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Fatal accident claims 10 lives, injures two on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ten persons have been confirmed dead while two others sustained injuries in an early morning fatal crash which occurred on Saturday at the Oniworo area on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The accident, according to Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), involved two vehicles; a Toyota Haice bus with registration number KLD 539 XA…
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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo, Adamu, others attend wedding of Shehu of Borno’s daughter
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; Borno State Governor, Professor Baba Gana Zulum and Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, joined other eminent personalities to attend the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Shehu of Borno in Maiduguri.
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Supreme Court dethrones Obong of Calabar
The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of the Obong of Calabar, Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V. The apex court gave its ruling on Friday, ending a 15-year legal tussle over the throne after some members of the traditional council went to court over his installation processes. Justice Akomaye Agim who read the lead judgement written by Justice Amina Augie…
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We need to work together to create Rivers of our dream – Abe
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said the people of the state, irrespective of their ethnic nationalities, need to work together to create the state they all dream about. This is as he said if elected as governor of the state, his administration will ensure fairness and justice for every…
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Why I ‘shunned’ Buhari’s visit to my town – Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Ado Ibrahim has given his reasons for being absent when President Muhammadu Buhari visited his town. The monarch in his response to a query issued him by the state government, said no one intimated him officially of the president’s visit. He said even when he was informed the night before of the visit, he was kept…
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AbdulRazaq disburses fresh N200m support grant to 4000 artisans
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday launched the disbursement of N50,000 grant each for at least 4000 artisans to support their businesses and strengthen the local economy. AbdulRazaq said at the launch in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday that the programme is one of the initiatives of the state government to support local industries,…
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Sullivan Chime, Ken Nnamani boycott APC presidential campaign rally in Enugu
Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, on Wednesday, boycotted the party’s presidential campaign rally in the state. Although the stakeholders — including Ken Nnamani, former senate president, and Sullivan Chime, former governor of the state- were at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu to welcome the party’s presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, they were…
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PHOTO NEWS: Enugu Governor, Ugwuanyi, welcomes Tinubu ahead APC campaign in the state
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Wednesday welcomed APC presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, to the Michael Okpara Government House, Enugu. Tinubu was in the state for the APC presidential campaign rally.
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Ayade swears in Kano indigene, 12 other new commissioners
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has reshuffled his cabinet and swore-in 13 new commissioners barely five months to the end of his administration. Following the development, the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Eric Anderson, was appointed the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, while former Director-General, Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, was appointed Commissioner for health.…
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Bayelsa has 250,000 out-of-school children, Diri laments
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Tuesday expressed regret at the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state, saying the figure was worrisome and alarming. He urged parents, traditional rulers and community leaders to join hands with the government to reverse the trend. Diri spoke during the inauguration of a national campaign on out-of-school children organised by the Federal…
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