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New Elemona of Ilemonaland to appoint regents pending military retirement
The new Elemona of Ilemona land in Oyun local government area of Kwara State, Lt Col. Nurudeen Yusuf, will appoint regents on the throne until his retirement from the military service, WESTERN POST gathered. Yusuf is the current Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu. Following the demise of his father, late Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the former Elemona in May,…
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Book Launch: Osoba, a nationalist – Tinubu
…his drive for rural development unprecedented, says Abiodun President Bola Tinubu has described former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba as a notable Nigerian who is always concerned about the oneness of Nigeria and her development. Tinubu stated this at the public launch of a Book, “My Life In the Public Eye”, to mark Chief Osoba’s 85th birthday held…
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Your outburst unnecessary, haughty- APC tackles Ndume
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the latest outburst by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume about President Bola Tinubu was ‘haughty’ and ‘unnecessary’. APC said Ndume has the National Assembly platform to raise and address matters that he may consider to be in the national interest. The party in a statement issued on Saturday by…
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Plateau Govt declares 3 days mourning over Jos building collapse
The Plateau State government has declared three days of mourning for lives lost in the Saint Academy School building collapse on Friday. No fewer than 22 lives were lost and injuries were sustained by several teachers and students of the school located in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state when the school building caved in while…
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4 rescued in Abuja two-storey building collapse
Four people have been rescued after a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning, with several people trapped in the rubble. The collapsed building is located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) was notified of the incident by passers-by…
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BREAKING: 2 injured as two-storey residential building collapses in Abuja
A two-storey residential apartment in Abuja collapsed on Saturday morning, leaving several people trapped in the rubble. The building, located beside Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa, was formerly a hotel and later a hospital before being converted into a residential apartment. It was gathered that the collapse occurred around 7 a.m., with many people still…
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Customs intercepts 18,750 litres of fuel worth N13.2m
The Nigeria Customs Service, Operation Whirlwind, has intercepted 18,750 litres of PMS with a Duty Paid Value of N13.2 million within the Zone ‘A’ Axis. In a press briefing held at the Customs Training College Ikeja on Friday, the National Coordinator of the team, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, stated that the interception with 9 means of conveyance resulted from intelligence reports.…
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Food Insecurity: Ooni of Ife bans market associations, controls price
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has read out riot acts to market men and women in the ancient city admist food and commodities price hike. Ooni Ogunwusi, through his chiefs on Friday, cancelled all market associations, saying that traders were free to sell at their own prices. In a viral video on the social media, the chiefs were…
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Death toll rises to 22 in Jos building collapse
The Plateau State Government has said 22 persons have died and one hundred and thirty-two persons injured after a school collapsed in the Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Information and Communication Musa Ashoms said this in a Friday evening statement. “As of 6:00 pm, 154 people have been rescued from the debris. Sadly,…
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Younger generation catalysts for new Africa- Abiodun
Thr Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the younger generation across Africa as the catalyst for developing a new economic frontier for the continent. Abiodun stated this, when he received members of the Royal African Young Leadership Forum, an initiative of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for young men and women of the African continent in…
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