Says I remain chairman The acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Lanre Omolase, has dismissed the dissolution of the Ekiti State Executive Committee of the party by the Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee, describing it as an exercise in futility. Omolase, who said that he remained PDP chairman in Ekiti State […]
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A 300-level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Olona Oluwapelumi, has committed suicide at his residence in the Aule Area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. The deceased, who was popularly called Black, was said to be in the Department of Industrial Design at the university. He was said to have hanged himself […]
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The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has debunked reports that he dumped the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Bello, in a post via his verified Facebook page on Sunday, said his unwavering support for Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in the 2023 presidential […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday called on the Federal Government to improve the security framework of the country to stop the unprovoked killing of citizens. The organisation was reacting to the murder of the Parish Priest of St Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Rev […]
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Following the statutory retirement of some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali has approved the appointment and redeployment of the agency’s management members to enhance strategic and effective service delivery. The National Public Relations Officer, Compt. Timi Bomodi, in a statement, said that 20 officers were elevated to […]
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By Luke Onyekakeyah A staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) marks the thumb of a voter at a polling unit in Lagos on February 23, 2019. Photo: Stefan Heunis / AFP Looking at the way things are going on in the run up to the 2023 general elections, it is abundantly clear […]
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Protester clashes with police during a rally in Paris on January 19, 2023, as workers go on strike over the French President’s plan to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. – A day of strikes and protests kicked off in France on January 19, set to disrupt transport and schooling across the […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per cent of Lassa fever infection in the country. Its Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this in an Interview on Sunday in Abuja. Adetifa said that between Jan. 2 and Jan. 15, the country recorded […]
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NDLEA has intercepted 1.7 million tramadol pills at Greenfield Estate, Amuwo Odofin in Lagos. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the consignment was traced to a warehouse in the estate on Tuesday, Jan. 17. “When the store was opened, a total of 1,645,560 pills of Tramadol in 100mg, 200mg and […]
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A file picture obtained by AFP outside Iran shows the scene of a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who reportedly died after being arrested by the Islamic republic’s “morality police”, in Tehran on September 20, 2022. – Demonstrations have been less frequent in recent weeks in Iran, but the protest remains alive after four […]
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