At least, 30,000 policemen would be deployed to ensure adequate security and peaceful governorship election in Ondo state on October 10 this year. This was confirmed by thee state police boss, Mr Bolaji Salami who also allayed the fears that foreigners would be allowed into the state before or during the election. Speaking in Akure, […]
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By Ogbuagu Anikwe This represents my first political intervention since coming back to FB. It has to do with the raging argument over the silence of the activists. There are two arguments being advanced and, in my view, both are flawed. Argument 1: It is almost criminal for self-styled activists to keep quiet now that […]
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Nigeria on Friday received samples of COVID-19 vaccine from Russia. Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, delivered the samples to Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire during a visit to Abuja. Ehanire said the vaccine would be quickly referred to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as well as the Nigeria […]
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Following the hike in the price of petrol and electricity tariff, a rights group, the Concerned Niger Delta Youths (CNDY), says it is set for a nationwide protest against the Federal Government, come October 1. In a statement signed by its coordinator, Comrade Israel Joe, the group noted that the increment in the price of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja endorsed the candidacy of Rotimi Akeredolu for the Ondo State Governorship election slated for October 10. The National Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni, confirmed the endorsement after he presented the candidate to the President at the State House. Speaking to State House […]
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Obasanjo, Buhari Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, says only his principal has enough confidence to confront former President Olusegun Obasanjo, tell him his honest opinion on things “and survive it.” Obasanjo and Buhari have a few things in common. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s military head of state between February […]
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By Banji Ayoola Jegun of Ile Oluji, in Ondo State, Oba Olufaderin Adetimehin, a doctor, has commended the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic in the town, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, for his exemplary leadership qualities and prudent management of the resources of the young Polytechnic, leading to its rapid transformation. Also, the Ile-Oluji National Union, […]
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By Fred Ohwahwa “The culture of only reading to pass examinations leaves us a barely functional society. It only enables us breed people who can barely think. And they are the ones who cede their thinking to their pastors, imams and politicians. And trust these categories of people – they take full advantage of this […]
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Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni and her evaluators have embarked on COVID-19 safety and hygiene compliance monitoring exercise to ensure that schools in Lagos State adhere strictly to the guidelines on safe reopening of schools as specified by the Federal Government. This is in a bid to ensure safety in schools […]
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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has called on the Federal, state governments and lawmakers to provide legislation, policy and funding to promote African Traditional Medicine. A statement by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) explained that Oba Ogunwusi made the appeal in Lagos at the launch of the […]
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