Photo: Twitter/Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Federal Government (FG) has declared Monday, October 2, as a public holiday in commemoration of the 63rd independence celebration in Nigeria. The announcement was made public on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on behalf of the government. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, through […]
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Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly undermining traditional institutions in Yoruba land. While frowning at what it perceived as a disrespectful attitude towards monarchs by the former president at an event in Oyo State, the mainstream Yoruba group demanded an apology from Obasanjo, asking him to recognise and rectify […]
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday it had foiled a coup attempt the previous day, almost a year after the country’s leader came to power in a coup himself. In a statement read out on state television, it said “a proven coup attempt was foiled on September 26, 2023 by Burkina Faso’s intelligence and security […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The conversation on the subject of slavery and slave trade as well as the possible compensation for the heinous crime cannot ever end. The descendants of the perpetrators will not agree and the prospective beneficiaries will not give up. Ghana President Nana Akufo-Ado revived the subject last week, bringing it to the […]
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The Board Chairman, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Hon Tajudeen Adisa, has flagged off a two-day training workshop for selected health officials across 30 local governments and area offices in the State. Speaking at the programme, Adisa urged health workers in the State not to relent in their duties, stating that Governor Ademola […]
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Ondo State House of Assembly has declared that a court order halting its planned probe of some allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa would not stop it from carrying out its legislative functions. It therefore directed its lawyers to probe the injunction restraining it from probing the allegations against the Deputy Governor […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday called on Nigerians, especially Muslims, to use the 2023 Eid-el Maulud celebration for intensive and fervent prayers to Allah for His divine intervention in the affairs of Nigeria. Its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, urged Nigerians to use the occasion to reinforce the bond of unity, love and […]
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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, urged Muslims nationwide to pray for Nigeria which, he said, is at an important juncture as his government takes “all necessary measures to make the country secure and economically viable.” “We need the full support of the citizenry in the form of patriotism, patience, and prayers,” Tinubu appealed in a […]
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A lawyer, Mr Donald Ayibiowu, has called on Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to stop the impeachment move by the state’s House of Assembly against his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa. He made the call in an open letter he wrote to the governor and a copy made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. It […]
Continue ReadingFrance’s ambassador to Niger left the capital Niamey early Wednesday, after weeks of tensions between Paris and the post-coup regime in the West African country that demanded his expulsion. “The ambassador and six colleagues left Niamey around 4:00 am (0300 GMT),” a diplomatic source from the French embassy said.A source in the Niger interior ministry […]
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