Peter Dada examines how the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is fuelling political undercurrents in Ondo State ahead of the 2024 governorship election: In recent weeks, Ondo State, the Sunshine State, has been in the news for different reasons, chief among which was the illness of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), his absence from public space […]
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Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, fought over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The secret police and prison officials clashed over the agency to take custody of the suspended and embattled apex bank […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday re-arrested the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, following a fight with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Emefiele was re-arrested within the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos despite the bail granted him by Justice Nicholas Oweibo after listening to […]
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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, on Tuesday, said he had approved the payment of five billion naira promotion arrears to the state workers. He said the payment would be effected in three tranches, starting from August to end in October 2023. The governor, who disclosed this while addressing workers during his visit to the […]
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While pranks and skit-making have become a source of wealth for a section of the creative industry, emerging excesses and attendant risks to the unsuspecting public have gained attention amid calls that such acts should not go unattended, Gregory Austin Nwakunor writes: Skit-making has now become one of the successes of the creative industry. It […]
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• Arewa youths give FG 10 days ultimatum to end hunger, reverse petrol price • TUC: Why labour can no longer resist fuel price hike Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, in a damning verdict, said Nigeria has failed the African continent in particular, and the world in general. He stated this in Abuja while giving […]
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A breakdown of critical metals in a smartphones • NCC type-approves 2,112 brands in 15 years • Nigerians embrace fairly used units as devices cost N100, 000 to N1m • Country has weak regulation, says Chinese Vendor • Stakeholders urge President Tinubu to look at sector for job creation • China, South Korea, Finland brands […]
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The father of music megastar Davido who is a business magnate and Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Dr. Deji Adeleke, has explained the reasons the ongoing construction of a 1,250-megawatt power plant which cost $2 billion in Ajebandele village, Ondo State may be delayed for one year. Adeleke one of the leading industrialists […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday said all efforts to conduct a credible Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) in the state yielded the desired results. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Rotimi Babalola, in a statement, said the Basic Education […]
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The incarcerated Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has intensified his demand for the stoppage of the sit-at-home order in the South Eastern part of the country. One of his lawyers, Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, articulated his position in a video sighted by newsmen. Dan Nwomeh, the Senior Special Assistant, […]
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