Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has commended the state’s Police Commissioner, Mr. Kehinde Longe for his prompt action against some bad eggs in the Police Force He described the CP’s swift action that led to the arrest of policemen caught in the act of extortion as a clear indication […]
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Fears for Niger’s detained president mounted on Friday, a day after West African leaders declared they would muster a “standby” force in their efforts to return him to power. The European Union and African Union joined the United States and other voices in sounding the alarm for democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted […]
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The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy will leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance its operational activities. He said this during the presentation of a paper by navy participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 31, entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Ship Maintenance: Strategic Options for […]
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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recommended a replacement to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a report. El-Rufai, a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s presidential ambition before the election, and two other ministerial nominees – Stella Okotete from Delta State and Sani A Danladi from Taraba […]
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The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with the much-dreaded cancer disease. Taking to Twitter on Friday, he said that a biopsy he conducted in the year 2022 showed that he was positive. He said that he thereafter started treatment with a cancer centre in Ikeja and on […]
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By Banji Ayoola It is the collective responsibility of all Nigerians to work for the emergence of a new country of their choice of which all will be proud, according to the speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun. In the same vein, he said that all citizens owe it a […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress Squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA Afrobasketball Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Adenike, who is an Osogbo born Basketball player, plays for the Hungarian Basketball team, Ratgeber. She played a pivotal role in the Nigeria Women’s Basketball team’s […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, released the 2022 audited financial statement, showing a profit of N65.63 billion for the year. In the period, the Group’s performance recorded a profit of N103.85 billion. The performances were modestly higher than in 2021, when the group and bank’s accounts showed a profit of N75.13 billion and […]
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Despite the plea from Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for non-state-owned bus drivers to reduce transport fares by 25 percent and state-owned buses to reduce it by 50 percent, a monitoring tour by a team from the Lagos Ministry of Transportation yesterday revealed only partial compliance across all routes to the governor’s directive. During the […]
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Cote d’Ivoire President, Alassane Ouattara (left); President, ECOWAS Commission, Omar Toure; ECOWAS Chairman/President Bola Tinubu; President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo and President Macky Sall of Senegal; (second row) President Umaro Sissoco of Guinea Bissau; President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone; President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic and President Nana Akufo-Ado of Ghana during […]
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