Obaseki swears in 8 high court judges

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has promised that his administration would keep supporting the judiciary. He spoke yesterday when he swore in eight new judges for the State High Court. Obaseki congratulated the judges, and urged them to carry out their duties without fear or favour as their appointment is from God. He said: “History […]

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Eight Ogun teachers died during holiday – Union

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun Eight teachers in public secondary schools in Ogun State died during the first term holiday, which began on December 18 and ended on Monday, with schools resuming across the state. It was learnt that their pupils and colleagues were shocked and sad to discover that the affected teachers did not […]

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Insecurity: North under siege, elders cry out

say it may take region 100 years to recover from terrorism Some northern elders have said the region is under the siege of Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and kidnappers, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to devise a new approach in restoring peace to the troubled areas. The elders noted that the activities of these criminal elements […]

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Correct wrongs against Awolowo in 2023 election, Oluwo tells Yoruba leaders

As plans for the 2023 election hots up, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has appealed to Nigeria’s Southwest geopolitical zone to rectify the wrongs that were done against the late sage, nationalist Yoruba leader and Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. He noted that the Yoruba people supported the ambition […]

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Nigeria deploys 92 new envoys, posts first female to U.S

For the first time ever, Nigeria is posting her first female ambassador to the United States of America. She is Dr. Uzoma Elizabeth Emenike, the country’s outgoing ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. She also has concurrent accreditation to Iceland. Dr Emenike, who was in the Foreign Service for no less than 30 years before […]

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7-day quit notice on herdsmen stays – Ondo

By Banji Ayoola The seven day quit notice on herdsmen in Ondo forest reserves stays, the state government has maintained. Indeed, it has vowed that the January 25 deadline would not be rescinded as it is determined to put an end to kidnapping and killings in the state, which have assumed intolerable dimensions. Government spoke […]

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Presidency says Akeredolu’s quit notice breaches herders’ right

The presidency has said that the seven-day quit notice handed out by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in the state, to check the worsening insecurity, breaches the herders’ right. It argued that ”insecurity is not alien to any group, the language they speak, their geographical location or their faith”. […]

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Don’t sell your SIM cards linked to NINs, FG tells Nigerians

as 47.8 million obtain NINs The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against selling their SIM cards that are already linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), asserting that crimes committed with any SIM card would be traced for appropriate action. Sounding the warning, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami said […]

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Full list of ambassadorial posting

Non-career Ambassadors 1. Dr Uzoma Emenike (United States) 2. Ambassador Tijani Muhammmad-Bande (UN) 3. Adeyinka Asekun (Canada) 4. Yahaya Lawal (Saudi Arabia) 5. Ibrahim Kayode Laaro (France) 6. Modupe Irele (Hungary) 7. Eniola Ajayi (The Hague, Netherlands) 8. Julius Adebowale Adeshina (Togo) 9. Oma Djebah (Thailand) 10. Ademola Seriki (Spain) 11. Umar Sulieman (DRC) 12. […]

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