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Ogun State Government on Friday announced N50m reward for anybody who could provide information leading to the arrest of the killers of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the former Director of Finance and Administration attached to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s office, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta. Oyekanmi aged 51 was last Wednesday, November 29 killed down by gunmen at the Kuto Flyover Bridge, Abeokuta. The deceased, ...
Politics
December, 2023
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9 December
Akeredolu’s signature forged ! Insiders raise alarm
The much talked about forgery of Akeredolu in Info State has been confirmed by insiders! The Ondo Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Rasaq Obe,stirred fresh controversy yesterday after telling Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, that he has confirmed the forgery of the signature of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Governor Akeredolu has been recuperating in Ibadan, Oyo State, since his return from ...
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9 December
Rhoda Jatau regains freedom after 18 mths in detention
After 18 months in prison, Rhoda Jatau, a Bauchi woman who condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State over alleged blasphemy, has regained her freedom Jatau was released on bail on Friday following interventions by the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council and the Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria. Jatau, a mother of five, had been detained ...
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8 December
PDP back out of Coalition With NNPP, SDP, Others
There is spanner in the wheel of the much expected mega Opposition Party in Nigeria. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has backed out of the deal! It has distanced itself from any coalition or alliance with other opposition political parties in the country. Recall that the acting National Secretary of the party, Setonji Koshoedo had joined six other political parties ...
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7 December
Third Republic lawmakers besiege NASS, demand payment of entitlements
Some lawmakers in the third Republic, numbering over 18, on Wednesday besieged the National Assembly, demanding the payment of their entitlements and salaries. Mr Basil Okafor, a third republican lawmaker who led the delegation to the House of Representatives in Abuja, said they had not been paid their lifetime entitlement since 1992. This, he said, was sequel to the aborted ...
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7 December
Frank Kokori’s agonizing last days, ‘Abandoned’ in Hospital
Onome Jackson Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and one of the fighters for the nation’s freedom from the claws of military rule, Chief Frank Kokori, died in pain and anguish ! He was hospitalised in Warri, Delta State over kidney-related ailment. The elder statesman, said on his sick bed that he ...
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5 December
94 buried, 66 mutilated, hospitalized over Army ‘wrong’ bombing
Army drone kills dozens of Maulud celebrants in Kaduna. Over 90 villagers of Tudun Biri in Rigasa District of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State were killed Sunday night when a drone of the Nigerian Army bombed a gathering of residents who were celebrating Maulud. Residents said the incident, which occurred around 9pm on Sunday, also left over 60 ...
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5 December
UK outlaws family dependants, set tougher visa rules for migrants
Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime ...
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4 December
Presidency replies Peter Obi on COP28 Summit
President Tinubu and other officials on the Federal government delegation are in Dubai for serious business not jamboree. Temitope Ajayi , Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity said so in a press release. Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in this year’s elections, Mr Peter Obi, and the presidency have traded words over the 1,411 ...
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4 December
COP28: Tinubu Deploys Fleet Of 100 Electric Buses
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is taking an important step towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future by launching a groundbreaking plan to deploy a fleet of 100 electric buses. The President disclosed this at a high-level discussion with stakeholders and investors on the Nigeria Carbon Market and Electric Buses Rollout Programme on Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ...
