as probe panel submits report Lawmakers at the Lagos state House of Assembly at plenary on Monday passed a vote of confidence on Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. This followed the presentation of the report of a 9-man fact-finding adhoc committee of the House on allegations of corruption levelled against the speaker by SaharaReporters. The committee, headed […]
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It is becoming customary for governors to play God displaying visceral hatred for the media and the opposition in general. This is unfortunate for the emerging democracy in Nigeria, the strong tower of the black race. The other day, the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Nweze Umahi barred two journalists from the Government House for […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has reassured the people of the state that the State’s agro-allied cargo airport and other ongoing legacy projects of his administration would be completed before the expiration of his tenure. Fayemi who stated this during an inspection of ongoing projects across the state at the weekend, said the State […]
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Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has directed the Nigerian Army and Police to take over Isinkwo-Ukawu and Abaomege communities of Onicha Local Government Area of the state and immediately restore law and order in both communities. The directive which is contained in a statement signed by Mr Uchenna Orji, the State Commissioner for Information […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, installed Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, as the 15th Oniru of Iruland, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. Until his recent resignation, the new monarch was the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture. Lawal succeeds Late Oba Idowu Abiodun, who passed on in September 2019, […]
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Only Four Pharmaceutical Firms Have Accessed N10b Out Of N100b CBN Stimulus Package Fears Rife That Loans Will End Up In Hand Of Importers Blame COVID-19 Pandemic, High Forex Rates, Ban On Export Of Drugs, Raw Materials From China, India Cost Of Personal Protective Equipment, Including Facemasks Rose By Over 100% The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19); […]
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The Minister of State FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has called for stiffer penalties against rapists to check the increasing cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence. Mr Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, in a statement on Sunday, said Aliyu made the call while presenting palliative items to the FCT […]
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By Martins Oloja ‘The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new’ (Socrates). It is quite important for us to understand what this enemy called ‘Near Success Syndrome’ (NSS) is all about. If several times, you have been so close to achieving a goal, […]
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By Dele Sobowale “In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power.”—Saul Bellow, Vanguard Book Of Quotations, VBQ, p 124. Every northern leader alive today – Head of […]
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By Samueli The virus which originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 has spread around the globe sending billions of people into lockdown as healthcare workers struggle to cope. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization categorised COVID-19 as a pandemic. As at 10.07 p.m. April 12, 2020, there has been 1,833,685 confirmed cases, […]
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