The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, and economists on Wednesday countered the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that the economy under him is better than it was in 2015. Chairman of the Gas Group, MAN, Mr Ola Adebayo, said Buhari’s administration’s policies have not translated into positive economy […]
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Okada riders at the meeting We are ready – Bike operators Oyo State Government has disclosed that plans are underway to issue identification numbers and registration jackets to commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, in the State. The commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musibau Babatunde, made this known in Ibadan on Thursday […]
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Photo/facebook/officialasiwajubat By Dare Babarinsa Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), came into the limelight 30 years ago. He was one of the young men and women who flocked around Chief Moshood Abiola, Nigerian President-presumptive and winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Tinubu was elected Senator on […]
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Some suspects linked with the Sunday June 5 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, have been arrested. The State Commander of the State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in the State, Adetunji Adeleye, confirmed this on Thursday. In the attack, 40 people were killed and over 80 others were wounded […]
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Scene after the terrorist attack at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State where scores of worshipers were killed, maimed. Photo/Facebook/rotimiaketi The spate of religious-inspired violence and gruesome murder in Nigeria of late belie the lofty ideal of religion being not only a very personal matter between man and his creator, but also a […]
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After reflecting on the spate of attacks on churches, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday concluded that the trend is a plot to instigate religious crisis. According to him, some wicked elements are behind such attacks. He vowed that his administration would not give in to their affronts. President Buhari was reacting in a statement by his […]
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Adamu meets caucus amid fears of party losing majority The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday moved swiftly to avert a likely slide into the minority in the Senate. Eighteen more senators elected on the platform of the party are believed to be heading out to join opposition political parties. Should this happen, the APC […]
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Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested no fewer than 14 suspected criminals in different parts of the state. One of them was allegedly arrested while attempting to rape a woman after robbing her family of valuables in their house at Idanre community in the Idanre Local Government Area of the state. According […]
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Owo Church Attack: ‘They shot choirmaster in my front’, survivor narrates as she marks birthday A Non-Profit Organisation, Ogundare Foundation, has offered to give scholarship to no fewer than 20 children of victims of the Owo massacre at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. During a condolence visit to the Olowo of […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Photo; Facebook/INECNIGERIA The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied extending the deadline of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), describing the report that it has agreed to extend the deadline by 60 days as false. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Aishatu Jibril Dukku, had […]
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