Ondo Police Commissioner, Mr Adie Undie An Army officer, Captain D. Gana, and three others who were abducted two days ago by some unknown gunmen in Ondo State have been released on Thursday morning. The soldier and others were kidnapped along Auga Akoko-Kabba Expressway in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state while returning […]
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Two old boys of Kings College Lagos reunite at the Presidential Villa: National Security Adviser to the President, General Babagana Mongono (left) and new Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari after a closed- door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja…yesterday. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA • Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, others optimistic on governance• […]
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By Eric Teniola Continued from yesterdayIn the 1999 Constitution produced by Justice Nikki Tobi (1940-2016), the members of the National Council of State were reduced. This was contained in Decree No. 24 of May 5, 1999, which was promulgated into law by the then Head of State, General Abdusalam Abubakar, GCFR. It is the decree we […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered immediate resumption of activities in its Edo and Ondo states offices due to the governorship polls coming up later this year. It, however, said reopening of the offices must be done in consultation with the state governments for issuance of necessary permits. The directives were contained in […]
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In the last few weeks, there have been reported cases of ‘mysterious’ deaths of high calibre persons in the highly populous and commercial city of Kano. Although officially Kano has recorded and confirmed about 693 cases of COVID-19 and 33 deaths, hundreds of persons have died in the period under review in circumstances that are […]
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Gunmen have kidnapped four persons, including a captain of the Nigerian Army, D. Gana, along the Kabba-Auga-Akoko expressway in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The army captain and others, abducted on Tuesday, were said to be travelling from Abuja when they ran into the ambush laid by the kidnappers. Spokesman of the […]
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By Lanre Idowu Continued from yesterdaySocial or Physical Distancing: How realistic is it in our large, high-density neighbourhoods? Rather than mimic what obtains elsewhere, we can direct our reporting on different neighbourhoods to convey the reality of life there, interview the members on their understanding of the concept, analyse the findings in a way to stimulate […]
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Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 51 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 16 each in Bauchi and Katsina States, 23 in Jigawa State, 14 in Kano State, […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed June 2, for its governorship primary in Edo State, ahead of the September 19 poll. Southsouth Bureau Chief, Bisi Olaniyi writes on the intrigues and power play. The people of Edo State are politically conscious. The September 19 governorship election will be a battle between the candidates […]
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By Kayode Okunade The pandemic disease, COVID-19, has helped in the disruption of economic, social, political, educational, agricultural and other notable events which has eventually strangulated people in all spheres of life in the global community. In this wise, what this has portend for the people is the inability of the people to go about […]
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