The Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in Ondo State has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant its operatives the approval to carry sophisticated weapons in the discharge of its duties to fight crime and strengthen security in the state. Making the appeal, the Commander of Amotekun Corps in the state, Akogun […]
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The battle to succeed the Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is gathering momentum as the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Catherine Oladunni Odu formally declared her bid. She said she remains the best among those seeking the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and all the opposition parties in next year’s election […]
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Osun State Ministry of Education has said that no teachers’ recruitment is happening now and that the forthcoming Education Summit will give a direction on it. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Murtala Jimoh and made available to newsmen in Osogbo. The Ministry through the statement […]
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Osun State’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned its members not to relate with the newly formed Omoluabi Caucus, a group formed on Tuesday by the immediate Interior minister and ex-governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The warning came bearly 24 hours after Aregbesola launched the Omoluabi Caucus of the party […]
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Osun State Police Command has rescued one of the six farmers kidnapped in a community sharing boundary with Kwara State. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, said the incident occurred on Monday and it was reported in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state. […]
Continue ReadingBy Abdu Rafiu General Abdulsalami Abubakar rising from a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu has rekindled the longed-for hope that there may be no war after all to resolve the debacle in Niger Republic. Nigerians are vehemently opposed to our country participating in any invasion of Niger because any such invasion is unjust. As […]
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Oyo State Government, has said that the various strategies put in place in the execution of palliatives for pensioners, the aged and the vulnerable ones in the state are working. The Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Association of Professional Retired Nurses and Midwives of […]
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said most mainstream shipping companies that refuse to comply with their tax obligations get away with their actions due to poor enforcement of relevant laws by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies operating in the maritime sector. The […]
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Lanre Arogundade Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship election slated for November 11, 2023, media practitioners and stakeholders in the industry have said the press would be pivotal to the conduct of free and fair elections. At a two-day roundtable on Bayelsa governorship elections organised by International Press Centre (IPC), participants also raised the need […]
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Former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023. – Donald Trump said on August 20, 2023 that he will skip this week’s first Republican presidential debate, arguing that Americans know […]
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