The report recently that one Seyi Tinubu, son of sitting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took a plane in the presidential fleet to attend a private function in Kano is sufficiently improper to be condemnable. But the deepest import of this is that it impugns the moral high ground that the president must necessarily stand upon […]
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By Olusegun Adeniyi For the past several years, the joke in Abuja is that whenever Nigeria encounters dire financial straits, the late General Sani Abacha looks down on us from beyond and drops a hefty sum into the national coffers. While I disagree with a friend who insists that Nigeria may have used Abacha for […]
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By Simon Kolawole Long ago, I read the story of a young boy whose mum gave two 10 kobo coins on a Sunday morning. “This 10 kobo is for offering. The other one is for sweets after service,” the mum instructed him. The boy kept the coins in his breast pocket. On his way to […]
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration is investing massively in infrastructure in the Gateway State in order to provide better living standards for the citizenry and create enabling environment for investment and future development of the state. The Governor’s resolve on infrastructural development, according to his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Prominent elders and leaders of Ondo state met on Monday to wade into the political crisis rocking the state in the last few months over the continued absence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the impeachment process instituted against his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa over alleged gross misconduct. The elders and leaders’ meeting summoned by Afenifere leader, […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke The Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Asset Management, Mrs Fausat Sarumi Adebanjo has called on the general public, especially those in possession of government property, to report such to the Agency, located in the premises of Staff Development Centre, back of Bola Ige House, Abere, Osogbo for proper […]
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Samanja, real name: Usman Baba Pategi, a veteran Hausa comedy actor has died, aged 84. He died on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He is survived by two wives and 12 children. Mohammad Usman, one of his sons said Samanja’s funeral prayer will be held at 10 am at a mosque in Kabala Costain, Kaduna. […]
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The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for appointing a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Hashim Abioye, as the Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC. APC chairman in the state, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and […]
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Osun State Government has debunked the purported payment of N25 ,000 allowance to workers. In a Statement by the commissioner for Information and Orientation, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, it said “The attention of Osun state government has been drawn to the purported N25, 000 allowance to workers in November currently in circulation. “Against this backdrop, Osun […]
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All eyes on Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states as INEC conduct Off-Cycle Gov Polls today. • Dire consequences await violence, rigging plotters, FG warns • Military, Police beef up security • Bayelsa leaders identify security flashpoints as coalition warns against rigging Amid concerns that today’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states could be […]
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