Members of Team Nigeria were, yesterday, thrilled by the presence of two of the country’s brightest hopes for medals at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume. Team Nigeria’s Coordinator in Birmingham, Yusuf Ali, has expressed delight over the arrival of the World Championships medallists, who were among the last batch […]
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Registrants in the ongoing PVC registration exercise in Lagos… yesterday. Photo: Ayodele Adeniran Massive turnout, last-minute rush as INEC wraps up CVR Extension needed to take care of backlog, says PDP Commission can’t be extending exercise endlessly, say don, analyst Frustrated Rivers residents lament slow registration of PVC ‘Voter registration should be flexible, routine’ As […]
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Pastor Kayode Olaniyi Ogundele has been appointed the new Ondo State Head of Service. He will succeed the incumbent Pastor John Adeyemo, who will be bowing out of service on August 2, 2022 upon his statutory retirement. Thus, Ogundele’s appointment is effective from August 3, 2022. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olabode Olatunde, […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday counseled an unwavering dedication to duty as he swore in four new permanent secretaries and two tutors-general in Ondo state. Among the new officers are Mr. Olusegun Omojuwa, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Loans Board; Mrs Adenike Ogunsola, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission; Mrs Toyin Oni, Permanent Secretary/Accountant-General and […]
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There are fears among the Peoples Democratic Party members in Delta State that the name of the party’s governorship candidate may not be on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list come 2023 general elections following the cold war between two leaders of the party in the state, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and one of his predecessors, […]
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The Nigerian Army on Friday announced a reshuffling of its leadership by appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers among others. According to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General […]
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About three days after terrorists fatally ambushed soldiers of an elite unit of the Nigerian Army in Abuja, the military reinforced and returned to the area of the attack to conduct a ‘clearance patrol.’ At the end of the exercise which was conducted over three days, at least 30 terrorists were killed, the defence headquarters […]
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In this interview, Mr Kehinde Amusan, father of the hurdler and world champion, Tobi, tells Johny Edward why he never supported the athlete in the early stages, his dream job for her and how paucity of funds almost thwarted her dreams of becoming a world-class athlete How would you describe watching your daughter Tobi break […]
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Mallam Abubakar Abdulsalam, father of Halima, the five year old school girl, who was killed by her teacher and an accomplice, has said he was happy that at last, her deceased daughter got justice. He spoke while reacting to yesterday’s judgment of a Kano State High Court sentencing the Proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and […]
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Lists ex-Governor Yari, ex-Abia Deputy governor Akomas as beneficiaries Says defendant gave N1.373bn cash to BDC operator in Kano The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, narrated before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, how the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, and two others allegedly pilfered about N84.7billion of $2.2 […]
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