Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, on Thursday said the defects observed in last Saturday’s governorship polls in Edo State would be improved upon in the October 10 polls in Ondo State. The INEC boss, who assured that the commission would be neutral in the conduct of the Ondo poll, said […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, said the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 which he recently signed into law would enhance transparency and corporate accountability and help the fight against corruption. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled “CAMA Act will help us fight […]
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Panic gripped residents of Lagos and Ogun boundary communities on Thursday following an explosion and massive fire. The explosion, which was heard as far as Harmony Estate and Obawole, Ogba, Iju as well as Akute in Ogun State, was said to have occurred around 3:30pm around Balogun Bus Stop in Ishaga, Lagos State. It was […]
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By Banji Ayoola Most public schools in the rural communities of Ondo State now operate with only two teachers, who teach from Primary One to Six. This was discovered on Wednesday in Daada, an Igbatoro community in the Akure North Local Government area, when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), […]
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By Kunle Adesida Sexual assault (an act of any form directed at person’s sexuality using coercion) though is a universal occurrence, unfortunately became one of predominant concerns across Nigerian society especially in the year 2019. Nonetheless, the year 2020 is just far from safer. In fact, child rape took an unfortunate surge on the books […]
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By Shefiu Adeyemo An Akure Chief Magistrate Court is probing into how thieves broke into one Aderinlewa Olufikayo’s house in the HOB Estate behind the Federal Secretariat Akure, Ondo State, and carted off properties valued N211, 000 at about 12.00 noon on March 15. The court is questioning two security guards and another one still […]
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Suspended politicians blame Fayemi for their ordeal The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has suspended the political adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other chieftains of the party indefinitely. They were suspended for allegedly disobeying the party’s directive and failure to withdraw cases instituted against the party in court. […]
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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved Monday, September 28, 2020, for the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the 2020/2021 academic session across the state. In a statement yesterday in Benin, the state capital, Education Commissioner Jimoh Ijegbai said the governor the schools are to observe social/physical distancing as well as other safety […]
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Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has announced the reopening of academic activities for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. According to the university’s bulletin, academic activities will resume on Monday, October 5, 2020. This is coming nearly six months after the institution was shut down following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic […]
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The Federal Government will on Thursday meet again with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on the threat by the organised labour to proceed on an indefinite strike and protest over the hike in electricity tariffs and fuel pump price. Government is expected to unfold its palliative plans during the parley which would […]
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