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It has been revealed that Aregbesola is unhappy that he was kept in the dark of any alliance with the Opoola Omisore during the 2018 governorship election. Now, elders caucus of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday,have enjoined stakeholders to avoid utterances capable of generating disaffection. This intervention is coming on the heels of a ...
Events
February, 2021
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25 February
INEC fixes March 20 for Ekiti Assembly bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed March 20 for the conduct of the bye-election to fill the vacant seat for the Ekiti East State Constituency 1 of Ekiti State. INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Okoye said that INEC met on Tuesday and ...
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25 February
Lagos to shut down Third Mainland Bridge Friday
The Lagos State Government has announced that there would be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday, said the bridge would be closed for 24 hours. Oladeinde said the closure would enable contractors to ...
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25 February
NAF’s plane crash victims for burial today
The seven personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) who died in last Sunday’s plane crash in Abuja will be buried Thursday at the National Cemetery in Abuja. A NAF Beechcraft KingAir BB305i aircraft crashed last Sunday afternoon due to an engine failure. The victims are: Flight Lt. Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lt. Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot), Flying Officer Michael Okpara ...
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25 February
NLC pickets CAC ,as insiders ask EFCC asked to probe N396m fraud
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday picketed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja for alleged anti-labour practices. For some hours, the umbrella labour union prevented the commission’s workers from entering the building. The NLC, with one of its affiliates, the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), accused the CAC management of ...
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25 February
LASCOPA recovers N40M for consumers within one month
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has assisted some consumers to recover about N40 million as compensation and outright refund for returned substandard goods within a month of intervention and mediation. The General Manager, LASCOPA, Mr. Afolabi Solebo Esq. made this known while reviewing the activities of the Agency in the last month, adding that the State government is ...
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25 February
BREAKING: Senate confirms Bawa as new EFCC Chair
The confirmation followed over two hours of grilling by Senators who sought answers to various questions from the nominee. In all, 19 Senators asked questions which were articulately responded to by Bawa. Bawa, while answering questions, noted the EFCC establishment Act empowers the commission to investigate any person suspected to have acquired unexplained wealth without any formal petition in consonance ...
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24 February
I regret my words on COVID-19, says Apostle Suleiman
General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has expressed regrets over his statement in a viral video stating ‘he prayed for COVID-19 not to end.’ Apostle Suleiman, in the viral video which attracted a widespread backlash, also said he bought his third private jet during the pandemic. Responding to the widespread criticisms while preaching to a ...
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24 February
Army recovers bodies of Soldiers killed by IPOB members in Imo
The Nigerian Army has recovered the corpses of four soldiers killed by Indigenous People of Biafra militias in Orlu, Imo State. A senior military officer, who confirmed the development to PRNigeria, said the military vehicle that was damaged during the attack had also been recovered. The IPOB militia had ambushed and killed the soldiers who were on the escort of ...
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24 February
Governors forum bow to pressure, agree to negotiation with bandits
Against the earlier position by majority of Nigerians sitting 36 States governors, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have now opt for dialogue with bandits. The Chairman of the NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi, gave this indication when he led some members of the forum on a solidarity visit to the Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, in Minna, the state capital. Fayemi called ...
