IEDPU rejoices with UNILORIN FM on 15th anniversary
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the people of Ilorin Emirate, has felicitated with the management and staff of UNILORIN 89.3 FM, the official radio station of the University of Ilorin, on its forthcoming 15th anniversary celebration In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Nurudeen Ibrahim, the Union's National President, Alhaji Abdulmumini...
Osun NMA honours UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital CMD
Osun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has presented an award of excellence to the Chief Medical Director of the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Prof. Peter Babatunde Olaitan. The award tagged "Teacher's Excellent Award" was presented to Babatunde on Saturday at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife. The award was said to be in recognition of Prof Olaitan's selfless...
We have heard you loud and clear, Tinubu tells protesters
By Ayinde Muhammed The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cautioned and called on the protesters and the organisers in the ongoing national protest against bad governance in Nigeria to suspend their protest and create room for dialogue. The president made the call in a national broadcast on 4th August, 2024. According to him, as the president of Nigeria, he...
Rowland Shuwa emerges NGIJ National Secretary
Veteran journalist and former News Editor of The Herald Newspaper, Rowland Shuwa has been elected General Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ). Kogi born Shuwa was elected on Saturday, August 3, 2024 in the 2024 NGIJ biennial electoral cycle determined virtually. Multi-talented Shuwa is a former State Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Managing Editor of...
Group warns PDP against imposition of Chairmanship candidate in Ifelodun LG
A socio political group in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State known as Concerned Indigenes of Ifelodun has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against imposition of chairmanship candidate in Ifelodun Local Government Area ahead of the next year's local government election, saying such attempt will ruin the chances of the party in the local government. To this end,...
Protest: IEUDI Calls for Calm, peace, Unity
The Ilorin Emirate for Unity and Development Initiative (IEUDI) has issued a call for peace, urging prospective protesters to reconsider any planned demonstrations for the sake of national unity and stability. This was contained in a statement jointly issued and signed by the National President of the association, Alhaji Moshood Lekan Salau; and National Secretary, Hon. Abdullahi AbdulRauph AbdulSalam This...
Ahmed Lateef Re-elected Kwara NUJ Chairman
Mallam Abdul-Lateef Lanre Ahmed, the incumbent chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara State, has secured a second three-year term in a landslide victory. The Chairman of the 2024 NUJ Credentials Screening Committee, Mr. Abdul-Hameed Funsho Alaiye, announced that Ahmed received 100 votes, decisively defeating Akogun, who garnered 51 votes. Hajia Binta Abubakar-Mora of the Federal Radio Corporation of...
Yusuf Alli’s unexpected career path: From Aspiring ‘Condoctor’, Bricklayer to Renowned Lawyer
Prof. Yusuf Olaolu Ali SAN (5th right) flanked by with 10 Vice Chancellors during the event The founder of Ghalib Chambers, and Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali SAN said the dreams of his life during his tender age was either to become a motor boy, a bricklayer. Professor Ali disclosed in his address...
Protest: Eburu of Iba sues for patience
In face of the nationwide protest scheduled to commence on August 1, the Eburu of Iba, Oba Prof. Adekunle Adeogun-Okunoye Oyedeji II, has appealed Nigerians to exercise patience and show more understanding to the President Bola Tinubu-led government in its struggle to chart a new path for Nigerian ailing economy. In a statement he signed, Oba Okunoye opined that governance...
KWASUTH: Another Stride in Medical Agenda
Yemi Adurotoye takes a glimpse at KWASUTH's Establishment as it's Set to Take-Off Kwara State is, no doubt, becoming a medical hub in the North-Central geopolitical subregion of Nigeria. Kwara State University Teaching Hospital is the new addition to the existing healthcare facilities, fast-pacing the state towards acquiring the medical hub status. The medical facilities are complimented by pharmaceutical production...
