Bans commercial drivers, cyclists from carrying erring passengers Ekiti State Government swould from today begin aggressive enforcement of compulsory use of face masks and observation of physical distancing, with stiffer penalty awaiting defaulters to stem COVID-19 spread. It also stated that those found breaching the outlined protocols would be prosecuted with appropriate legal sanctions, such […]
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Months after the Senate bought Sports Utility Vehicles for its lawmakers, the exercise has generated a deep rift among prominent senators of South-East origin. The crack, which began last week, worsened yesterday. The conflict began when the Senator representing Enugu-North at the Senate, Chukwuka Utazi, alleged that a senator from South-East objected to the purchase […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions against charging more than N2,000 for post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. It maintained that it was unlawful to make candidates directly or indirectly incur further expenses in the name of administrative and bank charges. The warning was contained in the organisation’s guidelines […]
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By Banji Ayoola Barely 12 hours to the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary to pick the party’s flag-bearer in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, one of the 12 aspirants and the Executive Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Engineer Ife Oyedele, has withdrawn from the race and declared support […]
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Dolapo and Oladunmoye with their parents By Banji Ayoola Couples have been advised to take the Word of God as the only foundation of their unions as the main prerequisite for building happy homes, communities, towns, and states which eventually would coalesce into a happy, harmonious, peaceful and prosperous nation state. This admonition was given […]
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By Banji Ayoola A governorship aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Mr Duerimini Isaacs Kekemeke, has been widely commended for running the most decent issues based campaign among all the aspirants. Ahead of the APC primary holding on Monday next week, and coming primaries of other opposition […]
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The Onikun of Ikun Amure – Ekiti, Oba Olusola Olatunde, has described the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, as a man whose life ambition is to develop and add value to humanity. “I must confess to the fact that Governor Fayemi is a thoroughbred humanist whose activities and acts as a governor […]
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By Banji Ayoola President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm wishes to a Commonwealth Professional Fellow who is also the founder and director of The Journalism Clinic, Mr Taiwo Obe, on his 60th birthday. Obe, who is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, FNGE, clocks 60 today, July 16. The President, in a […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Columns in newspapers normally attract remarks from readers, sometimes shedding more light on a subject they have read. In certain cases, reactions come in form of questions. There are a few of them to which I have decided to respond because of the tremendous interest the piece on Whiteman, Blackman has predictably […]
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The realities of COVID-19 and the havoc it wreaks defy conventions and threaten the future of tomorrow’s leaders. With the West African Examination Council (WAEC) slating its examination between August 5 and September, the Nigerian government says final-year students in unity colleges will not sit for the examinations. Any way out? Head, Education Desk, Iyabo […]
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