Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Monday kicked off the O’DATIWA Under-17 Football Competition, a statewide tournament aimed at discovering and grooming young football talents across the state’s 18 local government areas. Speaking at the event, he recommitted his administration to efforts at transforming sports into a powerful platform for youth empowerment, unity and economic […]
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as Nigeria’s envoy to Ghana, Ambassador Dayo Adeoye stresses unity among Yoruba people By John Dike, Osogbo Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has called on Yoruba people across Africa and the Diaspora to uphold the spirit of unity, peace, and cultural pride to foster progress and strengthen […]
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National Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Abubakar Ahmed, has commended Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his support for security agencies’ operations in the state. A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, said Ahmed gave the commendation on Sunday, during a courtesy visit by the Corps’ top […]
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House of Representatives Committee on Science Research Institutions Chairman and Member representing Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, in Ondo State, Hon. (Dr) Oluwatimehin Adelegbe, has kicked off his programmed illumination of all the communities in the Constituency with at least 3,000 solar-powered street lights. Seen as part of his commitment to delivering tangible democracy dividends to his […]
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The former Chief of Defence Staff and the two other service chiefs, who were retired from Service by President Bola Tinubu on Friday, will each go home with one bulletproof SUV and one Prado Jeep, or an equivalent vehicle as a backup. These vehicles are to be maintained by the respective Services and replaced every […]
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Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to permanently halt his ongoing trial by the Federal Government. In the new case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, Kanu argued that the continuation of his trial violates the rule of law, especially […]
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Rice prices have dropped sharply in several Lagos markets due to a surge in border imports, easing the burden on consumers. The development, however, has raised concern among traders over reduced profits and business sustainability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 50kg of rice in Lagos currently sells for between N55,000 and N70,000, […]
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Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that many internet fraudsters — popularly called yahoo boys — are “genuinely gifted individuals” whose intelligence should be redirected toward productive innovation rather than condemned. Obi made the remark on Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra State, while speaking at the Golden Health Conference held […]
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced plans to petition regional and international bodies over what it described as coordinated attacks on its members across the country. It alleged that the assaults have become a recurring pattern, particularly in states governed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), suggesting a deliberate effort to intimidate the opposition […]
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By Abraham Ogbodo The Best President Nigeria Never Had. That title exists and it belongs to one man. He is Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The opposite, that is, the Worst President Nigeria Never Had, has been elusive. That title does not exist. The country has a way of giving the worst a chance to spread […]
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