The show of love and concern by presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Bukola Saraki and others over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s recent helicopter crash showed statesmanship that transcends politics. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kogi West senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi, stated this during a thanksgiving […]
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By Gbemiga Ogunleyeo They first came for M. K.O, they did not speak out because they must be seen to be opposed to the revalidation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election; they did not speak out because they had been appointed ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and with the way they carried […]
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Opposition political parties on the platform of the Coalition of United Political Parties on Monday faulted a statement attributed to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that they are planning to rig the forthcoming general elections. The parties also said the minister’s claim that they are lobbying countries to discredit the outcome […]
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By Banji Ayoola ‘Of course, all of them ganging up together, you know the reason; you are a journalist; you should do your research. You know the reason they are ganging up. It is because government does not allow them access to the treasury any more, where they just loot the treasury. It is as […]
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Ondo State Government has given 17 new patrol vehicles to security agencies in the state to enhance security protection for lives and property in the state . While distributing the vehicles to the agencies in his office, Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, assured that his administration would continue to do its utmost at guaranteeing adequate […]
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By Banji Ayoola Following a reported outbreak of lassa fever in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee. The Committee, chaired by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab and Adegbenro has as its Secretary, General Manager of Ondo State Waste Management Authority, Mrs Bola Akinyanmi, according to a statement by […]
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Barely two weeks to the presidential poll, a forum of Nigerian leaders and elders has endorsed the candidacy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The third edition of the Summit of Nigerian Leaders and Elders with the theme: ‘The Search for Credible, Free and Fair Elections,’ which took place on Sunday […]
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says mammoth crowd await President in Ondo Tuesday By Banji Ayoola “A lot has been done under Buhari that is bringing back the past glory of this nation. And of course our image outside is improving because he is the epitome of our integrity, the epitome of our honour; and people can see that he […]
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Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has said the Oodua Peoples Congress is ready to assist security agencies in tackling the problem of kidnapping in the South-West if the group gets the nod of the governors. There have been cases of kidnapping linked to herdsmen in the region. Adams, who spoke on the […]
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The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of the suit filed by the Senate to challenge the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. It was learnt that the suit, being a constitutional matter, would be heard by a full panel of seven Justices of the Supreme Court. It is […]
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