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Tonye Cole carpets Rivers State government over withdrawal of criminal case
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole has berated the state government over its volte face and withdrawal of criminal case against him and Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of the state. Governor Nyesom Wike had accused Cole and Amaechi of criminality and diversion of $50million belonging to the government in a privatisation of power plant deal.…
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Bagudu in solidarity visit to Bello, donates N50m to flood victims
The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu has hailed his Kogi State counterpart, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for showing capacity in leadership Bagudu stated this on Thursday when he paid a solidarity to Governor Bello on the devastating flood in the state. According to Governor Bagudu, the flood has dealt a devastating blow to the gain recorded in agriculture by the Yahaya…
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Dangote Cement plant Obajana belongs to Kogi State, says Yahaya Bello
Kogi State government on Thursday said that the Dangote Group cannot claim ownership of Dangote Cement Company, Obajana, adding another to the invasion of the company by agents of the state on Wednesday. Governor Yahaya Bello, speaking during the public presentation of the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of…
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Why Kogi State government shut down Dangote Cement – Commissioner
Dangote Cement Factory, Obajana has been shut down over the inability of Dangote Company to show how it acquired the company from Obajana Cement Company, the Kogi State government has said. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Kingsley Fanwo said this followed the directive of the state House of Assembly. According to Fanwo, the assembly investigated…
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LASG signs MOU with WACOT on Imota rice mill
Lagos State government, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with WACOT, a rice producing company to provide technical support and training for the state on the production of rice at the Imota rice mill, Lagos. The signing ceremony took place at the Lagos House, Ikeja, and was signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaking after signing the MOU, Special…
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Soludo celebrates Anambra teachers, assures of better condition of service
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo on Wednesday in Awka celebrated teachers in the state on World Teachers’ Day describing himself as one of them. The governor was at Teachers House in the state capital and said he could not imagine a world without teachers and the important role they play in the society. The governor wrote on his social…
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Lagos building biggest mental home in Nigeria -Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said the Lagos State government is building the biggest mental home in Nigeria.Sanwo-Olu made this known when Southern Governors’ wives paid him a courtesy call.In his address, he said the Domestic and Social Violence Agency (DSVA), was established by the Lagos State government to curb domestic violence in the state. Sanwo-Olu also said drug abuse…
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UPDATE: Sanwo-Olu announces increment in salary for Lagos workers
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced an increment in the salaries of the state civil servants.He said the biting economic situation and high inflation necessitated the increment. Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while on a working visit to the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. He was addressing workers, who came out in large numbers to welcome him at the office of the…
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Massive turn out as Lagos women rally for Tinubu
…women are at the forefront of our campaign-Sanwo-Olu Thousands of women on Monday held a rally for the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Lagos Island.The women trooped out in large number to show their solidarity for the former Lagos State governor. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaking at the occasion said women are at the forefront of the campaign for…
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AbdulRazaq mourns as Islamic scholar, Sheikh Aboto, three others die in Ilorin flood
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described as shocking and sad the death of prominent Muslim preacher, Sheikh Abdulganiy Dhu Nurayn Aboto al-Adaby and some other yet-to-be identified persons during a downpour in the early hours of Friday in Ilorin. The governor’s sympathy message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye on…
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