Government suspends sale of cow meat in Akoko as police arrest foul cow meat sellers, buyers At least, eight cows were killed by lightning on Tuesday at a mountain at Oyinmo Quarters, in Ikare Akoko the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. This happened barely a month after about 36 […]
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In a minor cabinet reshuffle aimed at re-positioning Okitipupa Local Government for optimal performance, the Chairman, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya has approved the redeployment of the supervisors into different positions and portfolios. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman’s Press Secretary, Mr Martins Fasusi. The names and the portfolios of the supervisors are as […]
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Okitipupa Local Government chairman, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya has constituted a committee on environmental sanitation with the mandate to review and ensure proper and effective management and control of the environment in line with best practices. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman’s Press Secretary, Mr Martins Fasusi. He said the committee is also […]
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By Joba Akinpelu For I the LORD your God I am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me.(Exodus 20:5 RVS). This verse has brought many a disquiet, many a worry, and many an anxiety. Yet, there is absolutely […]
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By Reuben Abati General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military Head of State from 1966 -1975, turned 85 on Saturday, October 19, 2019. In a congratulatory message, President Muhammadu Buhari described him as a living legend and a symbol of national unity. The statement from the Presidency gushed with phrases such as “visionary leadership style, wisdom, disciplined […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that at least 2,000 traders suffered huge losses in the fuel tanker fire that destroyed major parts of the Ochanja Market in Onitsha. The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, disclosed in an interview in Enugu, while speaking on the extent of damage by the fire. […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, has reviewed the bail conditions granted the detained convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, in the treasonable felony charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The development followed an application by the activist praying the court to review his bail conditions due to his inability to fulfill them. Justice […]
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By Inibehe Effiong The purported impeachment of the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Simon Achuba, by the Kogi State House of Assembly, and the alleged nomination of one Mr. Edward Onoja as his replacement by Governor Yahaya Bello, are acts of constitutional vandalism and a nullity and should be deprecated by all lovers of democracy […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday slammed the previous administration of All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state for allegedly fooling the people. The governor claimed that the previous administration attempted to fool the people of the State with bogus contracts and projects to the detriment of the people. Makinde said this during the […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said his administration would soon roll out massive water transport services in order to reduce over-dependence on-road transportation. He said this in his speech at the Public and Private Innovation For Sustainable Cities organised by the Embassy of France at Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, Lagos. Represented by his deputy, […]
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