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By Ismail Omipidan …As govt launches Osun tourism master plan The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday reiterated the administration’s determination to transform the economy of the State through huge investment in culture and tourism, saying Osun would soon become the United Arab Emirate of Nigeria. He said the administration was determined to provide leadership in domestic and international tourism in the country, adding that workable culture and tourism policies had been incorporated as part of Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Economy agenda. Governor Oyetola made the pledge at the official launch of Osun Tourism Master…

The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday applauded the Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, over the commitment of his Administration towards rapid socio-economic development in the State. They gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Governor in his office, at the Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, by members of the Senior Course 43 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State. The Director of the Nigerian Armed Forces Department of Land Warfare, Brig. General Adetokunbo Fayemiwo, who led the AFCSC team, said their experience in the State has further confirmed Oyetola’s commitment to…

… Promises to complete Lagos-Badagry Expressway Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanlwo-Olu, on Friday assured Lagosians that the State Government would complete the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. He said his government is committed to the construction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, saying that the delay of work on the road was based on the government’s plan to build a first-class infrastructure that people would be proud of when completed. Speaking at the unveiling of Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s first locally assembled electric car in Nigeria at Ojo in Lagos State on Friday, Governor Sanwo said the Lagos-Badagry Expressway when completed…

By Enoch Darfah Frimpong Former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings is dead. He is said to have died Thursday morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. Mr Rawlings had been on admission at Korle Bu for about a week for an undisclosed ailment. According to Accra based Graphic Online, he felt sick after his mother’s burial about three weeks ago. Born on June 22, 1947, Graphic Online gathers that he passed on Thursday morning. As a former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician, Mr Rawlings led a military junta from 1981 until 1992, and then served…

By Our Correspondent Progressive Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe MUSA is dead. The statesman and stormy petrel of Northern politics passed early Wednesday. With his demise, the North has lost one of its major voices of conscience. Details shortly.

By Ismail Omipidan …unveils juicy plans for youths …education, health sectors take larger chunk The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented a total sum of one hundred and nine billion, eight hundred and fifty-five million, fifty-four thousand, six hundred and forty naira (N198,854,051,640.00) as 2021 appropriation estimates to the State House of Assembly. This is even as the Governor unveiled a bumper plan of his administration for the youth segment of the State’s population christened Youth Empowerment, Youth Engagement, Youth Enterpreneuship and Youth Education (4Es). Christened Budget of Providence, the Appropriation Bill puts recurrent expenditure…

The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to look into cases of alleged police brutality, human rights violations and extra-judicial killings by the operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State of Osun will on Thursday, November 12th, hold its inaugural sitting. The sitting will hold at the Council of OBA’s Chambers, Finance Building, State Secretariat, Abere between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm to receive testimonies and evidence from victims of police brutality in the State. The Panel has consequently requested members of the public to submit Memoranda. These were contained in a statement…

By Debo Adeniji Eight hundred and sixty one employees of the Lagos State public service were today honoured with long service merit awards. In his welcome address, the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri- Okunola urgedPublic servants in the state to keep up their good attitude to work and continually perform their good job to further the successful implementation of the THEMES agenda of the present administration. At the 2020 Long Service Merit Award celebration, which took place at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, the head of service said the event presents the opportunity to celebrate public servants who have served…

The management at Parrot Xtra Media Network Inc has announced that its popular radio show, Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio will now be aired live, every Monday by 7pm on Oluyole 98.5fm owned by the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). In a special statement over the weekend, the Publisher of Parrot Xtra Magazine, Olayinka Agboola, who also doubles as the Radio Show’s Crew Leader said the move was necessitated because of the need to expand the scope and listenership of the show. Agboola, a former Press Secretary to late Governor Lam Adesina of Oyo State, explained further that the…

By Babatunde Odubanwo After ten days of intensive electoral process in electing political leaders in different elective positions of authority in the United States of America, a phenomenal history was made. I know it sounds a bit out of place to allude the emergence of former Vice President of the United States of America from 2008-2016, Senator Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.  as the 46th President of the United States of America going by his track records as an elected U.S Senator representing Delaware at age 29. The President-Elect of the United States is a man of extraordinary fate and demeanour…