A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Chief Oludola Oke, has denied entering any pact with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu ahead of the party’s primaries scheduled for July. Oke was last week adopted as the consensus aspirant of the Unity Forum, an APC group with the mandate of stopping Akeredolu of securing […]
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By Kole Omotoso Our History is made up of three chapters. Chapter 1 is entitled “What was done that should not have been done”; Chapter 2 is entitled “What was not done that should have been done”; and Chapter 3 is entitled “What is to be done?” There is need for some general comments before […]
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Will Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) survive its internal wrangling ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election? Many political analysts in the state said the answer lies with the party’s national leadership. Although the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is expected to reap from the crisis in APC, the issue […]
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has flagged off the modified Homegrown School Feeding Programme at Kuje Primary School in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the event yesterday in Abuja, she indicated that the ministry was working with state governments to ensure the project catered for […]
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Task Force to engage governors after Borno, Gombe, Zamfara, Adamawa eased lockdown More Lagosians favour return of lockdown In one fell swoop, four states in the North – Borno, Gombe, Adamawa and Zamfara – on Thursday reopened Mosques and Churches. It was a major easing of the lockdown imposed to curb Coronavirus spread. The Federal […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina drinks a sample of the “Covid Organics” or CVO remedy at a launch ceremony in Antananarivo on April 20, 2020. “Covid Organics” or CVO is a remedy produced by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) created from the Artemisia plant and is claimed to help prevent coronavirus Covid-19 […]
Continue ReadingHouse of Representatives spokesman Benjamin Kalu has raised the alarm over the safety of the National Assembly. He said that the place was no longer safe for them to work. Kalu’s office located on the first floor of the new House of Representatives complex was burgled by unknown persons, who ransacked the place. The door […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a revision of the 2020 Budget from N10.594 trillion to N10.523 trillion, reflecting a N71.5billion downward review. Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who stated this while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting at the State House yesterday, also said an […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with security and service chiefs where he again pledged to address to all issues bringing a lot of sorrows to Nigerians. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president made the pledge during a closed-door meeting with members of the […]
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Workers producing face masks. PHOTO: AFP So you have to wear a mask to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus? Wondering how to choose one? Or if it will slip off, or be suffocating? While masks are everyday accessories in parts of Asia, for those not accustomed to wearing them the experience can […]
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