By Martins Oloja As I promised, this intervention is on the expediency of looking at how the Oronsaye Report can be reset to restructure the public service that is not in a position to serve public interest at this time. So, this second part is also about the need to warn the president’s men that […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, has urged Nigerians to stop criticizing efforts of the Federal Government in securing more loans to develop the country. Adesina said there is nothing wrong in borrowing to finance specific projects that will galvanize the economy, stressing that Nigeria has more capacity to accommodate loans. He stated this […]
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Katsina Governor Aminu Masari has directed relaxation of the lockdown order imposed across the state from Sunday May 24. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Mustapha Inuwa, in a statement said the relaxation order is to be observed within local government areas (LGAs) while the ban on movements across LGAs remain in force. He […]
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Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said all political office holders are to receive half salary with immediate effect from May. He said this was due to shortfall in the Federation Account and decline in the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor said: “Due to shortfall of the price […]
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The Committee of Yoruba Leaders in Asa, Moro, Ilorin West, Ilorin East and Ilorin South Local Government Areas of Kwara State, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to help put an immediate end to alleged oppression of some traditional rulers in that part of the state. The group said in a statement in Ilorin that […]
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As the newly constituted seven-man caretaker committee of Peoples Democratic Party assumes duty in Ekiti State, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu, reports that concerned stakeholders are looking for ways of reconciling the leaders of the two warring factions loyal to former Governor Ayo Fayose and Senator Biodun Olujimi respectively. As the seven-man caretaker committee, constituted during […]
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A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Chief Oludola Oke, has denied entering any pact with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu ahead of the party’s primaries scheduled for July. Oke was last week adopted as the consensus aspirant of the Unity Forum, an APC group with the mandate of stopping Akeredolu of securing […]
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By Kole Omotoso Our History is made up of three chapters. Chapter 1 is entitled “What was done that should not have been done”; Chapter 2 is entitled “What was not done that should have been done”; and Chapter 3 is entitled “What is to be done?” There is need for some general comments before […]
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Will Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) survive its internal wrangling ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election? Many political analysts in the state said the answer lies with the party’s national leadership. Although the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is expected to reap from the crisis in APC, the issue […]
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has flagged off the modified Homegrown School Feeding Programme at Kuje Primary School in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the event yesterday in Abuja, she indicated that the ministry was working with state governments to ensure the project catered for […]
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