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BREAKING: Edo DG sues PDP, Ighodalo over governorship primaries outcome
The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has dragged Asue Ighodalo, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to court over the outcome of the recently concluded governorship primary election. In the lawsuit, Shaibu also sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). WesternPost had reported that Ighodalo emerged PDP governorship candidate for the September election. Ighodalo is the preferred candidate…
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Gumi advises FG to negotiate with bandits
Innocent Raphael Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Federal Government to negotiate with bandits, expressing willingness to facilitate comprehensive discussions between the both parties, in a bid to secure the release of abducted Nigerians. The Islamic cleric also urged the present administration not to repeat what he termed “the mistake made by former President Muhammadu Buhari,”…
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NURTW: Court sacks Agbede-led Caretaker Committee
…..validates Baruwa Presidency A National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, has sacked the Tajudeen Agbede-led Caretaker Committee of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The Court in it ruling also affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. While delivering her judgment on the leadership crisis rocking the union, Justice O.…
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Obasanjo leads investors to Angola
…..meets President Lourenco in Luanda By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has met with the President of Angola on a trade mission with oil refineries, hydro power, pharmaceuticals and agriculture as areas of interest. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo led Nigerian investors under the aegis of the Angola Nigeria…
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Bandits contact families of abducted Kaduna residents, demand N40trn,11 Hilux Vans, 150 motorcycles
Bandits have contacted families and Kaduna community for a ransom of N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for their abducted kinsmen. The Bandits on Wednesday 28 February attacked Gonin-Gora community, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis in Chikun Local Government area kidnapping 16 residents. On the following day, hundreds of youths from the community blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway to…
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Expert highlights effect of Climate Change on Public Health in Africa
An Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology in Nasarawa state, Dr Ishaku Akyala, has highlighted the effect of climate change on public health in Africa. Akyala said in Abuja on Monday that “the devastating effects of extreme weather, including floods and heat waves, led to increased disease burden and deaths across the continent.’’ He said that vulnerable…
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Lagos residents lament over stench from refuse dump, blame LAWMA
Residents of Albert Okolo Street, Canal View Estate, Oke-afa, Isolo, Lagos, have complained over the stench from refuse dumps in front of an uncompleted building in the area. They claimed that officials of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) hardly picked up their refuse. A member of the Church of Christ, Mrs Lydia Paul lamented the horrible time she had…
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LASG begins enforcement operations to re-establish 3-metre drainage channels
Lagos State Government has begun enforcement operations in Apapa to re-establish the three-metre drainage right-of-way for all its drainage channels. A statement issued by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the enforcement was coming after the expiration of notices and convening of stakeholders’ meetings with the property owners earlier in the year to voluntarily move their…
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Tinubu is doing well, Nigeria difficult to manage- Buhari
Innocent Raphael Former President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the efforts of President Bola Tinubu, stating that he had impressed quite well since assuming office on the 29th of May in 2023. Buhari stated this during a meeting with the Comptroller-General and members of the management team of the Nigeria Customs Service in Daura, Katsina State. He further praised Tinubu’s performance,…
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Beating all odds, By Sam Omatseye
A few days after his colleagues elected him speaker in 2019, Femi Gbajabiamila was already looking ahead. Plopped down in his chair with a wrinkled brow, he had a matter in mind. “Has Asiwaju told you about his intention to run for president,” he asked me, his face part smile, part earnestness. “It goes without saying,” I replied. “He does…
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