The Ondo State Government has announced Thursday, February 22, and Friday, February 23, 2024, as public holidays in memory of the late former governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu.
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, marked his 89th birthday with a call to the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare a national public holiday in recognition of traditionalists across the country.
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared Friday a public holiday. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday said the holiday was to