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  ....Names Implementation Committee on Food Security Report Set Up Action Committee on Young Agropreneurs Incubation Programme Governor Ademola Adeleke has opened up on the plans of his administration for the agricultural sector in the state, assuring stakeholders that farm inputs, tractorization and issue of food security are being addressed by his government. Speaking on Friday evening after a meeting with a Nordic firm interested in setting up a tractor assembly plant in Osun, the state Governor said his plans for the agricultural sector is robust and all inclusive , adding that “ the state is now set for implementation of various programmes in the sector. “We take Agriculture very seriously. Our government decided to first focus on bridging the infra deficit to strengthen connectivity between rural and urban areas. We first focused on building the roads and bridges as a condition to empower the agricultural sector in the area of transportation and market linkages. “Now that we...

     In a funful night of psychedelic beats and performances by many african artists at Jolly Queen's "What Woman Can Do" concert in Sene-Gambia, "Different artists across Africa and prominent guests all over the world gathered in a night of raw talent music, leaving great memory for all their fans and waving flags. The event which took place at "Officer's Mess, Sene-Gambia"  on Saturday, 29th Of June. Had the presence of football lovers as "Team Liberia" emerges first in a grand finale football competition were presented trophy and prize estimated around five hundred and sixty United States Dollars ($560), Received by Team Liberia, Captain Mike Howard who looked so dapper in a black and white blazer suit alongside the team's Head Coach and Goal keeper. Captain Mike Howard, in an interview with Orionframe correspondent remarked that; "Liberians are known for setting records, being the oldest independent Nation in Africa that produced...

  The Adeleke Dynasty of Edeland has expressed appreciation to families, friends and associates for gracing the wedding of their son, David Adeleke to Chioma Rowland on Tuesday July 25th in Lagos. The message of appreciation was contained in a message personally signed by the President of Adeleke dynasty, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State who described attendance and goodwill at the wedding as “quite robust and overwhelming. “We thank friends and associates from far and near for the love they showered on the Adeleke family by their enthusiastic presence and messages to the new couple on their memorable and historic wedding. We were overwhelmed by the massive show of brotherhood for the family in our time of happiness and joy. We take note of the love and support from former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the former National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu; Lagos state Governor and his wife, Mr and Mrs Sanwoolu, Ogun state Governor and his wife, Mr and Mrs Abiodun; Abia stat...

The imaginary Online Biafra Boss, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Wednesday, denounced killings in the South-East over the group’s agitation for secession, appealed for an out-of-court settlement of his ongoing treason trial by the Federal Government. The Separative leader MNK, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria, made the appeal on Wednesday when he appeared for the continuation of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. At the proper court proceedings, Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, informed Justice Binta Nyako and the prosecuting counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), that “the defence wants the case settled out of court, Awomolo told MNK’s team to “approach the Attorney General of the Federation, on such issues as the power to grant such resides with him.” The court held that it could not overrule itself on issues it had already resolved, Justice Nyako held that the only option left for the applicant was to proceed...

  Over 1,300 people have died amid extreme heat in Saudi Arabia while making the Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca this month, raising questions about the country’s preparations. Officials said that most of the dead had not been registered for the hajj. Pilgrims with permits are transported in air-conditioned buses and can rest in cooling tents, while those without permits are left with little protection against temperatures that can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The Saudi government has tried to rein in the effects of the heat by increasing shade and misting pilgrims with cool water. But many relatives of the dead and missing complained that the authorities had not done enough to cool all the pilgrims. It’s unclear if the number of deaths this year is higher than in previous years because Saudi Arabia doesn’t regularly release those statistics.

  On the occasion of the fourth Elere Omo festival, Oba Elere Agbaye has urged traditional believers to consider Ile-Ife, an ancient city of Osun State, as their own pilgrimage site.  HRM Oba Ganiyu said: “Those who are fortunate enough to attend at least 10 consecutive annual festivals  in their life’s journey will be richly blessed by the Almighty.”  God himself said he created us not for ordinary purposes but for specific purposes. You should understand the purpose of your creation before participating in both the culture night and the festival scheduled for June 29th and 30th, 2024. Under the authority of the First Class Monarch, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife, Ojaja 11. In his remarks, he urged ISESE followers to choose the path they believe is best calling on God rather than greed. According to him, "look carefully at yourself  before you know how to run the race of life," he added.  "One dog is not strong enough to secure two houses," he ...

