Protests rocked some major towns in Ondo state on Thursday, as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state protested over the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) to disqualify senatorial aspirants of the party. The protests took place simultaneously in Akure, the state capital, Ore for the southern district and Owo […]
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The visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Kaduna state on Thursday halted the appearance of the leader of the Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat in court. When the court sat on Thursday, ruling for bail, applied for by the the defendants could not be heard because of their absence. Speaking in […]
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Solution to the incessant, worrisome herders/farmers clashes across the country will be the focus of discussion at the Summit on conflict resolution being jointly promoted by The Nation and Television Continental (TVC). The National Summit on Conflict Resolution is billed for the Airforce Conference Centre, Abuja on Monday and Tuesday. Prof Daniel Musa Gwary will […]
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Oyo State government is worried by the increasing rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria, especially in the State. It, therefore, organised through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), Akure office, a two-day intensive policy dialogue with stakeholders. The policy dialogue was to provide a […]
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D’banj, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Yemi Alade and 41 other Nigerians were honoured on Wednesday at the United Nations as they were unveiled as part of the 2018 Most Influential People of African Descent Global 100 list. The list recognises the positive contributions made by people of African descent, worldwide, across four categories of Politics and Governance, […]
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Pandemonium swept through Shagari Village, the Federal Housing Estate and its neighborhoods around the Onyearugbulem Market on Wednesday evening in Akure, Ondo State capital as a petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of diesel fell at the junction leading to the estate from the Akure-Owo expressway, burst into flames, killing four people and a toddler in […]
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Adekunle Akinlade, the anointed candidate of Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has been defeated in the state’s All Progressives Congress governorship primary. The Muhammad Ndabawa-led electoral committee sent to Ogun State by the National Working Committee(NWC) of the party on Wednesday evening declared Dapo Abiodun winner of the direct governorship primary of Ogun APC for […]
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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has admitted defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary, ending weeks of intrigues amid failure by the presidency to stave off the incumbent’s fate. The governor’s press conference on Sunday where he dismissed his challenger as unfit raised tension. On Wednesday, however, Ambode was conciliatory, congratulating Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urging Lagos […]
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Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, must have learnt from the former governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Mahmud Shinkafi, who rose from being a deputy governor to a substantive governor, only to challenge the very political forces that catapulted him to power. As part of his gambit to checkmate attempts by some state governors to deny […]
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The National Working Committee panel of the All Progressives Congress sent to Ogun State for the governorship primary on Wednesday night declared Prince Dapo Abiodun as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections. This declaration came some hours after the state chapter of the APC also declared the consensus candidate Yewa Elders Council, […]
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