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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the elevation of 29 civil servants in the state to the post of Permanent Secretaries. The list of the newly appointed PS was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Mr Leye Aina, obtained Monday evening. The statement read, “The Governor of Osun State, His

The Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has appointed Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, as the acting Comptroller General of Immigration. The board oversees the Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigerian Correctional Service. Wura-Ola would be replacing Isah Jere. The PUNCH reports that Jere’s

…As US, UK, Saudi Arabia pledge support South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, on Monday, extended an invitation to his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, to visit the Asian country soon as a way to boost relations between the two countries. This was as the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United States of America, the

The Management of DAAR Communications Limited on Monday cleared the air surrounding death of its founder, Raymond Dokpesi. The PUNCH reports that the media mogul breathed his last on Monday in Abuja. While confirming his death in a statement, the DAAR Communications Group Managing Director, Tony Akiotu, said the late businessman had been ill prior

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Timothy Osadolor, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over his decision to remove subsidy from the Petroleum Motor Spirit also known as fuel. This is just as Osadolor, who doubles as the Deputy National Youth Leader of the PDP, called on

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minority Caucus of House and Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, have expressed grief over the death of Raymond Dokpesi. Lawan, in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser (Media) to

A member of the presidential guard brigade caused a stir on Monday morning when she collapsed at the parade ground shortly before the commencement of the inauguration programme. The undisclosed female soldier, who was in her twenties, was quickly rushed to one of the makeshift clinics positioned for emergencies at Eagle Square, the venue for

The National Leader of People with Disabilities of All Progressives Congress, Tolu Bankole, on Monday urged the new President Bola Tinubu to consider appointing PWDs into his cabinet and government agencies. The appeal comes hours after the former Lagos governor was officially sworn in as 16th president of Nigeria. The development is also coming in

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Gbajabiamila, in a statement on Monday in Abuja hailed Tinubu for his sagacity, resilience, determination, and commitment to Nigeria’s democracy for over

A number of Western countries wrote on Monday to formally express their readiness to work with President Bola Tinubu. The letters were presented to the president by special envoys and heads of missions of the countries shortly after his inauguration as the 16th President of Nigeria. The countries included United Kingdom, United States, Saudi Arabia,