  Looking at the way our Budget is made, I think that our Government does not love our Country. Neither does our senators and National Assembly members. They do not have the feeling to nurture our children in this Country. Imagine Six (6) billion in salaries alone. Not in administrative costs and we say that we are a poor Country.The median age in this Country is nineteen years old. We should consider the life and livelihood of our children first. The Founder of Better Nigeria for Better People, and the Presidential Aspirant in the last general elections, Chief CBN Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo, revealed in a communique to the Stakeholders conference. According to the veteran leader, he pleaded: "You should be investing in education and in health rather than paying yourselves and feeding yourselves out of the poor people of this Country. Starting with the National Assembly; to see the salary of the Hon. Speaker increased from Six hundred and fifty eight thousand (658,000) to one million f...

  Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed the pledge of his administration to upgrade Senior Secondary education in Osun State to enhance foundation for university education. The Governor made the pledge at the Government House while hosting the Executive Secretary of the Senior Secondary Education Commission, Dr Iyela Ajayi and his team who were in the state to select a model school for rehabilitation and upgrade. While describing Osun as a state that places a high premium on all round education from lower level to the tertiary stage, the Governor said  “We are a government that believes strongly in education as a potent catalyst for state development. “Our government therefore believes in providing a conducive environment for students and teachers to achieve learning goals. The target is to produce all rounded citizens with a sound mind. “To achieve those lofty ideals, our government devoted precious attention to upgrading learning facilities at primary, secondary and tertia...

 Chief, CBN. Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo, has once more scoffed at the continuous Sit at home in Southeast, pointing to the serious effects it has had on the economy of the region as the country's hardships become more severe. The move was characterized as an effort to demolish Igbo land, said the founder of Better Nigeria for Better People. "You guys are heartless in pursuing the agenda in light of the present and the difficulties that exist even around the world. Sit-at-Home Monday to Friday making the most distractive monetary damage against N'digbo, this is simply unspeakable atrocity, blameless individuals in igbo land as you are killing your own business, killing the guiltless kids while they can't go to school. The killing that is taking place in Igbo land cannot lead to the so-called artificial Online Biafra Sit-at-Home. You decide to kill anyone who asks questions, to kill your own business, and to kill education in your own location. You decide to kill important pe...

  At the G7 summit in Italy, the member countries agreed on a plan to give Ukraine a $50 billion loan to help it buy weapons and begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure.  The new loan comes at a crucial moment in the war, when Russia has the momentum on the battlefield. The loan is expected to be repaid using interest earned on nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, which are mostly in European banks. Janet Yellen, the U.S. Treasury secretary, explained how the loan will work. President Biden also signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine’s government, to show a long-term U.S. commitment to the country. It’s designed to be a bridge to Ukraine’s membership in NATO.  Japan signed a 10-year security agreement with Ukraine as well, which included a pledge of $4.5 billion. Separately, NATO’s defense chiefs gathered yesterday in Brussels to pledge additional weapons to Kyiv. They also met to prepare long-term military commitments to be announced next month at a summit ...

Impediment Of Population Census In Gambia About weeks ago, The Gambia embarks upon National Population Census  which takes place every ten years,  His Excellency President Adama Barrow had before the exercise welcomed delegates from the Gambia Bureau of Statistics as he was interviewed and counted.  One of the agents who was very dedicated in discharge of his duties, at Brufut in Banjul, Sarjo Jallow, in an interview with Orionframe correspondent, described the challenges of coming to compound while the owner was not around as  an impediment. "According to Jallow, There are so many places we gets into where all the doors were closed, some households were adamant to giving out  information about them and their families, they considers the act as threat. But because of what we were assigned to do, we are making sure that everyone is counted. The exercise which begun on 25th May, 2024. However, expected to lapse for one to two months as the last Census was carried ...

