Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, on Friday described the defection of Governor Ben Ayade to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as an “embarrassment” to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke to State House Correspondents after he met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s council polls in Oyo State, the State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) says it has started the distribution of sensitive materials to the 33 local governments areas. Mr Isiaka Olagunju (SAN), the OYSIEC Chairman, made this known on Friday, in Ibadan. “We have already completed the distribution of non-sensitive materials since yesterday. So, […]
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Oyo declares today public holiday The decision by Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) to go ahead with the Local Government Council election, this weekend, has opened another round of controversies about council administration in the state. And, with the ensuing controversy, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may turn out as the only major political party contesting […]
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The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has admonished youths against the excessive use of social media. He gave the warning on Friday during the 15th Convocation Ceremony and Conferment of Honourary Doctorate Degrees and presentation of prizes in Ota, Ogun. The chancellor noted that the negative impact of social media on […]
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Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade has hinted that more governors elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform would join the All Progressives Congress (APC). “More Governors from the PDP are joining the APC. Just watch you’ll see and then realise that I know what I’m saying,” Ayade said on Channels Television Politics Today. […]
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In this file photo taken on March 04, 2020 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a press briefing on COVID-19 in Washington, DC. . – The head of the International Monetary Fund pleaded for an extension of the deadline allowing the negotiation of the post-Brexit relationship of the European Union with the United Kingdom, […]
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in June. Sylva said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. “Once again, it has become necessary to assure Nigerians that despite the […]
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Soldiers and police officers stand at the entrance of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando, Kaduna state, on March 12, 2021, after a kidnap gang stormed the school shooting indiscriminately before taking at least 30 students around 9:30pm (2030 GMT) on March 11, 2021. – Gunmen raided a college in northwestern Nigeria and […]
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Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva said the Federal Government will retain the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol at N162 per litre in June. This is coming days after the 36 state governors mulled a pump price of N385 per litre. The minister said in Abuja Friday that despite […]
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Mixed reactions by lawyers have greeted the proposed bill by the Senate that anyone who pays for ransom is guilty of felony and liable to 15 years in jail. Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday kicked against the proposed bill while others commended the lawmakers for thinking outside the box to curb the menace. The […]
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