Shiites urge Kaduna govt to unban IMN, release El-Zakzaky

The leader of Islamic Movement of nigeria otherwise known as Shi”te, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky Members of the Shurafa Forum of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) have called on the Kaduna State government to reverse the ban placed on the movement. The state government under former Governor Nasir el-Rufai, in October 2016, issued an […]

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Money supply grows by 50 per cent in 12 months, compounds inflation

Nigerian inflation rate Money supply added as much as N25.6 trillion last year, an astronomical growth of 50 percent, to reach an all-time high of N78.74 trillion. Data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), showed that the growth is one of the sharpest in recent years. Money supply, which is computed by the […]

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Ogun: From rising industrial hub to den of cultists, criminals

Governor Dapo Abiodun The rising wave of gangsterism, cultism and attendant criminalities in Ogun State is unsettling for the economic potential of the state that is fast becoming the home of new industries. AZEEZ OLORUNLOMERU reports that the recent reign of terror in parts of the state has undermined efforts to challenge the menace, calling […]

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Single-use plastics ban in Lagos: Businesses shop for alternatives, advocate incentivised recycling

• Urge govt to explore, widen recycling methods; not alienate industries The ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution by the Lagos State government may have been welcomed by many considering the menace they cause to the environment, but implementation becomes a challenge without the involvement of stakeholders in the value chain. Though […]

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‘2,423 people killed, 1,872 kidnapped in eight months under Tinubu’

• 48 CSOs ask Tinubu to declare state of emergency on insecurity • Boko Haram’s IED kills eight, injures seven others in Borno • Sit-at-home: Unknown gunmen kill two policemen, civilians in Imo • AYGF attributes increase in violence, crime to economic crisis • Southwest governors talking with FG on Amotekun carrying arms — Oyebanji […]

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Adeleke commends TCN, seeks speedy completion of Ede transmission project

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, for completing many abandoned transmission projects across the country, describing it as the heartbeat of the Nigerian electricity system. The Governor was at the company’s headquarters to follow up on the preliminary work already done by his Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem […]

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Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers of Ekiti monarchs

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has condemned Monday’s dastardly attack in Oke-Ako area, Ikole Local Government, which led to the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers. He ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the killers. The two traditional rulers- the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola and the Elesun […]

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Oyetola flags off SMSEs Conditional Grant Scheme in Osun

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola on Monday inaugurated the Federal Government-funded and executed infrastructures in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The former Osun State Governor also flagged off the Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) for micro enterprises at the Industrial Development Centre (IDC) under the National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI). This is […]

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Police arrest Osun prince over US-based professor’s killing

The police in Osun State have arrested a suspect over the fatal shooting incident, which occurred in Ejigbo town, leading to the death of a United States-based Prof. Richard Idowu (Ade Ori Okin). Osun State Police Command in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest. The […]

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Adeleke orders probe of US-based professor’s killing in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate police investigation into the killing of a United States-based professor, Prof. Richard Idowu popularly known as Adeoriokin. The departed who was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former House Of Representatives aspirant, was reportedly shot and killed accidentally by local hunters at the […]

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