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Italy have been eliminated from the ongoing Euro 2024 tournament in Germany. The defending champions lost 2-0 to Switzerland in the first Round of 16 fixture on Saturday. The Swiss had 65 per cent of the ball and eight of the first nine attempts at goal prior, before taking the lead through Remo Freuler. Ruben Vargas doubled their advantage just 27 seconds after the restart after the Italians lost possession from their own kick-off. Switzerland will now face either England or Slovakia in the quarter-final next weekend in Dusseldorf. Italy are now the third team in the last three European…

By Bashorun Saintabey, GSM Advocates member “Good government is one of the most important factors in economic growth and social well-being” – John Lonsdale Ban ki-moon, a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016 shared his intention while addressing world leaders on economic development that ” Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance” Governor Seyi Makinde has a keen understanding of the crucial role that economic…

The Executive Chairman of Lagelu local government, Hon. Mudashiru Kamorudeen on Thursday attended a special program by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the three local government areas of Lagelu, Egbeda and Ona-Ara— in advocacy for early actions and preparedness against flooding disaster that oftentimes impacts local communities. The event which held at NUT hall, Aba-Emu in Ona-Ara local government on Thursday, had in attendance, representatives of National Emergency Management Agency, the State Emergency Management Agency, Traditional Rulers, Community Stakeholders, and the Executive Chairmen and principal officers of the three…

A team from the state Legislature, led by Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, conducted an inspection tour on Thursday of the moribund International Youth Year Village (IYY) in Ajoda, Egbeda Local Government Area to assess the youth technical training facilities. It should be recalled that the Chairman of the Oyo State Agency for Youth Development visited the center a week after his appointment. The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, who also serves as the Chairman of the Nigerian Conference of Speakers, conducted a fact-finding mission to assess the facility’s condition and explore ways to…

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP Caucus of the Oyo state House of Assembly has commended the Speaker, Rt. Honorable Adebo Ogundoyin, over his decision not sanction some aggrieved lawmakers who had petitioned the Governor over their alleged sidelining in the House. The PDP Whip of the 10th Assembly and second term lawmaker representing Lagelu state constituency, Honorable Akintunde Olajide otherwise called AKT, made this known yesterday while addressing newsmen shortly after the Thursday’s plenary. Speculations were rife in a section of the online media projecting that the Speaker would at the last plenary wield the strong hammer on those lawmakers…

The new commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Ayodele Sonubi has promised continuous robust policing and peaceful environment in the State. The Commissioner, who has just been deployed to the Oyo State command, made the promise at a news briefing at the Police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. Mr Sonubi was until his elevation as Commissioner of Police, in Charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Iyaganku, Oyo State Police Command as the Deputy Commissioner of Police and succeeded the former CP, Mr Adebola Hamzat. Mr Shonubi noted that he recognized the immense contributions and professional policing principles adopted by…

The Executive Chairman of Oluyole local government, Akeem Olatunji, yesterday convened a Security Council meeting with heads of security agencies in the council in a bid to evaluate prevailing challenges and chart a new course. The meeting, which held in his office at the local government Secretariat, Idi-Ayunre, also saw the unveiling of some strategic security measures to address issues bothering on kidnapping, car hijacking, and armed robbery among others. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the meeting, Olatunji, flanked by key security stakeholders including representatives from the police force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC), Amotekun Corps, and Local Vigilante…

…As 2,156 applicants pruned down to 920 through physical and medical screening Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, (OYRTMA) has begun the 2km endurance race test for the prospective OYRTMA officers that applied for the agency recruitment exercise to test their fitness level and their readiness for the job. The event was held at the Parade ground of the 81 battalion, Nigerian Army, Mokola, Ibadan. Speaking with the newsmen, The Executive Chairman Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, Major Adesagba Adekoya rtd, said that the agency pruned the number of prospective OYRTMA officers that applied for the recruitment from 2,156…

Politics and leadership are synonymous and different ends of the same rod. To succeed in politics, good leadership is required, and diplomacy is needed for a leader to succeed. Many observers of Arapaja’s towering political voyage have seen him as a man of great feats with deep intellectual clarity, sound ideological commitment, an indomitable dogged fighter, independent mindedness, an unbounded faith in the mass of his ardent followers and administrative acumen. These aforementioned attributes are of trajectory, visionary leader, talents hunter, champion of monumental morel and promoter of future great leader both in politics and society. Arapaja, in the history…

The price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased from N940/litre to N1,100/litre due to the crash of the naira against the United States dollar, it was gathered on Tuesday. Recall that on April 24, 2024, The PUNCH reported that the Dangote refinery announced a further reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to N940/litre and N980/litre respectively. Earlier, precisely on April 17, The PUNCH reported that the Dangote refinery listened to the calls of oil marketers regarding a reduction in the price of diesel, as the refinery reduced the…