Kwara governor greets Raheem Adedoyin at 59

By Banji Ayoola Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday congratulated Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin, a journalist and the state’s former commissioner for information, on his 59th birthday anniversary. Adedoyin, a former Editor of The Guardian on Sunday, turns 59 today July 23. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, today, the […]

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Victory shows Akeredolu is popular – Ale, Oluwatuyi, Olabimtan, Iroaye

By Banji Ayoola Top government officials say that Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s victory at the just conducted primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, shows that he is popular and acceptable among the people of the state. Reacting, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, described the victory as best birthday gift […]

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Nigeria’s first female combat pilot buried amid tributes

Remains of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, ‘went down’ in a blaze of honour on Thursday. She was accorded full military honours with the traditional 21-gun salute as the body was interred at the military cemetery in Abuja. The body was lowered into the grave at exactly 11.05 am, drawing […]

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I will liberate Ondo from shackles of Akeredolu’s APC government – Jegede

Standing ramrod straight, I’m patently dumbfounded on how best to express my sincere appreciation to you all, our noble delegates. I am greatly overwhelmed with joy, this day, beholding my people, as in a sea of heads, largely exultant in partial fulfilment of their common dream. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has once more demonstrated […]

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Akpabio denies accusing lawmakers of getting 60 percent NDDC contracts

Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of corruption. Besides, he refuted a widely reported story credited to him alleging that lawmakers are awarded 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He made the denials in a letter read by the […]

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I’ll liberate Ondo from Akeredolu’s misrule – Jegede

By Banji Ayoola Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the October 10 governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has promised to liberate Ondo State from alleged shackles of the suffocating Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu led government of All Progressives Congress, APC. Besides, he pledged accelerated progress in human development and socioeconomic uplift. He made […]

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Ondo deputy governor, Ajayi accepts defeat

says: ‘We fought a good fight’ By Banji Ayoola Ondo State deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, who lost the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the party’s candidate in the 2016 election and ex Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has accepted the outcome of the keenly contested […]

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