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Opinion BY: ISMAIL SOKUNBI Housing is a basic necessity of every human being just as food and clothing. It is fundamental to the welfare and survival of man. According to some experts, housing is one of the best indicators of determining the standard of living and peoples’ value in a …

OTUN-EKITI – Undeterred by her limitations, Ms Abosede Okeowo, focuses on her artistic skills. Not only has she, by reason of her talent won recognitions, but now the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has offered her a United States Online scholarship to horn her art skills. The 27-year-old artist …

AYETORO-YEWA – Monarchs and Residents of Yewa North Local Government Area have described infrastructural developments in Ogun State within the two years of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration as tremendous as different parts of the state are being transformed. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga Hon. Shina Peller, a member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, has congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of Ramadan fasting and Eid-el-Fitri celebration. In a release e-signed by his Press Secretary, Kola Popoola, and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – As Muslims celebrate the completion of the 2021 Holy month of Ramadan, the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has felicitated with the faithful on Eid-ul-fitr celebration, and prayed for Allah’s manifold and continuous mercies upon the Islamic believers in Oyo State, …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, in conjunction with the Teaching Service Commission and State Universal Basic Education Board wishes to inform applicants for the Ogun TEACh programme that missed the last CBT that a mop-up test has been scheduled to come up …

LONDON – The Nigerian High Commissioner to United Kingdom, His Excellency Sarafa Tunji Ishola has promised to introduce a new strategy with a view to improve service delivery at the Nigeria House in London. Amb Ishola, a former Minister, who stated this recently while inspecting the departments of the High …

LAGOS – S&P Global Ratings said changes to the boards of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Holdings (FBNH) Plc, recently directed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), addressed the banking group’s corporate governance challenges and ensures the Nigerian banking sector’s financial stability. According to a release e-signed by …

ILARO-YEWA – An advice has gone to the Muslim faithful to always share their resources with the poor masses around them. Sheikh (Imam) Tajudeen Mustapha-Adewunmi, the Chief Imam of Ilaro Central Mosque and its environs stated this on Thursday, May 13, 2021 during his sermon at the Ilaro Central Mosque …

By Adedoyin Giwa LAGOS – Africa’s ecommerce market leader, Jumia has released its 2021 quarter one report, recording 11% year-on-year gross profit increase, as adjusted EBITDA loss decreased by 24% year-over-year. The report by the company also showed a sixth consecutive quarter of positive Gross Profit After Fulfillment Expense, which …