Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, reiterated that his administration had never tampered with the monthly allocations from the Federal Government to the 20 local councils in the state. He said that rather than shortchanging the councils, the state government had been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them to perform their constitutional […]
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Traffic on Oshodi Apapa Expressway. Credit: Jesutomi Akomolafe The intractable and hydra-headed Apapa traffic gridlock, which has defied all solutions so far applied, is undoubtedly a depiction of gross inadequacy of the ports in the city, in comparison to the huge volumes of businesses that rely on them across the country. There are of course […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday endorsed the presidential bid of National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general polls, saying, he has the quality to lead the nation after President Muhammadu Buhari next year. Also, a former minister of works who leads Tinubu’s campaign outfit, Prince Dayo Adeyeye; Senator […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Photo; Twitter/INECNIGERIA The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The list has the names of candidates from 18 political parties, all males. In the list published on the commission’s website and state’s […]
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Mr Valentine Ozigbo has been published alongside his running mate, Mrs Azuka Enemo, as gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the final list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Also in the 18-candidates list published on Thursday were Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Sen. […]
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President, Nigeria Union of Journalists’, Chris Isiguzo. Credit:Twitter Veterans task journalists on better Nigeria The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has been re-elected unopposed to lead the union for the second time. The announcement was made at the Seventh triennial delegates’ conference 2021 held at the Dr. Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, […]
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FG not serious about threat, says Osun APC Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an elder statesman, Chekwas Okorie and former President General of Aka Ikenga, Goddy Uwazuruike, yesterday faulted the Federal Government over threat to invoke a state of emergency in Anambra State over rising insecurity in the state. National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, […]
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Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has called on individuals, private organisations, religious institutions and non-governmental organisations to support the government in healthcare development for a better humanity. He made the appeal, yesterday, during the commissioning of Lion Isaac Olusola Dada Dialysis Centre and Renal Institute at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, sponsored […]
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Cross River State Government has explained why either Governor Ben Ayade or the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Esu, failed to attend the South-South Governors meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. Esu disclosed that fatigue and inability to secure the release of N3 million the state earmarked for the trip made it impossible for […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, left for London, the United Kingdom to participate in today’s high-level United Nations Energy Transition in Africa event, with a special focus on Nigeria. Representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the programme, Osinbajo would feature in meetings by the UN-Energy ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP26 to be hosted by […]
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