There was wild jubilation in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun, on Wednesday, 7 June, 2023, as the immediate-past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stormed the town, on his homecoming reception after his tenure. From the Owode end of the Osogbo/Ilesa road, residents of the town erupted in jubilation, singing and dancing as they sighted the convoy of the former Governor of the State. The shout of “Ogbeni,” “Symbol,” “Aregbesola,” “Baba Niyen,” rented the air as his convoy drove through Ilesa Garage to Oke-Ijetu, Oke-Ayepe, Ita-Olokan to the Ataoja’s Palace at Oja-Oba. The son of the soil paid…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has attributed the success of his political career to President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari. Aregbesola, while paying a homage to the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, to mark his homecoming reception in Osun, noted that the support of the two leaders of the country, enabled his success in the roles. He expressed gratitude to family, friends, colleagues, and associates for standing by him throughout his sojourn as Commissioner, Governor, and Minister praising them for their support. He used the occasion to enumerate some of the…
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and Investigation Team aimed at encouraging the exchange of information between both agencies. In the communique signed by Ayodele Subair, Executive Chairman, LIRS; and Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman, FIRS on Wednesday, 7 June, 2023, the general public, taxpayers and tax practitioners are charged to provide full support and cooperation to both Agencies for the overall economic benefit of all stakeholders. According to the MoU, the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023, met with labour leaders in the state, saying that his administration is looking into ways of cushioning the hardship imposed on the people as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Speaking in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while meeting the labour leaders, the governor acknowledged that the subsidy removal would have effect on Nigerians, especially the disposable income earners. The governor promised that his administration would look into ways of ameliorating the impact of the subsidy removal on the residents of the state.…
At 11:20am on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu proclaimed the first session of the 10th House of Assembly, following the inauguration of 40 members-elect of the State legislature by the clerk. The ceremony, Sanwo-Olu said, symbolised the continuity of the State’s democratic journey, stressing the role of legislature, as indispensable pillar of democracy, was vital in exercising the power of the people in a system of governance. The Governor said the legislative arm embodied the hopes and aspirations of the State’s residents, who elected representatives to work in partnership with other arms of the Government in…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 6,924 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice, equivalent to 11 trailer loads, between the months of April and May have been impounded by the operatives of Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), just as it also generated N34,174,105 within the period. The command also intercepted and seized two brand new 2022 model Toyota Hiace buses, with chassis numbers JTHN9CPOP6018610 and JTGHN9CP7P6019835, while they were being smuggled into Nigeria through a bush path between Sawonjo and Imasayi communities in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Likewise, three foreign used luxury buses…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Villareal’s Nigerian import, Samuel Chukwueze, has won the La Liga Best African Player for the 2022/2023 season, his club disclosed on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023. The Super Eagle earned the accolade with the 2022/2023 season’s performance with Villarreal, where out of 37 matches he played, he started 27. “Samu is now enjoying his well-deserved award, after being voted by more than 30,000 fans and 26 journalists from the continent, ahead of other top African players such as Yassine Bono, Iñaki Williams, and Youssef En-Nesyri, among others,” Villareal wrote. Chukwueze edged out LaLiga Santander Mid-season African MVP Iñaki…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A month after Portable revealed that he was expecting a fifth child with an upcoming actress, Ashabi, the singer has confirmed the good news. In a joint Instagram post with his baby mama, Portable announced that he has welcomed a son.Portables’s baby mama, who shared the good news with the world with photos of her maternity shoot and their son, also expressed her gratitude to God with the arrival of the new baby. Ashabi praised God for doing so much in their life and for the journey so far, just as she promised to return for her…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Mr Saka Afunso, on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023 ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, and one Tajero Adebayo in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over cases involving fraud and attempted murder. Olugbemi, 48, and Adebayo, 42, whose addresses were not given, are facing a four-count of conspiracy, fraud, attempted murder and threat of violence. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leramo, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Friday, 24 February, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, 31 May,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Adewale Egbedun, a 38-year-old member of the Osun State House of Assembly, has been elected as the Speaker of the Assembly. Egbedun emerged Speaker after unanimous votes from the members during the inauguration of the state’s 8th Assembly on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023. The lawmaker representing Odo-Otin Constituency was nominated by Ibrahim Abiola of the Irewole/Isokan Constituency and seconded by Areoye Samuel. Egbedun, born on June 29, 1985, holds a degree in Business Information Systems from the University of East London. He is a first-time elected lawmaker into the state assembly and a member of the Peoples…