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Fugar ready to showcase cultural values, heritage at annual festival
The City of Fugar in Edo State is set once again to celebrate love and unity during this year’s cultural carnival from 22nd to 27th of this Month. The Chairman, Planning Committee of the Fugar Cultural Festival, Dr(Chief) Francis Ogege, who disclosed this in a statement, says that the six day action packed events will showcase the best cultural presentations…
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Supreme Court to rule on Kano governorship election Thursday
The Supreme Court will rule on the governorship election in Kano State on Thursday. The court fixed Thursday for the hearing of the appeal brought by Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) after the court of appeal affirmed the ruling of the election petition tribunal to upturn his election. The appeal court and the tribunal ruled that…
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Private sector crucial foundation of Nigerian government – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the private sector forms an integral half of the crucial foundation that holds the Nigerian government. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation. This, according to him, explains why the president’s vision for Nigeria is grounded in eight priority areas, including poverty eradication,…
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KWSG charges newly sworn-in NYSC members on discipline, hard work
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has charged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) to exhibit honesty, hard work, and discipline in the various trainings they would be exposed to in the course of their 3-week orientation exercise. Governor AbdulRazaq stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the Batch ‘C’, Stream 2 of the Youth…
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WesternPost Reporter wins 2023 best features writer award
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara state correspondent for WesternPost Newspaper, Mosunmola Ayobami has emerged the best Features writer for the year 2023 at the just concluded Correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara Council. The award presentation which was the highlight of the event had other awardees as Mallam Umar Abdulwahab of Blueprint newspaper emerged best business…
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Kwara Health Insurance Agency opens office in Lafiagi, Edu LG
as govt restates commitment to deepen access to quality healthcare Kwara State Health Insurance Agency on Tuesday inaugurated another regional office in Lafiagi, Edu local government of the state to serve the people of Kwara North. This comes two weeks after opening same at General Hospital Offa to render services for communities under Offa and Oyun local governments. The Lafiagi’s…
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Professor Uche Amazigbo restored my faith in women after Diezani Madueke’s massive corruption in Oil industry – TY Danjuma
A former army chief, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), has praised the achievements of women in various fields. He said this view which he had shared for a long time was about to change after a former female minister of petroleum “excelled in corruption”, a record he said is yet to be beaten by anyone. Danjuma was speaking at the…
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Shaibu vows to secure Edo PDP governorship ticket for 2024 poll
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, says he is confident of securing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket in September 2024 governorship election in the state. Shaibu made this known on Tuesday during an interview with Channels TV programme Sunrise Daily. He said his decision to contest was not based on personal interest, but on the need to protect the…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court affirms Fubara’s election as Rivers governor
The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has upheld the election of Siminalayi Fubara as the Governor of Rivers State. The appellate court on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, challenging the declaration of Fubara as the winner of the March 18 governorship election by the…
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Edo Deputy Governor declares bid for PDP governorship ticket
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has officially declared his intention to run for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party in the upcoming party primaries for the 2024 election. He made his announcement public in a televised broadcast that was recorded earlier on Monday morning. He said, “As your deputy governor in the last seven years,…
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