Ondo, Deji meet residents on Akure road dualisation, seek cooperation

By Banji Ayoola ONDO State Government and the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, have sought the cooperation of residents of the state capital who reside along the 7.8 kilometre Hospital – Ijoka Road for the dualisation of the road, which would soon start. The road, too narrow for the volume of traffic plying […]

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Children’s Day: Buhari says ensure children’s safety

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged security agencies, families, traditional and religious leaders to rise up and take decisive actions to stem the unacceptable rising cases of violence against children. The president made the call in a message to mark this year’s National Children’s Day on Saturday in Abuja. He noted that the theme for this […]

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National Assembly tackles NNPC on N24b monthly oil subsidy

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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Fedpolel Rector bags IMC fellowship award

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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Ekiti Deputy Speaker, Chief Whip impeached

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 […]

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Catholics protest killings, warn anarchy looms

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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Buhari blasts Obasanjo, says he wasted $16b on power; I’m ready for probe, Obasanjo fires back

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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Rescue media from collapse, NUJ appeals to FG

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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