Governor Seyi Makinde has assured that orphans in Oyo state will soon enjoy a special health insurance programme. He gave the assurance as he hosted orphanage administrators at Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday. The governor, who stated that his administration would continue to give the needed support to orphans in the state, added that […]
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Following the timetable recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Osun State Governorship Election, lead actors in the politics of the state have commenced massive mobilisation to determine the likely candidates of the leading political parties, reports Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu Osun State’s politics has received fresh breath following the recent timetable released […]
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Officers of Zamfara State Police Command have rescued four female victims of kidnapping after three weeks in captivity; the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu has narrated. The women were kidnapped in Bilbis Community of Tsafe LGA by suspected armed bandits. The Zamfara State Police Command deployed Police Tactical Operatives attached to Operation Restore […]
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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has offered rare insights into protracted crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), tracing it to his refusal to fund a campaign structure that was formed without his knowledge or input, as the governorship candidate. Speaking, yesterday, at the launch of a book entitled Otoge in […]
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Urges Families, Religious Bodies, CSOs To Join Fight Directs NDLEA To Rid Southwest, South-South Forests Of Cannabis Plantations Says Reduction In Drug Abuse Will Reduce Insecurity Abuse In Nigeria At Emergency Level – Experts ‘Nigeria Has No Capacity To Care For People With Drug Disorders’ We Have Seized Over N90b Worth Of Drugs In Five […]
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‘Our principle of service above self will rebuild the world’ If all mankind can act like Rotarians and put service above self, this world would be a better place to live in as it would flourish in peace, love and harmony. This is the submission of the outgoing President of Rotary Club, Akure, Rotarian Rachel […]
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Imo State Police Command on Saturday, disclosed that it had destroyed three more camps of Eastern Security Network linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. Michael Abattam, who is the Media Adviser to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Abutu Yaro, in a statement, disclosed that the command’s Tactical Units, Inspector General of […]
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Gunmen have abducted Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in the Ekiti East Council area of Ekiti State. The gunmen were said to have whisked the traditional ruler away from his farm in the presence of his wife on Friday evening. The incident happened barely two months after a monarch, the Obadu of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it will challenge the victory of Delta North Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was recently discharged and acquitted of alleged fraud to the tune of N322m on June 18, 2020. The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said this during an interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday. “We […]
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“Who are you looking for?’’ a gateman howled as he partly opened a gate to peep at our correspondent on Thursday. Seeing that the ‘intruder’ was not one of the tenants in the building, he firmly bolted the gate and walked farther into the compound. The building, on 57 Akinwunmi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, attracted attention […]
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