Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorising National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for breaches of the code. The court ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers. The judgment was on a suit instituted by Media […]
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Leader of the Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday, described President Bola Tinubu’s order to service chiefs and the security agents as a wrong approach to tacking insecurity in Plateau State and other parts of the country. He said it would amount to efforts in futility for the President to handle the […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said 60 out of the 77 victims of the Ibadan explosion have been treated and discharged. An explosion rocked parts of Ibadan on Tuesday, leaving some persons dead, while many were reported injured, with property worth millions of naira damaged. Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations revealed that illegal miners […]
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The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has faulted the Anambra State Government’s approach to sanctioning traditional rulers in the state for granting chieftaincy titles to certain individuals. Achebe particularly expressed anger over the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, lgwe Damian O. Ezeani, who recently […]
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Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday, said there was a conspiracy to annul the 2023 presidential election. While referring to the 1993 election cancelled by former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), Soyinka said, “History was about to repeat itself, some people were determined to take us back to those days.” The Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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Some constituents of Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency in Osun State have called on their representative in the House of Representatives, Soji Adetunji, to provide factual information on the 1,240 bags of rice he purportedly received from the Federal Government for the constituency. The constituents, under the umbrella of Ikirun Reformers’ Generation, in a statement signed by […]
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Three armed robbers who allegedly attempted to attack the Dangote Integrated Steel Rolling Mills in Osogbo,the Osun State capital have been killed in a joint security operation comprising the Police, Amotekun Anti-Cultism Squad, and Hunters. It was learned that information got to the Amotekun Anti-Cultism Squad on patrol, alerting the police and the hunters who […]
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Two persons were killed and 77 others wounded in the explosion which rocked Ibadan the Oyo State capital according to Governor Seyi Makinde. He said in a statement issued on Wednesday thathe visited the scene of the explosion which occurred at about 7:44 pm on Tuesday in Bodija, Ibadan. According to him, preliminary investigation revealed […]
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Ahead of the February 3, 2024 bye-election for Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has scheduled the inauguration of the State Campaign Council for Friday, 19th January, 2024. A statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei said the event will be held […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke bars parties from further media appearances The panel set up by Governor Ademola Adeleke to look into the crisis rocking the Osun State College of Education, OSCOED, will begin sitting on Monday. The panel will meet expectedly to make far-reaching recommendations on the issues in contention to assist the government […]
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