Ondo State Government has declared that it is intensifying efforts to clear the backlog of salaries owed workers in the state, while it vowed to sustain the ongoing moves to pay pensions. In a statement by the Information and Orientation commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo, it said: “In line with his avowed commitment to accord the […]
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Ondo State and Nigeria will overcome prevailing challenges as the future remains bright, Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has assured. He gave the assurance in his New Year Message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, saying: “Let us pray for Nigeria in the new year. We will surely surmount these challenges.” He gave […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi Adesipe, has relived her near-death experience last year. She narrated how she was diagnosed with an incurable ailment. The actress revealed that she had been going in and out of hospitals and was also placed on oxygen due to difficulty in breathing. She said: “I wrote my will and booked a […]
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President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle has expressed fears that politicians and political office holders are now focusing on the 2023 general elections instead of tackling the insecurity in the country. Ayokunle urged the government and all stakeholders to ensure the survival and peace of the nation before 2023 elections […]
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Over 4.5 million Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Federal Government said on Saturday. According to data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), as of December 31, 2021, 10,457,893 of total eligible persons targeted for COVID-19 vaccination were reached with the first dose. The agency said 4,515,006 of total eligible […]
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The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday, appealed to his fellow priests to stop castigating him for praying for and blessing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over his travails. The cleric, who intensified prayers for the release of the IPOB leader […]
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The spokesperson for the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union and a freelance journalist with Epoch Times, a United States-based newspaper, Luka Binniyat, has reportedly been in detention since November 4, 2021. His wife, Gladys, speaks to Solomon Odeniyi on how the experience ruined the family’s Christmas celebration. When was your husband arrested? He was arrested on […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space […]
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture allegedly spent N3.809 billion on the Ruga Scheme without presidential or National Assembly approval in 2019, it was learnt on Saturday. This expenditure forms part of N60,795,898,225.84 by the Ministry which was the basis of a query by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The Office issued eight […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said that the security challenges confronting Nigeria could be fixed within 17 months. He said this during an interview with Arise TV on Saturday. According to the second-term governor, insecurity is affecting the rating of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayemi also noted that security chiefs in the […]
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