Osun State Government on Sunday declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the state. This followed violence that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities in the affected local government areas on Saturday. Secretary to the State Government, Mr Wole Oyebamiji, said in a statement in Osogbo on Sunday the declaration of the curfew became necessary to douse tension […]
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Oladejo, greeting the Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude By Banji Ayoola Otunba Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo has bowed out of office as Chairman, Ayedire Local Government in Osun State, with an appeal to politicians in the area to shun playing divisive politics “as this would do us more harm than good.” He expressed appreciation to the royal […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, promised that Nigeria would continue to partner with the World Health Organisation and other countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing as well as unhindered supply of safe and effective coronavirus vaccines to all Africans. He made the promise in his remarks while participating in the virtual 34th ordinary session […]
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Ugwuanyi, Deputy, Speaker, others, pay condolence visit Enugu State government on Friday expressed its sadness over the death of the Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu Jnr, who died on Thursday, February 4, 2021, while in active service. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, the state government commiserates […]
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‘NSA Should Coordinate Security Agencies, Not President’s Chief Of Staff’ As the Presidency rejigged the country’s security architecture with a view to addressing the spate of insecurity, a former majority leader of the Senate and Chairman of its Committee on Army, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has declared that bringing permanent end to insurgency in the Northeast […]
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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje The Kano State Executive Council has approved and amended the proposed bill on Child Rights (protection) Act 2010 to reflect the position of Sharia on all sections of the Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003. Information commissioner, Mr Muhammed Garba, disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available […]
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Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday called on Nigerians to resist any agenda allegedly designed to cause division and instability in the country. He made the call while speaking on a radio programme, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos. He urged them not to allow anyone or group […]
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Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, has accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberate plot to destabilise Nigeria with baseless allegations against the administration and its military. He spoke on Friday during TVC’s ‘This Morning’ show. The minister was reacting to a recent report by AI, a global movement, on campaign to end abuses of human […]
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The country, to say the least, is in turmoil. Who will free Nigeria from the yoke of banditry? The proliferation of arms is taking its toll on the country. Government is overwhelmed. The tragedy is beyond the unresolved terror in the Northeast. Across the states of the federation, the fear of killer-herdsmen has become the […]
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Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed said on Friday that renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi was in order when he met, earlier in the week, with a delegation of bandits who have been terrorising Zamfara State for some time now. He said that given the cleric’s status, the bandits may be more disposed […]
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