Kemi Badenoch has promised to “renew” the Conservatives after being elected party leader, defeating fellow right winger Robert Jenrick. She takes over from Rishi Sunak, who led the Conservatives to their worst-ever election defeat in July. In her victory speech, she told party members it was “time to get down to business” and “time to […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Regional and Diaspora Relations, Prince ‘Boye Ologbese has commended the Minister of lnterior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji Ojo for his performance ln office’ In a statement by his ministry’s spokesman, Mr Bisi Agboola, the commissioner attributed his retention in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet to what he described as his efficiency and credibility. […]
Continue ReadingArraigned #EndBadGovernance protesters. Credit: X Nigerians have expressed outrage over the arraignment of 76 suspects, including 32 minors, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Abuja division of the Federal High Court for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests in August. Civil society groups and rights activists slammed the police and the government over the matter. The […]
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Some civil society organisations have condemned the N9.8bn contract for the rehabilitation of link roads and other facilities at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The Executive Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, on Friday, awarded the contract to Julius Berger Plc. The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, […]
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Oil marketers, on Friday, revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was between N1,015 and N1,028/litre depending on the quantity being purchased. Based on this, the dealers vowed to import the commodity and sell it below the Dangote refinery price as well as the price […]
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By Tunde Odesola It was a Sunday morning, almost 38 years ago, when a faceless porter of death delivered a letter bomb at the Ikeja house of the Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa. The then-Director, National Intelligence Agency of Nigeria, Brigadier General Haliru Akilu, had reportedly called Giwa’s wife, Funmi, thrice on Saturday, and […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has accredited 112 media organisations, involving over 700 journalists, technicians, and support personnel for the November 16 Ondo governorship election. The media presence includes outlets spanning print, radio, television, and digital platforms, according to an announcement by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the fourth regular quarterly consultative meeting with […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Friday that it was seeking legal clarity on the Rivers State assembly crisis. Its chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu attributed the commission’s silence on the dispute to conflicting court judgments on the matter. He said, “We at INEC have been following the developments. We do not know what […]
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Credit: X|DefenceInfoNG Major General Olufemi Oluyede has formally taken over as the Acting Chief of Army Staff in a handover ceremony held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. He assumes office as acting COAS The Defence Headquarters revealed this in photos from the ceremony shared on X.com. The caption read, “Formal Taking Over […]
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civil servants rally support for Gov ahead of election The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced that the new minimum wage of ₦73,000 for civil servants in the State will be implemented starting this month (November). The Governor made this declaration on Friday during the 2024 Public Service Week celebration, an […]
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