The November 6 Anambra governorship election will proceed as scheduled despite the deteriorating security situation in the State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed. According to the Commission, available intelligence revealed that the intention of those attacking its offices and other public institutions in the State is to ensure that the governorship election […]
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A member of the House of Representatives, Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) on Tuesday in Abuja challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to name the particular lawmaker sponsoring terrorism in the country. He raised the motion under matter of privilege on the floor of the House in respect of the President 61st independence anniversary speech. In his speech, the […]
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(Photo by Handout / Merck & Co,Inc. / AFP) The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has hailed an experimental drug for severe COVID-19 that cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. Interim clinical trial results, published last week, showed the tablet – molnupiravir – was given twice […]
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Director General, BRACED Commission, Amb. Joe Keshi (left); Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri; his counterparts, Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta); Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom) at the South-South Governors’ Forum meeting in Port Harcourt…yesterday • BRACED Commission approves regional security outfit, seeks reviews of PIA • Lagos demands special status, 1% […]
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Oyo State Government on Monday, said it has commenced conversion exercise for 1,572 officers across Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the State. The exercise which is expected to last for some weeks at the Civil Service Commission Headquarters, Secretariat, Ibadan, commenced on September 30, 2021. A statement by the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamoru […]
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Credit: Facebook/Femi Adesina • Address Only Succeeded In Emboldening Agitating For Self-determination –Akintoye • Buhari Missed Opportunity To Douse Rising Tension, Agitations – Okorie • It’s Appalling Buhari Proferred No Concrete Assurance On Revamping Economy, Ending Terrorism –PDP • Address Lacked Policy Statements To Stop Naira’s Free Fall –CSJ By his admission, “…the past 18 […]
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Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed […]
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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has rekindled the hopes of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora in the Nation. This was contained in a statement by her SA Publicity & Media, Mr Olamilekan Olusada. Celebrating Nigeria at 61, she called on Nigerians to join hands across tribal divides […]
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The Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Steve Otaloro, has lauded the efforts of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in revamping the Akure Airport. According to him, the world of aviation industry has demonstrated stable growth in the last decade which suggests the possibility of continued expansion in […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The acceleration of events in the land is such that before a person has fully digested the occurrence of one event, another has swept past him. Really, before one could catch his breath. What with the VAT imbroglio, and the Northern Governors Forum’s insensitivity and arrogance, foreshadowed by Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed’s recklessness. […]
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