Credit: Reuters/Amit Dave By Wole Oyebade and Femi Adekoya It was a sombre afternoon, early 2020, when the bad news wafted across the globe. The world battling its worst pandemic in 100 years was too weary to notice it. But in Nigeria, the shitstorm of “corruption and abuse of office” at the top of the […]
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Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmad (left); President Muhammadu Buhari; Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogah; Executive Secretary, Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI), Fatima Umaru Shinkafi and Executive Director, Andrew Osogbo, during a briefing at the State House, Abuja…yesterday President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development […]
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By Martins Oloja In our great country where the law hardly rules, there are numerous strong men that rule the vast weak institutions of governance. The office of the citizen always laments that if their country continues with only strong but lawless party men without strong institutions, then economic growth will continue to be a […]
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Former staff members of Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope newspaper, wholly owned by the Ondo State Government, have appealed to the state government to pay the arrears of gratuity due to them. Particularly, they appealed to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to, as a caring father and in the spirit of the season, consider […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Midnight tomorrow, we will be saying ‘Bye bye’ to 2021 and will be welcoming the Year 2022. Given the blows the outgoing year has dealt with our world and our environment, I dare say we are bidding 2021 goodbye with relief and throatful rendition of songs, clapping and dancing in heartfelt gratitude. […]
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The pioneer and incumbent Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, will be honoured by his home Community of Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti State today, Thursday, 30th December, 2021. He will be conferred with the enviable “Omuo Exceptional Award( Omoluka)” by Oba (Dr.) Noah Adejuwon Omonigbehin, Okinbaloye 11,Olomuo of Omuo Kingdom in […]
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The Police have confirmed that son-in-law of a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and former governorship candidate in the state, Chief Uche Nwosu, was arrested and not kidnapped by gunmen contrary to earlier reports. In a statement on Sunday signed by the spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Michael Abattam for the […]
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Zenith Bank plc, and International Breweries have emerged as ‘Most Responsible Organisation in Africa’ at The SERAS CSR Awards Africa 2021, with a commutative point of 76, 67 and 62 points respectively. Zenith Bank was adjudged the most responsible organisation in Africa, winning the overall best sustainability award, for its continued commitment to the tenets […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised Nigerians to “reach out to neighbours, especially those who haven’t had it as easy through the year”. In a post on his official Facebook page (Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi – Ojaja II), the monarch said: “I join all and sundry in the joyous occasion of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari commenced the week under review with the inauguration of a US$ 73 million intervention fund for irrigation, to boost the sugar backward integration programme aimed at making Nigeria a leading sugar-producing country in Africa. To actualise this dream, an agreement between the federal government and the operators of the sugar backward integration […]
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