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Over 800 PDP members defect to APC in Oyo
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has lost over 800 of its members to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibadan North Local Government Area of the State. The former members of the PDP were received by the State acting Chairman of the APC, Moshood Abass, who expressed confidence in the party’s ability to return to…
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Strike Action: FG, SSANU, NASU meeting ends in deadlock
A meeting between the Federal Government and the Executives of two non teaching staff unions of Nigerian Universities has failed to end the ongoing indefinite strike by the workers. The meeting which was presided by the immediate past Minister of State for Education and currently the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs, Yusuf Sununu did not reach any conclusions on…
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Ex-Senate President, Wayas to be buried Nov 30
The body of the former president of the Senate, Dr Joseph Wayas, who died on November 30, 2021, would be buried on November 30, three years after his demise. This was announced by Dr Dorn-Cklaimz Enamhe, Secretary of the Central Planning Committee for Wayas’ burial, during a press briefing in Calabar on Thursday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria,…
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FG unveils Ondo 63km segment of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said he would take responsibility in the event of any failure in the ongoing construction and execution of road projects under the current administration. Umahi stated this on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, South West of the country at a stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment of the Ondo State 63km segment…
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From January 2025, unprofiled commercial buses won’t be allowed in Abuja- Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says starting January 2025, all commercial buses in the nation’s capital Abuja will be profiled by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). Wike stated this at the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme in the Garki area of Abuja on Thursday when he handed over 80…
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Tinubu played critical role in emergence of Buhari as President- Sunday Dare
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, on Thursday hailed President Bola Tinubu’s role in the emergence of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Before dislodging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Federal Government in 2015, Buhari ran unsuccessfully for presidency in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections. It finally took talks and a political merger between…
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Abiodun concludes statewide citizen engagement
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has emphasized his administration’s commitment to listening to the voices and concerns of its citizens in order to incorporate them into the 2025 budget. The state government concluded its series of Town Hall meetings on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2025 budget with the turn of Ogun Central on Thursday,…
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Court dismisses suit seeking to nullify Ebie as NDDC Chairman
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the oil-producing communities in Bayelsa and Delta State, seeking to nullify the alleged illegal appointment in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The communities had approached the court, seeking a nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Chiedu Ebie, as Chairman of the NDDC. In…
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BREAKING: Many feared dead, 7 rescued as building collapses in Ibadan
Many people were feared dead in a building collapse at Jegede, Olorunsogo in Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan. At least seven persons were rescued in the incident that occured around 2am on Thursday. Confirming the incident, the General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services, Rev. Akinyemi Akinyinka, said they received a distress calls from the people in the neighborhood…
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NIJ inagurates Keshington Adebutu Media Resource Centre
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) on Wednesday, inaugurated the Sir (Dr.) Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu Media Resource Centre. The event, which attracted prominent figures from government, media, and academia, celebrated both the new facility and the lasting impact of philanthropist Dr. Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu. In his opening address, NIJ Governing Council Chairman, Chief Aremo Olusegun Osoba, outlined the dual purpose…
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