Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bamidele Oleyelogun Oladimeji heads for court, says: ‘My suspension is illegal’ Six councillors kick, say their signatures were forged Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended the chairman of lfedore council area of the state, Alex Oladimeji over alleged gross misconduct. But Oladimeji, who has headed […]
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The Vice President of West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union, PYU, Oladele Nihi has called on the Nigerian youth to make conscious efforts at “hijacking” power from the elders in order to assume the mantle of the country’s leadership in 2023. He made the call when featuring on Vanguard’s LunchTime Discourse on Tuesday. According to him, […]
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Says: We‘re guided by SEC on ownership Retains MPR rate at 11.5% Expresses optimism for bumper harvest The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would be guided by the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the ownership structure of FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank Plc. […]
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Radiotherapy equipment The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the National Cancer Control Plan established by the regime of the Federal Government to determine why fewer Nigerians with cancer cannot access treatment at the special centres. It particularly mandated its committees on Health Institutions and Health Care Services to “investigate the Federal Government’s implementation […]
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Alleges EFCC is being used by losers of Anambra poll to Obiano’s APGA candidate, Soludo Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Don Adinuba, has said that the governor of the state, Willie Obiano, is currently out of Nigeria, adding that his principal did not disguise when he used one of the international airports […]
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A businessman, Mr. Ifeoluwa Oluwo, Thursday, narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, how Chidinma Ojukwu the murder suspect in the case of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, sold the deceased’s laptop to him. He said that he bought the laptop from the first defendant for N495,000, on […]
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The Director, Child Welfare, Gombe State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Joseph Markus, has lamented the increase of underaged girls for cheap labour on the farmlands. He made this revelation in his address on Tuesday, at a media roundtable organised by Save the Children International towards ending child marriage in the state. The […]
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The Federal Government has disclosed that it is considering stricter sanctions for companies involved in oil spillage in the Niger Delta. The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who revealed this on Thursday at the weekly ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential media team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also explained that her […]
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The Federal Government on Thursday announced plans to institute stiffer punishments for companies involved in oil spillage in the country. The government also said that the level devastation in the Niger Delta is massive and has planned to meet stakeholders in Ogoni land on the ongoing clean-up exercise to get their own assessmentt on how […]
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Many Nigerian film stars on Thursday, stormed the residence of veteran comic actor Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe. His remains were buried on Thursday in his Ikorodu residence area of Lagos. Baba Suwe died on Monday after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was 63. Massive crowd gathered at Baba Suwe’s residence early […]
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