LAWYER and human rights activist Femi Falana has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the suspended chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, who accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting local government funds. Adedayo was detained by DSS on Friday after he …
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THE Executive Director, Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre, and a renowned human rights/pro-democracy activist, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, gave the assessment in a press statement he signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, who is also a conflict resolution expert …
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EDO State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the performance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s local government election in the State shows the party’s dominance, noting that the outcome of the election is a reflection of the wish of the majority of Edo people. Obaseki spoke to …
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SERGIO Ramos has snubbed a move to Saudi Arabia and is set to return to LaLiga, Newsextra24 reports. The Spanish defender has reached a verbal agreement to re-sign for Sevilla. Ramos is a free agent after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired this summer. He was linked with Al-Ittihad, where …
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The 16th Headies Awards was held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, USA, on Sunday amid pomp and pageantry. The event, tagged “Celebrating African Renaissance,” was hosted by Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro and American media personality, Terrence J. Odumodublvck, Young Jonn, Wande Coal, Kcee, Black Sherif, Asake …
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FORMER Lagos State commissioner for housing, Bosun Jeje is dead. Jeje was the former Lagos State Commissioner for Housing during ex-governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration. His death was announced by his elder brother, Pastor Adekunle Jeje on his Facebook page on Saturday, 2 September, 2023. The statement reads, “May your soul …
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FORMER Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador during the ex-United States President Bill Clinton’s administration, Bill Richardson, has died at the age of 75. Richardson who was also a former governor of New Mexico died on Friday as announced by his organisation, Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a …
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FORMER Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, have called on the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 43 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, to promote democratic ideals. They made the call at the maiden reunion of the Alumni Association of SEC …
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FOLLOWING persistent insecurity challenges, the Zamfara State Government announced the immediate closure of some cattle markets (Kara) temporarily in five local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner of Information and Culture Mannir Mu’azu Haidara announced this in a statement and made available to newsmen on Sunday. The statement …
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SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Bola Tinubu over the unlawful ban and withdrawal of the accreditations of 25 journalists, including Vanguard Correspondent and media houses from covering the Presidential Villa. The suit followed the expiration of a 48- hour ultimatum issued by SERAP to FG for …
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