I won’t renege on my oath to protect, defend Rivers people — Fubara

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that despite the current challenges confronting his administration, he would not be distracted from his oath of office to defend Rivers people and protect their interests. He made the declaration while speaking to newsmen at Ngo Town, the Capital of Andoni Local Government Area, shortly after inspecting […]

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PDP threatens to sanction Sule Lamido over ‘unguarded statements’

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to institute appropriate disciplinary action against one of its founding members and former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, for alleged unguarded utterances intended to bring down the main opposition party. The allegation followed a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party […]

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Akpabio swears Lalong in, declares Umahi, Giadam seats vacant

Akpabio swears Lalong in The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, swore in a former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as the senator to represent Plateau South Senatorial District. Lalong of the All Progressives Congress replaced Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party, whose election was on November 7, 2023, nullified by the Court […]

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Adeleke sues for peace over Oyo/Osun land disputes

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has harped on the importance of embracing peace over any land dispute especially between neighboring sister states pending an amicable resolution of the contention. Apparently making a reference to the people of Ogburo, Papa, Ogun Ajo, Paku, Ejemu, Eleye, Olola and other communities in Iwo Local Government where some people […]

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Osun to prosecute environmental sanitation violators

Osun State Government has said it would prosecute violators of the environmental sanitation exercise in the state. It spoke just as its monitoring team said it arrested some violators during the Thursday environmental sanitation exercise in Osogbo, the state capital. They were alleged to have violated the environmental laws of the state, especially in the […]

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Govt charges Osun food vendors to improve school feeding

Osun State Government has charged food Vendors, under the aegis of Osun School Feeding Programme, (O’meals) to cooperate with it to improve on the scheme. The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Hon. Sikiru Bajepade, gave the charge while addressing the 2,470 food vendors under the scheme, during a meeting. HBajepade said the state government is […]

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Port Harcourt refinery begins operations

The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed the commencement of operations at the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company in Rivers State. It announced that the facility commenced operations on December 20, 2023, as the first phase of work at the plant had been completed, adding that refined petroleum products would start flowing from the refinery […]

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Yuletide :Osun NSCDC deploys 2,350 personnel

Ahead of this year’s Christmas and new year celebrations, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, Agboola Sunday has deployed 2,350 personnel across the state The operatives were expected to provide watertight security, covert and overt intelligence operations and round the clock surveillance to ensure that criminally minded people do […]

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Adeleke approves N1.6b bond certificates for Osun retirees

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the release and distribution of bond certificates worth N1,625,332,835:75 to retirees under the contributory pension scheme. The Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Pension Bureau, Mr Ibrahim Akibu made this known in a statement in Osogbo on Wednesday. According to him, the beneficiaries cut across the primary schools and […]

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