Fedpoly Ile-Oluji begins HND programmes soon, holds maiden convocation tomorrow

Starts seven newly NBTE accredited ND programmes Now to run 12 ND programmes Seven “Legacy Projects” for commissioning 19 projects ongoing or completed By Banji Ayoola Arrangements are being finalised by authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji in Ondo State, OSPOLEL, to start running Higher National Diploma, HND, programmes. This was disclosed by the institution’s Rector, […]

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Senate moves to grant autonomy to councils

Bill to abrogate states, councils joint account in the works The push for a financially independent local government system in the country has been re-energised in the Senate. A bill to amend the constitution to achieve financial autonomy for local government councils has already been gazetted and is ready for a debate on the floor […]

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How Oshiomhole survived ouster plot at APC NEC meeting

By the time the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) ended last Friday in Abuja, it became obvious that the party’s leaders did not buy into the impeachment plot hatched against the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. It was gathered that his saving grace came from President Muhammadu Buhari, who did […]

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Woman allegedly kills grand daughter with sniper, arrested

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State police command for allegedly killing her two-year-old grand daughter. The suspect, a resident of Isote area of Shagamu was on November 21, 2019, arrested by detectives of Ogun State command for allegedly poisoning her grand daughter, which resulted in the death of the innocent […]

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Ondo resolves to boost grassroots sports

By Banji Ayoola Determined to vitalise grassroots sports, the Ondo State Government has expressed a firm resolve to partner interested  corporate organisations and individuals to push the sunshine state to the front line in grassroots sports development. It gave its words on Saturday ahead of the 11th edition of the Ijapo Kunle Tuface Football Promotion, […]

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Fedpoly Ile-Oluji holds maiden convocation November 28

Begins HND programmes soon Starts seven newly NBTE accredited ND programmes Now to run 12 ND programmes Seven “Legacy Projects” for commissioning 19 projects ongoing or completed By Banji Ayoola Arrangements are being finalised by authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji in Ondo State, OSPOLEL, to start running Higher National Diploma, HND, programmes. This […]

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Dickson’s gambit, PDP’s debacle, and twists in Bayelsa guber poll

The post-November 16, 2019 governorship election narrative in Bayelsa State reads like Peoples Democratic PDP’s journey to the cold comfort of opposition politics. Already, most observers blame the outgoing governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, for the ruling party’s monumental loss of its undisputed stronghold, having produced a former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Others, including Dickson himself, […]

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Osun evacuates 17 cows, two sheep killed by thunder

Osun State Government on Sunday said it has evacuated and destroyed 17 cows and two sheep killed by thunder strike in Gaa Elesun Village, Iba, Osun State. All the animals that died in the attack belonged to a herder called Ismaila Mohammed. As many as 40 cows belonging to different herders in the village were […]

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Buhari unconcerned about democracy’s survival, PDP alleges

Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is “more interested in the continuation of his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in office, than he is in the survival of democracy in the country.” It also urged the President to address the issues of violence, killings and alleged alteration […]

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Lagos seals off plastic firm over worker’s death

Lagos State Government has sealed off Multipak Nigeria Limited, a plastic producing factory, for alleged violation of safety rules and regulations, poor house-keeping and lack of signage, which led to the death of a worker. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Lanre Mojola, made this known in an interview in Lagos on Sunday. […]

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