By Babafemi Ojudu I live in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State. Within a radius of about twenty kilometres of the town are no fewer than nine institutions of higher learning. Every year, these institutions admit thousands of young people, train them for several years, award them certificates and release them into a labour market […]
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Teachers, pupils ready as 2026/2027 session begins Textbooks, uniforms, feeding, transport costs squeeze families Ondo Govt, police assure parents of adequate school security As schools across Ondo State begin the 2026/2027 academic session on Monday, parents and teachers have expressed their preparation for the new session, their expectations for the session and how the economic […]
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begins schools monitoring statewide Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, has charged secondary school students statewide to imbibe discipline, hard work, dedication and determination as a the new academic session begins. He stressed that the right attitude to learning remains a major pathway to academic excellence and a successful future. […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appointed a former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ogundeji Iroju, as Special Adviser on Legislative Matters. He also appointed the first batch of new Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs). They include: Mr. Olaoluwa Adesanya, SSA on Inter Party Affairs; Seyi Lawrence […]
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AAC Presidential Candidate Omoyele Sowore The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised to introduce a monthly living minimum wage of N500,000 for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Sowore, an activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, also pledged to provide 24-hour electricity, make education free […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *We continue with business and career practices to be avoided, if you want to do well in life.* *5) BRIBERY: Bribery is the offering of material or financial inducement with the intention of influencing the course of an outcome in a man’s favour.* *Deuteronomy 10:[17] For the LORD your God is God […]
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Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty By John Dike, Osogbo Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, has urged Nigerians to actively participate in the 2027 general elections and other democratic processes, stressing that citizens must ensure that their votes count. He gave the charge shortly after the opening Mass […]
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Colorado or Colos, concealed in consolidated cargoes from the United Kingdom. They also recovered two other consignments of Colorado hidden inside music speakers at two motor parks in Lagos, with at least seven suspects arrested in connection […]
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Canadian-French singer, Celine Dion, has made an emotional return to the stage, performing her first full concert in more than six years after battling a rare neurological disorder. The 58-year-old singer broke down in tears of joy on Saturday as she opened a sold-out residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, on the outskirts of […]
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recover suspected methanol; launch enforcement against dangerous alcoholic drinks Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected producer of substances believed to contain methanol in connection with the sudden deaths of youths in Araromi-Obu, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested following reports of sudden and unexplained deaths allegedly linked to […]
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