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OGSG warns Ondo govt over incessant attacks on communities
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State government, on Friday, urged its Ondo State counterpart to caution its citizens encroaching on Ogun territory and launching attacks on Ogun indigenes in the communities bordering the two states. The State Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who doubles as the Chairman, Ogun State Boundary Committe, made this appeal in a statement issued in Abeokuta,…
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Rivers Crisis: Wike, Fubara must tread with caution- Abe
….insists politicians have learnt nothing from past experiences The immediate past governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has called on the political gladiators in the state to tread with caution in the interest of the people. Speaking on ARISE NEWS Channel, Abe said in any society there are kingmakers but there are…
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Abdulrazaq makes fresh appointments
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday made fresh appointments into his government. The appointees were; Prof. Mamman Saba Jibril, Barr. Murtala Sambo and Prince Abdulkadir Aliyu Mahe. Jibril was returned as the Secretary to the State Government, while Mahe, who was until Friday afternoon the SSG, was appointed Chief of Staff (CoS). Sambo would serve as…
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Kwara govt charges KWSIEC on credible LG elections
The Kwara State Government has charged the State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to adhere strictly to the rules in conducting free, fair, credible and generally accepted local government election in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mahe Abdulkadir who gave the advice while declaring open a 2-day Retreat for the staff of the Commission, stressed the need…
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I don’t owe Imo workers salary, says Uzodinma
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has said his administration has not owed any state civil servant salaries since he assumed office in January 2020. Uzodinma said this while briefing State House reporters on Thursday after meeting with President Bola Tinubu for the official handing of the flag of the ruling All Progressive Congress. The presentation of the flagging by President…
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Make journalists’ safety priority in Nigeria- MRA tells Tinubu
…wants govt to punish perpetrators of attacks on media practitioners By Mosunmola Ayobami Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to make a clear commitment to the safety of journalists in Nigeria. The group said the President should ensure there is an end to impunity for crimes against journalists, adding that government officials and non-state actors who…
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Abdulrazaq appoints ex-Unilorin VC, 10 others to plan establishment of Kwara Education Varsity
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Prof. Shuaib Oba as chairman of the study, planning and implementation committee for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education, Others were; Pastor Afolayan Babatunde (Secretary); Professor (Mrs) Medinat Salman; Prof. (Mrs) Sidikat Adeyemi; Prof. Umar Gunu; Engineer Sa’ad…
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Kwara local govt law amendment in people’s interest- Assembly Speaker
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon) Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has said the local government law amendment would protect people’s interest. Danladi-Salihu gave the assurance while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill to amend “Kwara State Local Government Electoral Law CAP K32” at the committee room of the Assembly complex in Ilorin.…
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Appeal Court returns Sylva’s name as Bayelsa APC governorship candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Timipre Sylva as the validly elected candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 11 November Bayelsa governorship election. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, held that the trial court which nullified Sylva’s candidature lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by an APC member, Demesuoyefa Kolomo, having not been an…
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First lady Tinubu canvasses support for Uzodimma’s re-election
…says Tinubu will make South East Nigeria’s industrial hub Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, says the South East is set to become the industrial hub of the nation as promised by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She was speaking at the women campaign rally held in Owerri towards the re-election of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma. She emphasized that Uzodinma…
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