The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday visited the families of late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi, whose son, Mohammed, died on Wednesday; and a former General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Dr Wilson Badejo, who died last Sunday, to commiserate with them over the passages. This was disclosed in a statement by the […]
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– Insists ongoing negotiations with labour will determine pump price Barely three months after the Federal Government turned down the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum for an increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, the Federal Government again on Friday reiterated its stance, insisting that no decision on the adjustment […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has cautioned his people against carrying out retaliatory attack over Saturday’s killing of some Ondo indigenes in Plateau State. Noting that an unconfirmed number of deaths have been recorded while some persons were severely injured in the said attack. he called for calm in a statement by his Chief […]
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Kano State Government has reiterated its commitment to the protection of vulnerable members of society, especially women and children. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, stated this while receiving the state branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), in her Office. A statement issued by the ministry’s […]
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Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri Poliomyelitis has resurfaced in Adamawa State, according to government. It disclosed this at the start of a response action against the new strain of the dreaded disease. Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, said. “One case of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 has been detected in […]
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Banji Ayoola Pandemonium broke out on Saturday at the Osun secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) as sounds of gunshots tore through the tense atmosphere at the sitting of the Ward Congress Appeal Committee in Osogbo. The gunshots which ran out about 4.15pm, forced the heavily armed security operatives to rescue some members of […]
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Banji Ayoola The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State degenerated on Saturday as aggrieved members of the party stormed the party’s state secretariat in Osogbo to submit petitions against the ward congress to the Appeal Committee which started its meeting same day. They came in hundreds and besieged the party’s […]
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Yerins Abraham broke the internet the first time he entered into the BBNaija Shine Ya Eye house on July 24 because he was referred to as a polymath. He was one of the favourite housemates until Maria labelled him a pervert who looked at her nudity. In this interview with Gbenga Bada, Yerins cleared the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Saturday; which said that the “The […]
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A man walks through the floods toward destroyed houses. Photo: AFP Rescuers were battling against time on Saturday to find survivors of flash floods in northern Turkey as the death toll rose to 44, according to a provisional tally. The government’s disaster agency AFAD said specialised teams were combing through the rubble of dozens of […]
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