Oyo State Government has felicitated three indigenes of the state who just graduated from the Senior Executive Course 43, of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, who congratulated the new Members of the National Institute on behalf […]
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Eleven years after legal battle, former Oyo Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala was on Thursday discharged and acquitted of corruption cases by a Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The case, which borders on N11.5billion, was leveled against the Ex-governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appellate court also discharged […]
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has fixed December 15 to rule on the admissibility of the confessional statement of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, who is facing allegations of defilement. She fixed the date on Thursday after the prosecution and defence teams adopted their written addresses on the trial-within-trial. Recall that during […]
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A court in southern Libya on Thursday reinstated Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of slain President Moamer Gadhafi, as a candidate in next month’s presidential election, Libyan media reported. He had lodged an appeal earlier in the day at the court in Sebha against the electoral commission’s rejection of his application last month. The commission had […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo have mourned the passage of Second Republic Senate President, Senator Joseph Wayas, applauding him for his notable contributions to the nation’s democracy. The late senate president died in the early hours of Wednesday, in a London hospital after a protracted illness at 80. While Buhari condoled with […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has likened the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an aircraft that will face severe turbulence and is bound to crash before arriving its destination. The Governor, who also acknowledged that his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would also face turbulence when choosing its 2023 presidential candidate, however, said the challenges of […]
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Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari has demanded stringent punishment against perpetrators of gender-based violence against women. She particularly advocated the establishment of a special court to fast track the prosecution of offenders. The First Lady spoke at the second annual conference of the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum with the theme: “Sustaining action on […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday said he would not impose any governorship aspirant of his choice on the people of his state come 2023. He gave the assurance in a statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media, in Port Harcourt. He assured that the leadership of the party […]
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We’ve invested N3b to boost cocoa business in Ondo, Nigeria – Johnvents Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu will next week launch a multi-billion naira cocoa processing plant to boost Nigeria’s export trade. Already, the agro-allied indigenous company handling the project, Johnvent Industries Nigeria Limited, has invested N3 billion to boost cocoa business in the state […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday invited the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Yakubu Mahmood to address concerns about the cost of running direct primaries. He is to appear before the House Committees on INEC and Appropriation on the matter. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent importance […]
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