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I will smoke you out of PDP, you are serial betrayal, Wike hits Obaseki
The war of words between River State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his Edo State counterpart Godwin Obaseki seems not to be ending soon as Wike has hit back at Obaseki, calling him a serial betrayal. WESTERN POST had earlier reported that Obaseki flayed Wike for publicity attacking Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Obaseki had in an advertorial he published in…
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PDP is not your personal property, Edo can’t be procured, Obaseki tells Wike
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has warned his Rivers counterpart Nyesom Wike to desist from threatening members of his party. Obaseki was reacting to Wike’s attack on Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor. The Edo State governor in a newspaper advertorial, warned Wike that the PDP was not his personal property. “The recent personal attacks by His Excellency, the…
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Zulum commisions Borno Investment’s own building 35 years after establishment
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday commissioned a newly built three-floor edifice in Maiduguri, tagged Borno Investment House, which is owned by Borno Investment Company Limited. Before now, the company operated in a rented building since it commenced operation in April 1987, making 35 years of being tenants, Mohammed Bukar Umar, Managing Director of the company, said…
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Student shot dead, others injured in Ondo Inter House sport competition
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure What seemed to be a joyous moment for the students and teachers of Agolo High School, Ikare Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State turned bloody on Thursday as hoodlums hijacked the event and shot sporadically, leading to the death of one student. An eyewitness, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed…
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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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