Author: Olabanji Ayoola
Akeredolu holds thanksgiving over Supreme Court victory
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, has described his victory from the Election Petition Tribunal to the Supreme Court as one of the many miracles of God in his life over the years. Astatement by Mr Olabode Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said he led eminent citizens of the state […]
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Aiyedatiwa hosts Deustche team for GIZ-PME meeting
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on behalf of the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, received the Team of Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, led by its Team Leader and Programme Immigration for Development in Nigeria, Mrs Sandra Vermuijten at the Deputy Governors office on August 20. The team were in […]
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UI, Covenant, OAU emerge top universities in Nigeria
Full List The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the world. Though ranked first in Nigeria, UI rated 1,196 in the world. Private-owned covenant […]
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‘Why Obasanjo knelt before Olu of Warri’
Kehinde Akinyemi, Special Assistant on Media to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained why his principal knelt before His Royal Majesty Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III. Thirty-seven-year-old serial entrepreneur Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko was, on Saturday, crowned the 21st Olu of Warri, and had immediately assumed the title of Ogiame Atuwatse III. According to Akinyemi, Obasanjo, […]
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Governors demand 42 percent revenue allocation, true federalism
Governors have demanded 42 per cent revenue allocation with the Federal Government keeping only 35 per cent of the revenue accruing to the Federation. Ekiti Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum Kayode Fayemi disclosed this in a keynote address at a national dialogue and book presentation in Abuja. Fayemi also said events in […]
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500 die at Lagos COVID isolation centres
Lagos State Ministry of Health has said that over 500 deaths have been recorded in isolation centres across the state. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, ‘Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, made this known in a press statement on Sunday, titled, “COVID third wave mitigation: Lagos to sanction erring inbound passengers”. Ogunbanwo explained that inbound travelers […]
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Jubilation as Warri crowns 21st monarch
As the Saturday rain poured down on the crowd of excited guests packed in a barge heading towards Ode-Itsekiri, in Warri, an elderly man, drenched by the downpour, raised both hands skyward in quiet supplication to the elements to save the day from rain. A few hours later, his prayers were answered. The sky had […]
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Buhari, Ooni, Okowa, others say 21st Olu Of Warri is monarch of this time
•As new Olu charges youths to channel energy towards nation development President Muhammadu Buhari, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 1, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Saturday said they were sure that the newly-crowned Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwtse III, will continue the time-honoured 500 years noble tradition of the […]
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Petroleum Industry Act: Robbing Peter to pay Paul
President Muhammadu Buhari By Mike Ozekhome The PIB Bill just assented to as an Act of Parliament by President Muhammadu Buhari, is a mere ruse, a monstrosity, an artifice and device, carefully crafted, incubated and delivered, to actually do irretrievable violence to Nigeria’s progress and juris corpus. The Act constitutes a direct assault on age-long […]
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