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Obaseki’s anointed, Ighodalo wins Edo PDP guber primary
In the second parallel primary election in less than 24 hours, Asue Ighodalo has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primary ticket in Edo State. The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu had earlier in the day emerged as the governorship candidate of the PDP in a parallel primary election held in the state. But in the election held…
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Concern as Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho returns to Nigeria
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho has returned to the country amid concerns that the travails of the Oke Ogun born activist may yet be over. Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki confirmed the development. Videos of the activist in his Oke Ogun homestead have also surfaced on the social media. Reports indicate that Sunday Igboho returned to Nigeria…
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Edo deputy gov emerges PDP factional guber candidate
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) parallel governorship primary election. Shuaibu won the parallel primary election with over 301 votes. The deputy governor and Governor Godwin Obaseki have been at loggerheads over Shuaibu’s decision to succeed him at the end of his tenure. Ten governorship aspirants are jostling for the PDP…
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Aketi as I knew him: Lawyer and a professional in politics
By Babatunde Ogala – I had met Aketi very early in my legal career. I didn’t have the privilege of meeting him before I was called to the bar and as a lawyer. I first encountered him as a young lawyer when he contested and was elected Publicity Secretary of the bar. From thence I admired him from a distance.…
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Nigeria leads Africa’s mining sector resurgence
By Segun Tomori – The 30th edition of “Investing in Mining Indaba” recently held in Cape Town, South Africa provided another opportunity for African countries through their Ministers of Solid Minerals/Mineral Resources to consolidate on the pact to forge a common front in projecting the continent’s interest in the global mining industry. Nigeria and Uganda had led over a dozen…
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Police release Labour Party Chairman, Abure
The Nigerian Police Force has granted bail to the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure. Barrister Abure was arrested on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State, based on a petition by the Labour Party National Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm, who accused him of unleashing armed thugs on him in December 2023. The National Youth Leader alleged that…
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Climate Change: FG tasks stakeholders on efficient resource allocation
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has called for efficiency in the allocation of resources to tackle the effects of climate change. He said this at an Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting on Climate Change/Green Bond in Abuja. Salako said there is a need to understand the magnitude of the economic, social and ecological challenges confronting the country due…
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Ondo judiciary honours Rotimi Akeredolu
As the body of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu arrived in Akure on Wednesday, the Ondo State Judiciary held a Special Court Session in his honour. Speaking at the event, the Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, described the late governor as courageous. “Arakunrin was a courageous fighter who faced the security challenges in the state…
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Edo APC Primary: Gov. Otu replaces Uzodinma as election chairman
In response to the crisis that followed last weekend’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Edo State, the party has removed Governor Hope Uzodinma as the chairman of the Elections Committee. The party has now announced the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, as the new chairman. In a revised list of members to oversee the conduct…
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Senate rejects electricity tariff increase
The Nigerian Senate has rejected plans to increase electricity tariffs. At a recent press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed that the current electricity tariffs do not reflect the cost implications of electricity distribution. This hinders DISCOs from meeting revenue targets and investing in reducing technical, commercial, and collection losses. Mr Adelabu said there is…
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