Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that becoming the first sub-Saharan African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature exposed him to danger. The literary icon was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “wide cultural perspective and… poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence”. But speaking in an interview with CNN’s […]
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Ondo State Government has debunked the reported tension between the executive and the assembly. In a statement posted on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, on the WhatsApp platform of the Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, the government “resolutely dismissed recent media reports suggesting a […]
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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has divided into factions, suspending and counter-suspending the party’s key national officers for alleged anti-party activities. The acting national chairman, Umar Damagum; the secretary, Samuel Anyanwu; the legal adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade SAN; and the publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba; are caught in the raft of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State on Friday commended the state’s House of Assembly for rejecting a N487,437 billion supplementary budget proposal by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. In a statement by its spokesman in the state, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party “salutes the courage of the legislators for rejecting this Amendment bill, coming […]
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To flag off campaign on October 12 in Ondo City Ondo State Governo, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has called for unity and renewed commitment from members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State. Speaking at the third APC Stakeholders meeting held at The Dome, Akure, on Thursday, […]
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Factional Rivers Assembly Speaker, Martins Amaewhule and Governor Siminlalayi Fubara The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the recognised Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, […]
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President Bola Tinubu-led government has distanced itself from the recent hike in petrol prices, stating that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) made the decision independently based on prevailing market conditions. The adjustment has seen pump prices soar to as high as ₦1,075 per litre in some regions. As of Wednesday, the NNPCL raised […]
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Former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ndume, yesterday, insisted that the Nigerian military is ill-equipped and lacks the wherewithal to end Boko Haram or banditry. This came as he dismissed reports circulating on social media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Senator representing Southern Borno and […]
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The management of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo has begun refusing acceptance fees to admission seekers who are not up to 16. Some parents have cried out that the institution rejected applicants who are under 17. But the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Isaac Oluyi, said it was a policy of the Joint Admission and Matriculation […]
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By Olabanjo Ogunrosoye Democracy, as practiced in developed capitalist countries, is often seen as a more accountable system that improves decision-making and enhances the dignity of citizens. It provides fundamental rights such as the freedom to speak, congregate, and participate in governance. On the economic front, democratic governments have the potential to alleviate poverty through […]
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