Jare Tiamiyu, The Eecutive Director Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development has sought for collaborative efforts to help in repositioning of nigeria”s local government System. He remarked as Nigeria celebrates its 25th Democracy Day, a non-governmental organisation in a statement made available to journalists.  "Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development has sought for concerted efforts from all stakeholders to make the local government system in the country, more effective and repositioned for the delivery of good governance to Nigerians, the statement read."  In the last two and a half decades, Nigeria has seen a transition from military rule to civilian leadership, with its attendant challenges of institutional decay and corruptive tendencies that has affected the growth of the nation, in different sectors. The last quarter of a century of civil rule in the most populous black nation has also seen the modification of the constitution, one that ...

  The E.U. said yesterday that it would impose additional tariffs of up to 38 per cent on electric vehicles imported from China. Leaders called the measure an effort to protect manufacturers from unfair competition.  According to report, the move follows a month after the U.S. quadrupled its tariffs on Chinese E.V.s to 100 percent. “By making it more expensive for consumers to buy lower-cost Chinese imports, the tariffs could slow adoption of electric vehicles in Europe — and also slow progress on emissions reduction,”  “But they could also help guard against job losses for European automakers”.  “That protection could help to maintain political support for green initiatives at a time when Europe’s decarbonization efforts are increasingly drawing backlash from voters who are upset with rapid price increases in recent years.”

  The recent European Parliament elections are the latest sign of immigration’s power to shape the West, David Leonhardt writes. ​Right-wing parties that had promised to reduce the flow of migration made gains, and center-right parties finished first by adopting a more restrictive stance. The modern migration boom in the West has had major advantages, but it has also had downsides. More competition can hurt workers, governments strain to provide social services and some people can feel uncomfortable with societal changes. Historically, major immigration spikes have led to political backlashes, like Brexit. For years, mainstream Western politicians dismissed voters’ concerns about immigration as inherently ignorant or xenophobic, and many of those disaffected voters came to support parties on the extreme right. But recently, there are signs that the political left and center have returned to a more nuanced approach that celebrates immigrants while emphasizing border security.

  Millions in Nigeria are struggling to buy food, fuel and medicine as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a generation. The country’s decline has been sharp: Two years ago, Nigeria was Africa’s biggest economy; this year, it is set to fall to fourth. The crisis is believed to be rooted in the removal of some fuel subsidies and the devaluation of the currency — two changes set down by a president elected 15 months ago.  Punishing inflation means poverty rates are expected to rise even higher. Credit; New York Times

  ....Ezendigbo reacts as former uruguayan president and traore of burkina-faso names world's best leaders. The founder of Better Nigeria for better people, Chief. CBN, Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo has reacted to the trending video depicting the best template to  serve as a good leader of any Nation. In a viral video that contains 9:56 minutes, titled, " How Two Poorest Presidents In The World Made Their Country Rich By Good Governance And Transparency", highlighted the performances of Burkina-Faso Head of States, Ibrahim Traore and Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay between 2010-2015, who donated 90 Per cent of his monthly salary,  equivalent to $12,500 to charity. Speaking in an interview, The presidential aspirant in the last general elections, Ezendigbo said, Nigerians doesn't have record of their own citizens, that's why election is possible to rig which is a disgrace to the world. According to him, although , I am not in support of the military regime in ...

  French president Emmanuel Macron has called for new parliamentary elections after suffering a humiliating defeat in the European elections. Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National rally won 32 per cent of the vote – more than double that of the president’s Renaissance on 15.4 per cent – underlining her credentials as frontrunner for France’s next presidential vote. Mr Macron will remain in power until 2027, but Ms Le Pen’s strong showing, notching a 10-point increase on the last EU election in 2019, will weaken his hold on power. It could also prompt high-level defections from his centrist camp as the succession battle to replace him heats up. Jordan Bardella, the National Rally’s lead candidate, had earlier called for fresh French parliamentary elections. “Emmanuel Macron is this evening a weakened president,” the 28-year-old said in his victory speech. “The president cannot remain deaf to the message sent by the French tonight.” Ms Le Pen welcomed Mr Macron’s call, saying: “We are ...

