News from States
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AbdulRazaq pledges more assistance for Sports
… as Super Eagles Supporters’ Club is launched By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the administration will not relent in its efforts to make sports facilities at the state owned stadium an international standard. The governor spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, when he received a delegation of the Super Eagles National Supporters Club…
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2nd Niger bridge 93% completed, ready for use October – FG
The second Niger bridge is 93 per cent completed and would be ready for use this year, a director in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, who is representative engineer for the Second Niger Bridge, Adeyemo Ajani has said. Ajani made this known in Asaba, when the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari inspected the bridge…
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Oyo NLC boss accuses FG of creating artificial scarcity to increase fuel price
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Chairman, Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kayode Martins has accused the Federal Government of creating artificial scarcity of fuel in order to increase its pump price. Martins said both the Oyo State and federal government must to as a matter of urgency address and find lasting solution to the problem relating to the lingering scarcity.…
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Umahi asks appeal court to set aside judgement sacking him as Ebonyi governor
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has appealed the Federal High Court judgement which sacked him at the Court of Appeal. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo had sacked Umahi and his deputy for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Umahi based his appeal on eight…
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Umahi’s attack on judge who sacked him as Ebonyi governor ‘executive rascality’ – NBA
The Nigeria Bar Association has described as unacceptable Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi’s verbal attacks on Justice Inyang Ekwo after the Federal High sitting in Abuja sacked him and his deputy Eric Kelechi Igwe. In a statement signed by the NBA President Olumide Akpata which was made available to our correspondent on Wednesday, the NBA described Umahi’s actions as executive…
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IWD: Kwara Gov hails women’s resilience, bravery
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated women worldwide on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), commending their grit, resilience, and commitment to a world that works for all. “Whether as a girl child, wife or mother, a woman is acknowledged for being hardworking, kind, resilient, supportive, and generally committed to efforts to build a…
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Ondo govt bans sale of petrol beyond 7pm
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State government has banned petrol stations in the state from selling fuel after 7pm. The government also threatened to shut down any station selling above the normal price. Addressing journalists in Akure on Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale said the decision was taken…
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BREAKING: Court sacks Ebonyi governor Umahi, deputy for dumping PDP for APC
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi and his deputy Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressives Congress APC. In his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the mandate Umahi and his deputy got when they won the March 9, 2019 governorship election…
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Why we delayed paying February salary – Kogi govt
Kogi State Government has said the late receipt and poor allocation from the money shared by the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC for January was responsible for the late payment of February salary to workers in the state. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris. Idris who…
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Oyetola’s policies, programmes are people-oriented, says Oyintiloye
Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Special Adviser to Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Civic Engagement, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that policies and programmes of Osun State government are people-oriented and based on the demands and needs of the residents. He said the government places the wellbeing of the populace ahead of other considerations during planning and execution stages of its policies and programmes. Oyintiloye…
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