By Abdu Rafiu For the faint-hearted, having to receive a report of a rise in the cases of the coronavirus pandemic is enough to dampen the spirit and for one to throw up his arms in resignation. For Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the young man in the saddle in Lagos State, there is no discouragement. The governor has […]
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A former Governor of the old Ondo State, Bamidele Olumilua, has died at the age of 80. He was also the father of Ekiti State Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Muyiwa Olumilua. Muyiwa, while confirming his father’s death, in Ado Ekiti, said that the former governor died in the early hours of Thursday. “I […]
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Student raped, killed in Ibadan ‘Enforce laws against sexual violence’ Rapists seem to be getting bolder. Last week, 22-year-old Vera Omozuwa, a first-year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was gang-raped and killed in Benin, the Edo State capital. In Kaduna, before the Omosuwa case, a lady simply identified as Jennifer was reportedly raped […]
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Colleagues seek justice for late colleague The rape and murder of Miss Vera Omozuwa, 100-Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), who went to read in a Redeemed Christian Church parish in Benin City, has sparked an outrage from the university community, students and the country at large, reports Ifunanya Osakwe (UNIBEN). Her […]
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The House of Representatives has stripped the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the power to appoint and deploy state commissioners of police (CPs). It has vested the power in the Police Service Commission (PSC), which is to ensure that such appointments and deployment are done in line with theFederal Character principle. The Green Chamber […]
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“We don’t want to lose any more state; there is no reason to. We should all drop our ego and work for our party and the unity of our country.” Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has explained why he visited the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This came as […]
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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday directed religious centres to reopen for two weeks after holding separate meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, stated that the governor disclosed that the decision to reopen worship centers partially was in response […]
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The Trump administration has banned Chinese passenger airlines from flying scheduled service to the United States (U.S.) The move which aims at ramping up pressure on China, which hasn’t allowed U.S. carriers to resume flights in the country, threatens to further isolate the world’s two largest aviation markets from one another. The order published on […]
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Ahead of the September 19 and October 10 governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states respectively, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana, has called for maximum security in both states. He made this call on Wednesday during the Citizens’ Townhall on Voting Amidst COVID-19. He noted that the move […]
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says the state is ready for the governorship election despite the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. He made this known on Wednesday during the Citizens’ Townhall on Voting Amidst COVID-19 which aired on Channels Television. According to him, the state government is determined to manage the current 336 cases of the […]
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