Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) said it had adjusted the notice of the local government elections billed to hold on Saturday, 22 February 2025. The chairman of the commission, Hashim Akintude Abioye, who disclosed this in a statement in Osogbo, said the commission has also adjusted the timetable and schedule of activities regarding the […]
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Philips Shaibu says he has resumed as the deputy governor of Edo State and recalled all the aides in his office. The court-reinstated Deputy Governor said on Friday that he would be working from home to prevent any confrontation. Shaibu said in Benin: “I have resumed, recalled all my staff. “I will be working from […]
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The leadership of the House of Representatives, led by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, has visited the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum refinery in Lagos State. The lawmakers arrived at the refinery located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos around 11 am on Saturday. The delegation was received by the President of the Dangote Group, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says President Bola Tinubu agreed to a N250,000 minimum wage proposal on the condition that the pump price of petrol would be increased. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, Joe Ajaero said labour leaders rejected the president’s condition because it would exacerbate the […]
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Philip Shaibu, reinstated deputy governor of Edo, says he is now “an unofficial member” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shaibu spoke in a chat with Arise TV’s Good Morning Show on Friday. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja ordered Shaibu’s reinstatement as deputy governor of Edo following his impeachment in April. In […]
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ByTunde Odesola Cocaine, opioids, and alcohol addiction is in the same league as tobacco addiction, says the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada’s largest research and mental health teaching hospital. Members of the opioid family include heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl, according to the Johns Hopkins University medical website. Unbelievable! Cocaine, heroin, […]
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By Ugoji Egbujo Our Senate is a luxury. Akpabio, the Senate President, can’t choose his words carefully. Recently, he reminded a female senator that the Senate is not a nightclub. He was rebuking her for not obtaining his permission before speaking. In his flippancy and uncouthness, idleness could be gleaned. Senator Akpabio received a letter […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senate President, Bukola Saraki laid his mother, Chief Mrs. Florence Morenike Saraki, to rest on Friday in a ceremony attended by numerous dignitaries at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, followed by a reception at Eko Hotels and Suites. Mrs. Saraki, the matriarch of the Saraki family, passed away at 88 on June 18, 2024. Among the prominent attendees […]
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The Federal Government said it has launched a comprehensive strategy to lead Africa’s digital trade revolution within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Vice-President Kashim Shettima, disclosed this on Friday while delivering a keynote address during a Stakeholders Summit held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the roadmap would […]
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By Funke Egbemode Not having sex before marriage ought to be good. Restraining yourself from all that tantalizing stuff is tough alright, but that is what the Bible says. Uncle, no touching; aunty, no sneaking. Keep the marriage bed undefiled. All solid contents must be kept in the bra and in the boxers. You can […]
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