House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources and Finance will meet on Monday to perfect arrangements for the probe of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s N24bn monthly ‘subsidy’ spending. The Peoples Democratic Party, prominent individuals and groups in the country have asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to explain how it spent N1.4tn […]
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The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, has added another feather to his cap as he was conferred with the prestigious fellowship award of the Institute of Management Consultants(IMC) of Nigeria on Wednesday, 23rd May,2018 in Lagos. This was contained in a statement by the institution\’s Head, Information, Protocol and Passages, […]
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The Ekiti State House of Assembly has impeached its Deputy Speaker, Segun Adewumi, for alleged “gross misconduct.” He was replaced with Sina Animasaun, Ekiti West 2. It also removed the Chief Whip, Akinniyi Sunday, from Ikere 2 and replaced him with Olawale Onigiobi from Ekiti South West 1. The Assembly accused Adewumi of committing several […]
Continue ReadingTHE Ondo State House of Assembly has reinstated its Deputy Speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, who was impeached on Tuesday during plenary and replaced with Hon Bimbo Fajolu. The reversal was moved in a motion by the Majority Leader, Hon. Gbenga Araoyinbo and seconded by Hon. Fatai Olotu. According to the legislators, the reversal was as a […]
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Catholics on Tuesday staged a nationwide protest, calling on the Federal Government to end indiscriminate killings of innocent citizens. Seen by observers as a sign of mounting discontent over government’s handling of alleged killings by herdsmen and armed bandits, the protest is the first of its kind by the church in Nigeria. It was planned […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday blasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing him of wasting $16 billion on the power sector without anything to show for it. But swiftly, Obasanjo fired back, saying the President spoke out of ignorance while relying on alleged unsubstantiated allegations against him by the then leadership of the House of Representatives […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has appealed to the Federal Government to waive import duties on printing materials to prevent an imminent collapse of the nation\’s media industry. Making this appeal through the Chairman of its Ondo State Council, Mr James Sowole, the union regretted that the escalating costs of printing […]
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The kingmakers in Igbekebo, Ese Odo Local Government of Ondo State, have elected Prince Dele Dabo as the new Odogun of Igbekebo. The stool became vacant since 2016 following the demise of Oba Emmanuel Omotumilara Eginkunyomi who ruled the kingdom for 23 years. The election, which took place at the Igbekebo Civic Centre, Igbekebo was […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, has condemned those behind Saturday\’s attack and manhandling of some of its members covering the All Progressives Congress, APC factional State Congress in Akure, the state capital. In a statement by the State Secretary of the Union, Mr Leke Adegbite, the union expressed displeasure over the […]
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Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, says besides being Africa’s richest man, he also wants to be known as the biggest philanthropist on the continent. This, he explained, was the motivation for the Aliko Dangote Foundation, on which platform a total of N2.5bn had been disbursed to 256,500 women across Kano, Lagos, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Borno and […]
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