CP Victor Olaiya, Sir Victor Olaiya Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has said though he was surrounded by musicians in his family, he only managed to avoid becoming a musician by providence. The commissioner, who is one of the children of the late highlife maestro, Sir Victor Olaiya, who dominated the Nigerian music […]
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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has requested the general public to support it in achieving a successful and credible investigation of the air crash which occurred on Friday night at the Ibadan Airport Runway 22, involving a private jet owned by Flint Aero. The bureau’s request was contained in a statement, on Saturday, by the […]
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Tragedy was averted when an aircraft which had Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, on board crash-landed near Ibadan Airport in Oyo State, Daily Trust reports. Information had earlier filtered in that the aircraft crashed, but it was later discovered that it crash-landed. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time but it […]
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Dr. Oby Ezekwesili Credit: Getty Images A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has stressed the need for a change of political culture in Africa to achieve meaningful development for the continent. She made the recommendation at the matriculation ceremony of the 2023/2024 session of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in […]
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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his “fatherly intervention” in the political crisis that rocked the state recently. Fubara’s gratitude is contained in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He said that the president’s […]
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Lagos State government today announced an end to the 50 percent cut in fare in state owned transport system. In a memo on Saturday by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, it directed that its field officers be informed by the development. The stoppage is coming about two months after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the […]
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– reiterates commitment to free education, Zero Out-of-School Policy As part of efforts aimed at further improving the state’s educational system, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the immediate disbursement of N497 million for the payment of the 2023 WAEC examination fees for students enrolled in the state’s public schools. The disbursement is […]
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Notwithstanding the federal law mandating hospitals to treat victims of gunshots with or without police treatment in order to save precious and innocent lives, it has become necessary for the government to embrace sterner measures to make this effective, following various incidences of non-compliance that have resulted in untimely deaths. The rising wave of new-age […]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he was breaking off contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have written him off,” Turkish media quoted Erdogan as […]
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More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia’s Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, the regional government said Saturday. Bridges and roads have been destroyed by the downpour, making it difficult to reach affected households, the Somali Regional State Communication […]
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