– accused APC of ignorance on restructuring stance Presidential aspirant and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said there is no serious issue of disagreement between him and a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. He made the clarification on Thursday in Lokoja in an interactive session with journalists at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic […]
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– says no cause for alarm, we’re working assiduously to implement new minimum wage soonest – Governors yet to give their tentative figure The Federal Government has described Labour’s 14-day ultimatum as “a subtle blackmail” to stampede the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment stated […]
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– PDP should face its looming crisis – APC Emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as the sole presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming presidential election has indicated that the ruling party is “irredeemably doomed for a crushing defeat,” according to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It pointed out that […]
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– asks Osun people to vote ADC candidate, Fatai Akinbade September 22 – He is honest and competent – Oyinlola – We’ll revive education, stop payment of N124 million to salary contractors – Akinbade Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has berated the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for the way the state is […]
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– We’ll free Lagos from political vampires and emperors – ADC – Lagos can’t continue to be in Tinubu’s pocket – Group Strong indications emerged on Thursday that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is still bent on ditching Lagos State incumbent governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, for an alternative […]
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– says Ekiti is different from Osun Eight days to the Governorship election in Osun State, veteran broadcaster and a national leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Yemi Farounbi, has expressed confidence on his party’s candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, winning the September 22 governorship election. In an interview with Nigerian Tribune, in Osogbo, […]
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– says national security not sufficient ground to override rule of law, personal liberty of any citizen The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N10.5 million to a Bayelsa State based journalist, Mr Jones Abiri as compensation over his illegal detention for two years […]
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An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of 29-year-old Ojo Yemi for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman, Josephine Ajayi. The defendant, docked for murder, was alleged to have killed the woman and thrown her body into the river. Yemi whose address was not provided, is being tried for murder. The prosecutor, Inspector […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from September 14, the appointment of Mr Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as new Director-General (DG) of the Department of State Service (DSS). He replaces Mr Matthew Seiyefa, who had headed the outfit in an acting capacity since August 7, 2018. Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State, assumed the position as […]
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Osun State Government has paid workers’ salaries, leave bonuses and pensions with the N16.6 billion Paris Club refund released to the state by the Federal Government. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, who said this at a press conference in Osogbo on Thursday added that the state government added N3 billion generated from other […]
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