To curb the probable further spread of the dispute between the Ifon and Ilobu communities, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed a daily curfew from dusk to dawn on the two communities. It will be in force until lasting peace is restored. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and […]
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The 2023 presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, along with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have announced the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President confirmed this while responding to a question on […]
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– Suspended governor blames Wike, S’South govs oppose Tinubu, Ibas warns pipeline vandals The National Assembly, on Thursday, endorsed the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at separate plenary sessions of the two chambers where they deliberated on the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, […]
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By Tunde Odesola Embarrassment has no truer depiction than the guilt a debtor feels each time the string of his indebtedness twangs at his soul. I am talking about an honest debtor here. A sincere debtor feels sad whenever his inability to mend his broken promises nudges his conscience. He sincerely wishes to pay but […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Beware the Ides of March has been an unceasing admonition to politicians since the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March, 44BC when events move in a certain troubling trajectory. In the case of Caesar, he was warned by a soothsayer and the wife Calpurnia as is usual with women, was […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Following the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. He suspended the embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months. He also selected Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) as administrator […]
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Twelve years after Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three North-East states due to Boko Haram Islamic terrorism, President Bola Tinubu repeated it in Rivers State on Tuesday. With no apparent war other than the in-fighting between the top political actors in Rivers, it is a hasty and contentious decision with dangerous ramifications. […]
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By Banji Ayoola Why do you experience lack? Why does money or material wealth seem to be withdrawn or withheld from you? Why do you suffer material deprivation? Why are you not lavished with material abundance, with material wealth? Why must you be in want? You might need to be grounded in perseverance in the […]
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Onyearugbulem Market/Shagari Village, Akure flyover ongoing project Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has assured the timely completion of the ongoing Onyearugbulem Market/Shagari Village flyover, and Oda and Ijoka roads road projects in Akure the state capital. He also affirmed his administration’s commitment to infrastructural development and urban renewal. Giving the assurance on Wednesday during […]
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The FCT Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwanwkoeze, has explained the Peoples Democratic Party has failed to pay the ground rent for its national secretariat for 28 years, amounting to N7.6m. He stated that on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing pressmen on the controversies surrounding the revocation of the land title of the PDP national secretariat. […]
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