgment. This development was confirmed in a statement released on Tuesday by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee. Olumekun…
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended former governor Dr. Olusegun Mimiko for his distinguished service and enduring legacy during a special event marking his 70th birthday. Speaking at the Special Divine Agenda Praise Evening held at the Dome in Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa described Dr. Mimiko as a trailblazer whose governance transformed Ondo State….
Ojedele Jesuferanmi Emmanuel, a 16-year-old 200-level Architecture student from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has emerged as the winner of the 2024 edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition. Hailing from Oyo State, Emmanuel clinched the top spot during the 8th award ceremony held at…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a suit seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. The court also imposed a fine of ₦5 million on the plaintiff, Chief Ambrose Owuru, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP). In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Musa Abba-Aji,…
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has taken a significant step toward improving its operations by partnering with the Benue Digital Infrastructure Company Plc and the Benue State Bureau of Homeland Security. The collaboration was formalized on Monday through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at BSEMA’s headquarters in Makurdi. This partnership,…
Omooba Emmanuel Aderosoye Fadola, an APC chieftain from Ifedore Local Government and a grassroots philanthropist, has dismissed the recent political drama in Ofosu, Idanre Local Government, as baseless and disruptive. He described the incident, which included a fake suspension of the APC State Chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, as an exercise in futility, driven by narrow…
The Ondo State Police Command has dismissed claims that a police station in the state was attacked by commercial motorcyclists, labeling the reports as unfounded and misleading. In a statement issued in Akure, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, clarified that no police division in Ondo State had experienced such an incident, urging…
