Ondo State has secured a $6 million (about N2.1 billion) worth of new medical equipment from MedShare, a U.S.-based non-profit organisation in Atlanta. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Atlanta that he ordered 20 containers load of new medical equipment from MedShare to strengthen the state’s […]
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Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, have described the move by eight members of the Benue House of Assembly to impeach Governor Samuel Ortom as illegal. In a joint statement, the two leaders, who are being expected to join the Peoples Democratic Party, from the All Progressives Congress, […]
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The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissolved the Kwara state executive of the party, citing electoral malfeasance in the last ward, local and state congresses. “The National Working Committee NWC at its meeting of 30th July, 2018 examined the unfolding developments within the party in Kwara state, specifically the irregularities that […]
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Kidnappers of the former council chairman in Ondo State, Mr Dele Fagoriola, have demanded for N10 million ransom before his release. This, according to Vanguard, was confirmed by the wife of the victim, Adeola, who reportedly said the kidnappers had opened discussions with the family members. She said in Akure, the state capital that the […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe So far in this series, we have looked at the Parables of the prodigal son; the wicked tenants; the wise and foolish virgins and the story of the two thieves. It was because mankind failed to heed the warnings of earlier teachers and prophets, that these parables were employed by Jesus to […]
Continue ReadingAdvanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) Ondo State chapter, has inaugurated a new interim caretaker committee. Those inaugurated at the event which was attended by members of the party across the 18 local governments of the state are Princess Tennyson Akinfolarin, Chairman, Dr. Adebayo Famakinwa, Secretary, and Alhaja Fasilatu Gali, Treasurer. Speaking at the occasion, a […]
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Over 1,300 Nigerians were killed in the first half of 2018 during violence involving herdsmen and farmers across the country, according to a report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). The group is a trans-national non-governmental organisation that carries out field research on violent conflicts and advances policies on how to prevent or resolve them. […]
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Fourteen members of the same family were killed in a car crash in central Vietnam on Monday en route to a wedding party, including the groom who died instantly when their van hit a container truck, police said. Road accidents are the leading causes of death in Vietnam, where traffic laws are loosely obeyed and […]
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A daughter of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello, has said that the autopsy conducted to unravel the circumstances surrounding her father’s death is inconclusive. She said though the report was released, it failed to confirm that her father was killed in […]
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… and N4.6bn for unforeseen expenses The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted N1.8bn for a possible Presidential run-off next year. A run-off or rerun is a second-round election that takes place after the first one fails to produce a winner. According to Section 134 of the 1999 Constitution, a Presidential candidate can only be […]
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