ABEOKUTA – It was a double celebration of grace and meritorious service as the Chairman of the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mrs. Oluwaseun Boye, rolled out the drums to celebrate her husband, Otunba Dehinde Boye, on his 60th birthday and concurrent retirement fromContinue Reading
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has broken up an international cocaine trafficking network that allegedly used Nigeria as a transit route to move illicit drugs to the United Kingdom, other European countries, and Asia. According to Tripod Times,the agency apprehended the suspected Nigerian coordinator of the group , a self-proclaimedContinue Reading
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in the August 15 governorship election. Tripod Times reports that Governor Abiodun described Adeleke’s re-election as a reflection of the choice of theContinue Reading
Parties await official declaration by INEC The Governor of Osun State and Accord Party Candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has secured 19 Local Government Areas while his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, got 11 LGAs, according election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tripod TimesContinue Reading
… “it’s a recurring decimal”, eyewitnesses lament, call on Governor Abiodun, Ministry of Works “regular damage to vehicles navigating the heart of the state capital” – Says Road User ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE – Motorists, commuters, and business owners around Kuto have raised an alarm over a crater—described locally as aContinue Reading
Abia State University, (ABSU) has suspended Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics, for his Facebook post alleging that some professors in the institution earn less than N400,000 per month. Tripod Times reports that the Prof was said to have claimed that the cumulative earnings of some tricyclists (KekeContinue Reading
A Nigerian delegation to the United States-Nigeria Joint Working Group has arrived Washington DC to discuss Nigeria’s security situation. Tripod Times reports that the National Security Adviser, NSA Nuhu Ribadu, led the team to the meeting on Wednesday, focusing on counterterrorism efforts, progress recorded so far and the next stepsContinue Reading
