Suspected thugs allegedly dressed in police uniforms on Friday invaded Sutoria Hotel in Lokoja, where the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, had lodged ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. Makinde is in the state to give support to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Musa Wada, who is challenging the incumbent governor […]
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The epileptic power supply in Akure, and by extension the whole Ondo Sate has continually challenged the capability of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company to provide uninterrupted power supply to consumers and the need to look for an alternative source of power supply in the State. We note that the problem has obviously graduated from […]
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Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, has summoned a prominent pastor in his domain to his palace following the mysterious disappearance of a one year old boy allegedly from his church last Sunday. The summon is part of the monarch’s royal intervention to stave off trouble and unravel the circumstances surrounding the boy’s sudden […]
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Ondo State is at the verge of having a Deep Sea Port, called Port Ondo, following the presentation of the Outline Business Case (OBC) on the Deep Sea Port to the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN. The OBC comprehensively stated the Project Implementation Plan for the proposed Port of Ondo. The presentation was made by the […]
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Plans are underway to build a modern veterinary hospital complex in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Already, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the construction of the facility and that money should be released as soon as fund is available. Commissioner for Agriculture, Asiwaju Adegboyega Adefarati, who disclosed this, noted that continuous training of veterinary […]
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Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday presented N119,550,401,040.00 budget for the 2020 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget, tagged “Budget of Restoration” indicated that the recurrent expenditure stands at N57,674,993,990.00 while capital expenditure amounted to N61,875,407,050.00. Sectoral allocation showed that the finance and revenue mobilisation sector got the lion share […]
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Board disagrees, describes allegations ‘cheap blackmail’ The Computer-Based Test Centres Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (CPAN) has knocked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that “was marred by both biometric and browser failures.” CPAN noted that contrary to claims by the board that the examination was a […]
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Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state have been urged to remain steadfast to the cause of the party and promote policies and programmes of Governor Gboyega Oyetola led administration. The Commissioner for Rural Development and Community Affairs in Osun, Mr Segun Olanibi made this known while speaking at the APC […]
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Information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said there is “no hidden agenda” behind the Federal Government’s plan to regulate fake news and hate speech on social media. “But our concern has to do with the abuse of social media by those who are bent on spreading #fakenews and #hatespeech, and the dangers inherent in that […]
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Buhari warns against voters intimidation PDP kicks as court grants APC stay of execution Buhari warns security agents against harassment The police has disclosed that 66,241 personnel would be deployed for security operations in both Kogi and Bayelsa states. Out of this, 35,200 would be deployed in Kogi State while 31,041 would be in Bayelsa […]
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