Organiser Postpones Ondo State Art and Culture Festival, Blames COVID-19
The 2020 Ondo State Festival of Art and Culture has been postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and insecurity currently ravaging the country, the organiser of the event has said. Dr. Seyi Oshodi, the...
Oyo APC Ready For Membership Registration, Warns Saboteurs
As the December 12, 2020 date slated for the commencement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) membership registration and revalidation approaches, the Oyo State chapter of the party has indicated its readiness and preparedness...
Sanwo-Olu Donates Palliatives To 200 Widows In Badagry
Mr. Solomon Bonu, the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, on Monday donated palliatives to 200 widows in Badagry to cushion economic hardship faced by them. Speaking...
Oyetola Releases N1.2 Billion For Pension Arrears
The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the release of the sum of one billion, two hundred million Naira to offset pension arrears of retired officers of State of...
#EndSARS: OPC Cautions Arsonists In South-West States
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Friday called for an immediate stop to the destruction of lives and property in the South-West following the #EndSARS protests.
The socio-cultural group, loyal to its late Founder, Dr....
Protests: Yoruba Forum Tasks Community Security Groups, Leaders To Restore Peace
The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) a South-West pressure group, has tasked community police operatives nationwide to join in restoring peace and sanity to the country. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, Mr. Adesina...
Makinde Urges FG To Site Gemstone Market In Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the Federal Government to site a gemstone market in the state to boost the mining industry. The governor, who stated this while receiving the Minister of...
Yoruba Group Seeks Oodua Republic, To Hold October 1 Rally In Six Continents
A Diaspora coalition, Yoruba One Voice (YOV), has said its proposed rally for sensitisation slated for October 1 is sacrosanct, assuring participants of a peaceful event. The YOV presently in 176 countries across all the...
Lagos Unfolds Plans For 60th Independence Anniversary
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, has unveiled the state government's activities to celebrate Nigeria's 60th Independence Day anniversary. Elegushi, at a press briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday, as part...
Lagos Assembly To Investigate Govt’s Acquisition Of Family Land
The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it will commence proper investigation into a petition alleging the acquisition of some landed property belonging to the families of Buraimoh and Ajakaiye of Gbegegun Village...
Ondo State Election: Police Guarantee Safety Of NYSC Members
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Bolaji Salami, has given assurance of the safety of the NYSC members that will serve as INEC adhoc staff in the state’s Oct. 10 governorship election. Salami gave...
COVID-19: Osun Reopens Schools September 21
The State Government of Osun has announced a new schedule for the reopening of schools in the State, as resumption of schools has been tentatively set for September 21, 2020. In a statement by the...
Man Rapes Osun Teenager Washing Clothes In Stream
The police in Osun State have arrested one Akeem Adebayo for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at a stream in Ido Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of the state. According to sources in the Aerodrome...
