Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said his administration would soon roll out massive water transport services in order to reduce over-dependence on-road transportation. He said this in his speech at the Public and Private Innovation For Sustainable Cities organised by the Embassy of France at Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, Lagos. Represented by his deputy, […]
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a hospital after falling at his home in Plains, Georgia on Monday evening. According to the Carter Center on their verified Twitter page, the ex-president has been admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture. Carter, who served as president […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 24 candidates will contest in the Kogi West Senatorial District re-run election slated for Saturday, November 16. It said 24 political parties had filed in 24 Senatorial Candidates which consists of 21 male candidates, three female candidates for the election. Melaye, a candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening arrived Sochi, Russia, ahead of Russia – Africa Economic Forum fixed for between October 23 and 25. State House correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the presidential trip reports that presidential aircraft conveying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Sochi International Airport […]
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Bandits have displaced 15 villages in Igabi West Local Council of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which happened around 1:00 pm.on Sunday, resulted in the displacement of 2000 persons who have since taken refuge at the LEA Birnin Yero Primary School along the Kaduna-Zaria road. One of the […]
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• Senate rejects N23b vote for Niger Delta Ministry• Panel quizzes commission over secret recruitment Despite a yearly allocation for new vehicles, the presidency has claimed that some of them being used for daily operations in the State House are old since they were purchased as far back as 1999. The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Jalal […]
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vows to reverse action PDP faults judgement, APC applauds decision Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has faulted the court ruling, which ordered the interim forfeiture of two of his properties in Ikoyi, Lagos State. He said the court must have been misled into granting the order, as neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to a former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina. The trial judge, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo, gave the order on Tuesday while ruling on a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the […]
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As Labour reaches an agreement with the Federal Government on the implementation of the new minimum wage, Ondo State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, declared in this interview that the revenue allocation should be reviewed to enable the state and local governments conveniently pay their workers the N30,000 minimum wage. Excerpts: What […]
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A new study carried out by Glasgow University has found former footballers are approximately three-and-a-half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. The report, released on Monday was commissioned by England’s Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association to assess the medical records of 7,676 men who played professional football […]
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