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LASG warns ‘Korope’ drivers against utilizing unauthorized routes
The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to commercial bus operators, particularly drivers of minibuses, also known as ‘Korope,’ emphasising the paramount need for adherence to traffic regulations The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, who disclosed recently, has directed all ‘Korope’ operators to immediately desist from utilizing unauthorized routes, maintaining that any act…
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Ogun Governor’s Elders Advisory Council lauds Tinubu, Abiodun over TASUED takeover
The Ogun State Governor’s Elders Advisory Council (GEAC) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for adopting Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) as a federal tertiary institution. The Council also commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for initiating the moves that led to the federal government’s takeover of the foremost institution. The Advisory Council made this known at a meeting held at…
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Edo governorship election tribunal affirms Okpebholo as governor
The Edo state governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. The tribunal in three respective judgments dismissed the petition filed by the PDP, Action Alliance and Accord party. The tribunal held that the People’s Democratic Party failed to call witnesses to prove its case of overvoting The PDP failed to call…
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Obi’s assessment of Tinubu’s govt lacks fact, logical analysis – Bwala
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says the assessment of the federal government by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, lacked facts and logical analysis, describing his delivery as “abysmal”. He claimed that Obi was yet to recover from the last general elections defeat. Bwala made this remark on…
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Uromi Killings: DSP Barau Jibrin offers condolences, financial support to families of victims
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday, visited Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State to offer condolences and financial support to the families of the 16 travellers slain in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. Barau met with the grieving families, hailing from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano, and Garko LGAs, at the At-Taqwa Mosque in…
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Edo governorship tribunal throws out Accord Party’s petition against Okpebholo
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the Petition of Accord Party, alleging non-compliance and declaration of Governor Okpebholo, as Governor of Edo State. This ruling came after the dismissal of the petition instituted by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Omoaje, against Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for lacking in merit and…
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Alaafin’s wife urges govt to empower rural women
… pledges support for related iniatives The wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Abiwumi Owoade, has called on the government to empower women in rural areas, pledging her family’s full support for related initiatives. A statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday by the Alaafin’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, said Olori Owoade emphasized the critical role women play…
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Uromi killings: DSS nabs two principal suspects
Operatives of the Department of State Security have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians of northern extraction in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government last week. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpehbolo, Fred Itua, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the DSS in Uromi, following credible…
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Edo governorship tribunal dismisses AA’s petition against APC, Okpebholo
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Alliance and Adekunle Omoaje against the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission. In its judgment on Wednesday, the three-member tribunal struck out the petition, describing it as lacking merit and frivolous. AA and Omoaje…
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NSCDC deploys 500 personnel for Alaafin’s coronation
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, says it will deploy 500 personnel to ensure security at the coronation of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, which is scheduled to take place in Oyo town on Saturday. A statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC in Oyo State, Samuel Opebiyi, said the officers will be strategically…
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