  ....why i was named general in burkina-faso When I wanted to pull out of the country to Burkina-Faso, I reached out to people for support but no one except my blood brother, I was badly looking to getting 1.2million naira but had to leave in faith. I got to Burkina-Faso despite taking along with me almost #1,000,000, sold all I worked for in Nigeria. I was welcomed into a lodge by Ekiti men who were almost fifty in number. I had briefed intelligent officer in Nigeria about my movement on the night I arrived, looking suspicion if I was in wrong hand, but told the officer to give me 90 days to complete my investigations. I was taken to office where i met numerous Nigerians, but offices there were many, Nigerians there were about 33,000 in population, I got to know during football competition. Though , my registration money was not complete and I was told to bring two people after, me that sold everything and even took loan, they're now telling me they don't dig gold but deals w...

   _...Says Digital Media has come to stay_ The Osun State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akeem Ajadosu has applauded the Osun Online Publishers Association for upholding professionalism in the media task. He made the assertion during a courtesy visit to the leadership of NUJ Osun Council last Thursday in Osogbo by the leadership and members of the Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA) led by its Chairman, Mukhtar Ajelogbon. Ajadosu charged OOPA members to always discharge their duties in accordance with the ethics of journalism, testify by saying,"My fellow Chairmen from other States also acknowledged the vibrancy, activeness and professionalism of your association, I can tell you that OOPA stands tall in the comity of state online media associations. "Digital media has come to stay but we must always apply ethics and professionalism at all times, Ajadosu said." He further advised the leadership of OOPA to encourage other members who wish to emulate...

  The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said that fasting and prayers won’t be able to solve the economic hardship in Nigeria because leaders are the problems of the country. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that God isn’t listening to Nigerians on the issue of hardship anymore because the people elected the leaders that are now making life difficult for them. He stated that Nigerians have failed to listen to the truth and God will not come down to help the country solve economic hardship if the leaders don’t do the right thing. He mentioned that anyone that says Nigerians should pray to solve hardship is only deceiving himself. '’We have failed to follow reality, anyone that says we should pray to solve hardship is only deceiving Nigerians. God is not listening to Nigerians on the issue of hardship any longer. We don’t listen to the truth and we are far away from it. God will not come down...

  Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and a former mayor of Mexico City, will be Mexico’s next president after a landslide victory in the country’s election. She will be the first woman, and the first Jewish person, to hold the post. Sheinbaum, a leftist, was beating her opponent by a stunning 30 percentage points or more, returns showed. Votes are still being counted. Her victory suggests that most Mexicans are pleased with their country’s direction: Sheinbaum, 61, is the chosen successor of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the current president. Sheinbaum’s next hurdle will be stepping out of the shadow of López Obrador. She notes that they are “different people,” though she appealed to voters by promising to cement his legacy.  Sheinbaum’s party is within reach of large enough majorities in Congress to enact constitutional reforms that critics fear would undermine democratic checks and balances.

  Mexican voters awaited results in an election yesterday that will almost certainly conclude with the country electing its first female president. The two main candidates were women: Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist representing the ruling party led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Xóchitl Gálvez, a businesswoman on a ticket made up of opposition parties. The contest showcased the immense strides that women, who weren’t even allowed to vote in Mexico until 1953, have made in the country’s politics.

  The African National Congress lost its political monopoly in South Africa for the first time since vanquishing the country’s last white-led regime 30 years ago. When votes were counted on Saturday, the A.N.C. received only about 40 percent of the vote, a steep drop from the nearly 58 percent that the party won in the 2019 election and far short of winning an absolute majority. The party, which rose to international acclaim on the shoulders of Nelson Mandela, will now have two weeks to cobble together a government with one or more rival parties. Without an absolute majority, the A.N.C. can no longer handpick the country’s president, and President Cyril Ramaphosa may not have a second term. One major question is whether the A.N.C. will embrace or shun Jacob Zuma, its former leader, who resigned as president in 2018 because of corruption charges. A party he formed just six months ago won 15 percent of the vote.  Context: Rampant crime, shortages of electricity and water and one...