President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to ensure that Nigeria is restructured. This call was made in Lagos by Yoruba groups, led by the umbrella body of self-determination groups, the Coalition of Oodua Self-determination Groups (COSEG ), at an intra-ethnic nationality round-table where the state of the nation was discussed. The groups said restructuring is […]
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Governor of Ekiti State and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is celebrating two years into his second tenure as helmsman. He spoke with some senior journalists in Lagos on issues of development challenges and opportunities in Ekiti and how he has opened up the state as investment destination for big businesses. […]
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Amid nationwide protests demanding the reform of the police among others, the Presidency may have embarked on new measures to save the day and convince Nigerians that governance has not been grounded. One of the moves is the planned reform to a new bill aimed at giving teeth to different measures to transform Nigeria’s business […]
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Former Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State branch, Dr. Akin Sodipo (left); Vice Chairman, Dr. Wale Lasisi, and Chairman, Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla, at a press briefing marking the 2020 Physicians’ Week in Ibadan…yesterday. Photo: Najeem Raheem The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday confirmed that COVID-19 killed 16 doctors, with 321 infected by the virus […]
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Police teargas #EndSARS protesters at the Asokoro end of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as they marched towards the Villa …yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua Organisers consider Belarus option Protesters fault Benin ‘jailbreak’ claim Don’t overthrow Buhari, Miyetti Allah tells protesters Northern Coalition backs down Officials begin re-arrest of Edo jail breakers 12 killed in Abuja, Benin […]
Continue ReadingA vehicle was set ablaze in Abuja on Monday morning following a clash between #EndSARS protesters and individuals suspected to be hoodlums. The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, confirmed the incident, saying there was no loss of life. The FCT police spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, in a statement, titled, ‘Commissioner of Police […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to #EndSARS protesters demonstrating against police brutality and extrajudicial killings to leave the roads and embrace dialogue. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Leave The Road And Let’s Dialogue, Sanwo-Olu Appeals To Protesters’, on Monday, by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile. #EndSARS protests rocking the […]
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There was heavy presence of soldiers in Abuja on Monday around the Federal Secretariat and the Three Arms Zone, as #EndSARS protesters barricaded the Abuja- Keffi Road, causing a lot of drivers to divert from the route. Security operatives also dislodged protesters that blocked the AYA Junction, Asokoro end of the major road that connects […]
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By Yinka Fabowale The VP is embarrassing himself, he keeps doing so with this puppet ‘boi, boi’ role. He knows his place! He should realise that he himself has almost completely depreciated in credibility, lost face and the value for which he enjoys his sinecure position just so as to be exploited to hoodwink long […]
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Finance minister The 2017 Federal Government Audit Report of the Federation has said 265 government agencies defaulted in their financial reports and had issues of irregular expenditures. The report, which is the latest National Audit record released by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAuGF), evaluated the expenditures of the 265 agencies. These […]
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