Author: Yetunde Ogunmola

—I will send them to jail — Yeye Oge vows By Miracle Ogunde Popular Ondo Disc Jockey, Abiodun Awodumila, has petitioned the police over threat to his life by some persons. In a letter addressed to the Police Area Commander, Okitipupa Area Command, dated 27th February, 2023, and made available to Starnews NG, Awodumila accused…

    By: Ade Phillips   Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the retirement of the State Head of Service, Mr. Kayode Ogundele, with immediate effect.   In the same vein, the Governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Bayo Philip as Acting Head of Service, to take immediate effect.   The…

    As President Bola Tinubu prepares for a state visit to Doha, Qatar, scheduled for March 2 to 3, 2024, controversy has arisen over the inclusion of his sons, Seyi and Yinka Tinubu, in the official delegation.   The delegation, consisting of 38 individuals, is divided into two batches, and the participation of the…

    By: Ade Philips   Workers and other citizens of Ondo State have been assured of continued support from the present administration in the state.   The state governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance on Tuesday while addressing protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in Akure, the state capital.   The…

  The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which benchmarks interest rates, from 18.75 percent to 22.75 percent.   The regulator announced the rate adjustment at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, after the monetray policy committee meeting.   The rate hike is…

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the presidency’s claim over the ongoing protests. The organized labour said the nationwide protest is not about minimum wage but hunger and economic hardship. Contrary to the Presidency’s claim that the protest revolves around the minimum wage review, NLC’s National President, Joe Ajaero, emphasized that…

  An Islamic cleric based in Katsina, Idris Tenshi, has apologised to the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, over his recent comments.   Recall that the cleric, in a sermon preached in the Hausa language which went viral, described the First Lady as an “infidel” who should be killed.   He had said: “Tinubu’s…

    By Miracle Ogunde   The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC says the rationale behind the ongoing protests nationwide is to call the government’s attention towards addressing hunger ravaging the land and not about minimum wage implementation.   Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, today stormed the streets of Lagos and other states to…

    By: Ade Phillips   Confusion has rented the atmosphere in Ondo State over the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State on Wednesday.   Despite no official release from the Presidency, there is a viral report claiming that Tinubu will be in the state tomorrow to condone members of the family…

    The Lagos State Waterways Authority announced that a boat accident occurred in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday, claiming the lives of three passengers. According to the agency, eleven other individuals involved in the accident were rescued.   Wuraola Alake, Head of the Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Waterways Authority, disclosed this…