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By, Ademola Alabi Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed chairmen and councillors elected in the Saturday local government election not to resume yet at their various council areas. He gave the instructions to the newly elected Local Government Council Chairmen in Osun State, during their swearing in on a Sunday. Gov Adeleke has also said “Despite all odds, the ...
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February, 2025
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24 February
Pope Francis Kidney Remains Critical, receives blood Transfusion
By, Onome Jackson The condition of the Holy Father remains critical, the Vatican has revealed. The pontiff was admitted to a clinic in Rome on February 14, initially undergoing tests for a respiratory tract infection. A later CT scan confirmed pneumonia in both lungs. However insiders are saying since Subday evening, he has not experienced any further respiratory crises. He ...
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24 February
El-Rufai works for Atiku, opposes Tinubu 2027
By, Isa Abdullahi Immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is working hard for Atiku to become president in 2027. indications emerged that the former Federal Capital Territory minister was rallying northern leaders and bigwigs against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 poll. But in recent weeks, he has been meeting with various northern political leaders and opposition ...
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21 February
IBB regrets June 12 annulment 32 yrs after
By, Isa Abdullahi Former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday, expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, acknowledging that the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, MKO Abiola, won the poll. Snippets from ‘A Journey in Service,’ the autobiography of former Nigeria military head of state General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), revealed this ...
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21 February
One Pulpil Dies, 5 Injured as classroom wall collapses
By , Adamu Mohammed One female student was killed, while 5 sustained injuries after a classroom wall collapsed at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Potiskum, Yobe state, on Thursday. YOUNEWS learnt the unfortunate incident happened when the victims were in the classroom. Some parents attributed the incident to negligence and recklessness on the part of the government and the school ...
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21 February
Kidnapper Evans in plea bargain, set to forfeit crime proceeds to victims
By, Joke Thomas Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, is leaving no stone unturned in his bid for plea barganing . He has told the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, that he is now a teacher at the correctional centre in Kirikiri after obtaining a teaching diploma in economics from the Yewa College ...
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21 February
Portable released on N2m bail, March 5 for Court trial
By, Joke Thomas A Magistrates Court sitting in Isabo in the Abeokuta area of Ogun State has granted bail to controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, following his arraignment on charges of assault and obstruction of government officials. The singer was declared wanted by the state police command on Monday. He however surrendered himself to the police ...
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21 February
Abdulsalami recalls, In 1952, a soothsayer told us, IBB would govern Nigeria
By Isa Abdullahi Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military head of state, has revealed that a soothsayer predicted in 1952 that Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) would become Nigeria’s head of state. “Let me go back in memory lane. While we were growing up in the little town of Minna about 80 years ago, as far back as 1952, a soothsayer told us ...
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20 February
FG bars 60,000 litres capacity tankers from Nigeria Roads March 1
By, Isa Abdullahi The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, March 1, 2025. YOUNEWS learnt that significant increase that had been observed in relation to trucks and transit incidents and fatalities is responsible for the decision. The latest oil tanker explosion, killed nearly 98 people ...
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19 February
Lagos Assembly debunks 27 members’ defection to Labour Party
By, Onome Jackson The Lagos State House of Assembly has categorically denied reports alleging that 27 of its members are planning to defect from the ruling party to the opposition Labour Party (LP). The Assembly described the publication as false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the House Committee ...
