Friday August 14, has been declared work-free for all categories of workers in Osun State, ahead of Saturday’s Governorship Poll. Tripod Times reports that the Governor, Ademola Adeleke, announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday, saying it would allow public service workers prepare and participate in the election. InContinue Reading
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested nine suspected illicit drug traffickers, including a 58-year-old grandfather, Musa Muhammed, in different parts of the state. Tripod Times reports that the State NDLEA Commander, Mitchel Ofoyeju, disclosed the arrests to journalists in Benin. He saidContinue Reading
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Niger State, Most Rev Dr Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has warned Christians against political apathy, saying their continued silence could deepen their marginalisation in the state.Tripod times reports that Yohanna disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Minna, urging Christians to obtainContinue Reading
..unveils commemorative six-floor Cathedral Tower plaque in Ake Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) must not come at the expense of truth, wisdom, conscience and moral intelligence while raising the child. Tripod Times reports that Governor Abiodun made the call on Sunday atContinue Reading
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged the public to disregard a viral notice claiming that a special window for corps members’ redeployment was available. Tripod Times reports that the notice also asked those seeking help to “please contact” two listed phone numbers “ASAP”, adding that “valid documents areContinue Reading
The frustration expressed by the Catholic leaders has been described as a wider feeling among Nigerians, with a Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, saying today’s Nigeria is worse than the military era of late General Sani Abacha. Tripod Times reports that Utomi lambasted the administration of President Bola Tinubu,Continue Reading
Governor Adeleke’s opponents in the APC accused him of quietly springing known offenders from jail using his prerogative of mercy, a charge his campaign team flatly rejected as false—maintaining he hasn’t wielded that power lately. The APC alleged that Adeleke used his mercy power to free high-profile inmates recently—including murderers,Continue Reading
