Displeased by their alleged non-performance on the dualization of the Obajana-Benin road project sections two, three, and four, the Federal Government has terminated its contracts with Dantata and Sawoe, Mothercat, and Reynolds Construction Company [RCC]. Works minister, David Umahi, made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uchenna Orji, on Monday, […]
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Protesting students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the Edo State capital took to the streets on Wednesday blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on campus. They have only two weeks until their first semester examinations and said the power situation on campus was severely affecting their preparation. The […]
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A former Senate President Adolphus Wabara has revealed that he turned down a N250 million bribe to support the third-term agenda during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. He spoke in an excerpt from the YouTube interview series “Untold Stories with Adesuwa,” released on Monday, when asked about the truthfulness of this assertion, he said, “That’s […]
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Stranded workers in hundreds on Wednesday lamented the persistent rainfall which is causing gridlock and flooding in many parts of Lagos State. The state is experiencing consistent rainfall, which is causing gridlock and flooding in various parts of the commercial city. Workers who spoke, said the rain had led to a hike in transport fares […]
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By Steve Otaloro I am honored to eulogize Dr. Bode Olajumoke as he celebrates his 80th birthday. Dr. Olajumoke is an exceptional leader who has always played politics without bitterness. His leadership has put Ondo State on the national consciousness through his Imeri Group, which has established the state as a key player in Nigerian […]
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Social Democratic Party, SDP Governorship candidate in Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Alhaji Mohammed Sheidu as the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, saying that his choice would reinforce the integrity and effectiveness of the Trust Fund in the years ahead. In a statement […]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for immediate action regarding the plight of 1,800 teachers employed in Federal Government Unity Schools who have reportedly been unpaid for 36 months. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the group expressed profound dismay and indignation that despite the Federal Ministry […]
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Senators from the South-East region of the country on Wednesday, pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to order the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Senators, numbering 15 and led by a former deputy Governor of Abia state, Senator Enyinanya Abaribe, claimed that unless Kanu is released, […]
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Ogunmolawa, middle, after the election Ondo/Ekiti clinches Steering Committee The Southwest Forum of Chairmen of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has elected a new leadership. At Tuesday’s just concluded elective Congress of the Lagos State Chapter of the Council in Lagos, the NYCN Chairman for Ondo State, Pathfinder Matthew Ogunmolawa, emerged as the […]
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Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s special interest in Ondo State in referring the State to investors He spoke while addressing some investors who were at the governor’s office in Akure. The governor described Ondo State as a big market open to more investors to tap into its large resources such as bitumen […]
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