Deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi ll, has arrived Kaduna, North-West Nigeria for the first time since he was dethroned five months ago. Thousands of residents on Sunday morning thronged to the Air Force base in Kaduna to welcome him. His last time in Kaduna was during the 60th birthday celebration of Governor Nasir Ahmad […]
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19-year-old suspect, accused of killing no fewer than six people in Akinyele Local Govermment Area, was rearrested in the home of his grandmother. The Police Command in Oyo State says it has rearrested Sunday Shodipe, the alleged serial killer who escaped from detention at an Ibadan police station. Oyo State Police Command spokesman, Mr Gbenga […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has listed what it called ‘sins’ of the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, that it believed would eventually give victory to its candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, in the October 10 governorship election. In a statement on […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the overall winner of the council polls it conducted on Saturday. Its chairman, Prof Yomi Dinakin, who declared the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, said the party cleared all […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, has failed the people of the state as it described today’s local government election conducted by the commission as a charade. It therefore called for its disbandment. The PDP and Zenith Labour Party had boycotted the election […]
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By Banji Ayoola Leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun West Senatorial District of Osun State have passed a vote of confidence on Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola based on what they described as his achievements in fundamental areas of development especially in the district. In a statement on their behalf by the […]
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The Senate has uncovered an alleged multi-billion Naira fraud in the joint venture operations between the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, and a Chinese Satellite Pay TV, StarTime. The allegation came up when the Senate Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning scrutinised the spending and expenditure of the Nigerian Television Authority for 2021 with the […]
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Professor Oluwole Ogundipe has discontinued a suit challenging his ‘removal’ as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. His decision followed his deference to the authority of President Muhammadu Buhari as the varsity’s Visitor, his lawyers said on Friday. A statement by a member of his legal team, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, said that the don […]
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By Banji Ayoola Shock, disbelief and dismay tore through the media industry in Ondo State yesterday as the news of passage of veteran journalist and iconic sports enthusiast, Mr. Ayo Ogedengbe after a brief illness, filtered in. His veteran seniors and colleagues, those he mentored in the profession, his many friends on the social media […]
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Governors, SGF, IG, others to meet on modalities To battle the escalating insecurity, community policing will soon take off across the country, the National Economic Council, NEC, said on Thursday. The new security plan, which is expected to halt killings, kidnappings, banditry and insurgency in many parts of the country, has got N13 billion cash […]
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