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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu campaigns in Bayelsa
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu took his campaign train to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday. The campaign, which had a mamonth crowd, held at Oxbow Lake Pavilion Swalli in Yenagoa. Among those in attendance were APC vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Campaign DG and Plateau State Governor, Simon…
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Senator Bassey jailed 42 years for money laundering
Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly, Senator Albert Bassey, has been sentenced to 42 years imprisonment by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The court on Thursday, found him guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Senator Bassey was prosecuted by…
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China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of protests
China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests. Cases nationwide remain near record highs but the changes come as some cities have been lifting their lockdowns in recent…
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Alleged N260m fraud: Court sends ex-Gusau Varsity VC, Prof Garba to 35 years in prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday secured the conviction of Professor Magaji Garba, a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Gusau, as Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja, found guilty of a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery and sentenced him to 35 years jail…
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Buhari accuses governors of ‘pocketing’ LG allocations
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja flayed the tendency of some chief executives to encourage corruption at the local government system, thereby inhibiting development at the grassroots.The President spoke at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.He narrated his personal experience on stemming…
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Nigeria won’t be Nigeria without Bayelsa – Tinubu
…promises to help country’s oil bank achieve potentials …says past governors have cheated the state All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to make Bayelsa State what it truly should be: one of the nation’s largest producers of oil, if he becomes president. Asíwájú Tinubu who was speaking at the party’s presidential rally on Thursday…
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His excellency can dance but now he has to work, By Dare Babarinsa
In Osun State, interesting days lie ahead. The new Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is showing that he has teeth and he can bite. He has already issued many Executive Orders trying to undo some of the actions of his predecessor, the methodical Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Three traditional rulers who recently ascended the throne have fallen under the hammer. They are the…
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FRSC records 535 deaths from road crashes in Osun, Oyo, Ondo in 2022
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander, Osun Zone, Mr. Uakhemen Ujeanerem, on Thursday said 535 persons lost their lives as a result of road traffic crashes in the zone from January to October. Ujeamerem, the zonal commander in charge of Osun, Oyo and Ondo Ssates, disclosed this in an interview in Osogbo. The commander, however, said that the deaths…
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Tompolo and the Amnesty Deal, By Olusegun Adeniyi
‘I—-, residing at—-formerly engaged in militant activities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I hereby renounce all my previous acts of militancy, including my affiliation and allegiance to any militant group and/or organization; and that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and respect…
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Ekiti First Lady puts smiles on faces of 160 widows
….gifts out cash, food items The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji has donated cash and food items to 160 widows across the 16 local governments in Ekiti State. Ten widows were randomly selected from each of the 16 statutory local governments. Carrying out the donations in Ado Ekiti, Dr. Oyebanji said the gesture was out of…
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