Alarmed by last Friday’s terrorist attacks on some schools in Oyo State during which about 45 persons, mainly schoolchildren and their teachers were abducted, the pan Yoruba organisation Afenifere has called for coordinated actions by South West governors to protect Yorubaland from further attacks. It was disturbed by the attacks on three schools in Oriire […]
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Son of Afenifere leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Dr Taiwo Fasoranti; a former Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi; former speaker of the State’s House of Assembly, Rt Hon Jumoke Akindelw; and former Secretary to the State Government Mr Isaac Kekemeke, were among the 16 senatorial aspirants screened, and cleared to contest the primary election of the […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Success is in categories, just as wealth is in classifications.* *Yes, wealth is in classifications, and it will surprise you that God, the Creator of Heaven and the Earth is interested in our being doing well and becoming wealthy through genuine and honest means :* *Deut 8:18 “But thou shalt remember the […]
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PDP Primary Election Panel Chairman, Mr Ariyo Moses Adeola, right, raising the hands of Afenifere Chieftain, Hon (Dr) Eric Oluwole, left in white, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to contest the Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives in the next election, following his victory at the […]
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* Osoba’s son, Ibori’s daughter, Obasa, Faleke, GNI, others win tickets * Wike’s loyalists sweep Rivers *Aiyedatiwa’s allies disqualified * Why we disqualified 4 Fubara’s loyalists, 10 others — Morka The All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives primaries, held across the country, yesterday, were characterized by high-wire intrigues, drama, and protests. While some aspirants […]
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By Kayode Oseni My dear friends, come closer. No, not that close — I’m not a doctor trying to give you injection! Let me start with some good news: Evil is not always the cause of your ill-health. Relax. Stop side-eyeing your village people every time you catch a cold. Sometimes the real enemy is […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke directs renewed collaboration between Amotekun, other security agencies recommits to protecting pupils, students, teachers By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative in the state following recent incidents of school kidnappings reported in neighbouring Oyo State. The directive, according to a […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has assured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country despite the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a recently confirmed imported case in Uganda linked to […]
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Julius Ihonvbere Julius Ihonvbere, the majority leader of the house of representatives, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Owan federal constituency in Edo state. On Saturday, APC organised the primary election for the Owan federal constituency. The result of the primary election was announced by Kelvin Muhammed, the presiding officer, at […]
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For the South-West, the long-feared spillover of Nigeria’s school-abduction crisis has now become a grim reality. On Friday, armed men who have terrorised other parts of the country struck brazenly in Oyo State, attacking three schools in Yawota and Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area. The assault left two people dead and saw pupils and teachers […]
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