Obasanjo, Opadokun, others pay tributes to ex-Lagos Military Administrator Gladys, widow of former military administrator of Lagos and Imo states, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, on Thursday blamed her husband’s death on a private hospital that was treating him. She said that the family had concluded plans to fly the former naval officer abroad when the […]
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The new Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Ngozi Onadeko, has assured the people of the state of maximum protection of lives and property, while soliciting constant dissemination of credible information to enable the Police to serve them better. She gave the assurance in a message signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Olugbenga Fadeyi, a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, led other government officials, including the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), and service chiefs, to honour the nation’s fallen heroes, laying wreaths and offering prayers for them. It was at the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration, held at the National Arcade, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Highlight of […]
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A crowd waiting to get captured for the National Identification Number (NIN) at the Lagos office of Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos, not complying with the COVID-19 safety protocols… With the deadline extension granted mobile phone subscribers and operators to sync their subscriber identity modules (SIMs) with their National Identity Number (NIN) drawing […]
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At Independence on October 1, 1960, Nigeria, with three, and later, four regions, was erected on the pillar of true federalism. But, on assuming office, the first military Head of State, Major General Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, dumped the federal principle and adopted a unitary structure. Subsequent military regimes have built on that ‘political mistake’. The many […]
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Southwest lawmakers, including some speakers and their predecessors, have backed the calls for power shift to the geo-political zone region in 2023. The speakers, who were joined by their predecessors, deputy speakers and other state lawmakers at a meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, also called for unity in the zone. They lauded the […]
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Peoples Democratic Party leaders in Ondo State would soon meet to take a definite position ahead of the South Zonal Congress. Generally, the leaders, including the state executive, are in tune with the Governor Seyi Makinde leadership of the South West PDP. But a chieftain of the party in the state, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, who […]
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States forced the Federal Government to agree to the reopening of schools on Monday, it was learnt on Thursday. Following the second wave of Coronavirus, the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control announced in December that schools should not reopen for second term until January 18. As positive cases continued […]
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United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo as a White House counsel. “Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the Office of the White House Counsel,” a statement on the Biden-Harris transition website read. “These experienced and accomplished individuals have a wide range of knowledge […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State would resume academic activities in continuation of the second semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Session on January 18, 2021. This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan. It was entitled: “Resumption Of Academic Activities For Second […]
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