By Abdu Rafiu She was a Queen like no other. Several world leaders were wont to gather at her feet to learn wisdom. Dignitaries sought, protocols permitting, to catch her attention. Hundreds of thousands lined her route, with shining eyes and filled with warmth, waving enthusiastically and breathlessly. Famous footballer David Beckham said he joined […]
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By Banji Ayoola Training of the staff of Ondo State Environmental Protection Agency, OSEPA, in air pollution management by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, has kicked off. A statement on Wednesday by the agency’s Head, Media and Information Services, Bisi Agboola, said the five-day intensive training started on Monday, September 26, at the Federal University […]
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By Banji Ayoola President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday responded to the move by the Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to arm Amotekun operatives with AK-47 rifles, to enable the security outfit tackle the worrisome security challenges being faced by his government caused by criminals who have been unleashing terror on his people. He responded barely […]
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A protester raises the Nigerian national flag along with an #EndSARS flag during a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the protest against police brutality at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2021. – Hundreds of youth march to commemorate one year anniversary of the protest that rocked major cities across the country […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that participation of citizens in democracy will continue to be encouraged through freedom of speech and robust political discourse, even as he urged respect for divergent cultures and opinions. Receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners of six countries, at the State House, in Abuja, yesterday, the President […]
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Waiting centre for patients at one of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF)-supported Primary Health Care (PHCs) in Oyo State (Inset are some drugs) PHOTO: Rotimi Agboluaje Notwithstanding efforts by the Oyo State Government to reposition primary healthcare through the renovation of some primary health centres (PHCs), challenges such as the inadequate number of […]
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Buhari addressing NASS at the budget presentation. Photo/Facebook/ MuhammaduBuhari The rigmarole in the management of the country’s public finance since 2015 came to its climax with the recent announcement by the Federal Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, that government plans to borrow a whopping N11.3 trillion to finance the 2023 federal budget. This projected budget […]
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Lagos State Examinations Board has fixed October 6, as the new date for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Orunsolu Adebayo, Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement noted that the examination earlier scheduled for September 28, had been postponed […]
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By Ogheneochuko E. Arodovwe The longest-serving British monarch in history passed on on September 8, 2022 at about 8.30pm after a 70-year reign. Her death has expectedly generated reactions – pleasant and not-too-pleasant – from all across the globe. Her first son and now King of Britain, Charles III leads the club of the pleasant […]
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Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in the Magodo area of the state, Mutiu Ogundare, to 15 years imprisonment for faking his kidnap. The convict was first remanded on July 16, 2017, by an Ogba magistrate’s court, Ikeja, for faking his kidnap. Mutiu […]
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