Former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola has chastised his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, for the state’s troubling debt profile, as declared by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke claimed Osun owed N407.32 billion, blaming the debt on the administration of Oyetola. However, Oyetola denied the allegation, claiming that the loans were obtained by Aregbesola’s …
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo sociocultural group, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise to complete the Second Niger Bridge before the end of his tenure. The Second Niger Bridge reopened to motorists on December 15, just in time for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, which are …
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Professor Abdullahi Mahadi, a former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, has died. He was 77. The late scholar was a renowned historian and accomplished educator who served as vice chancellor of Gombe State University and Gombe State University of Science and Technology. He began his teaching career as …
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The Edo State Government has paid December salaries and pensions for government workers and pensioners in the state. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie said workers and pensioners received their salaries and pensions on Friday, December 16, 2022, in line …
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Algeria has submitted a bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, its football federation said Friday after Guinea was stripped of the tournament as its infrastructure is not ready. “I am currently in Cairo and I have just officially submitted Algeria’s application” to host the tournament, Algerian …
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The Osun State Government has suspended the implementation of new school fees for students in the state-owed polytechnic in Iree, Osun State Polytechnic. The directive suspending the implementation of the new school fees was contained in a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary, Osun State Ministry of Education, Adelani Aderinola, …
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The federal government, Friday, launched N144. 8 billion Safe Schools Financing Plan, with a view to protecting schools from terrorist attacks, across the nation. At the event in Abuja, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said that the plan would be implemented between 2023 and 2026. Her words, “The …
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Worried by the rising incidents of crime and insecurity in Gboko Local Governmnt Area of Benue of state, the Chairman of the Council, Mr. Issac Mtom has banned all forms of social and political gatherings in Gboko from December 19, 2022 to January 3, 2023. The Chairman also restricted the …
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to observe 30-minute rest after every four-hour journey. Mr Dauda Biu, the Acting Corps Marshal of Corps, stated this at the end-of-year Special Intervention Sensitisation Campaign for Gridlock and Crash Prone Areas on Friday in Jos. Biu, who was represented by …
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Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has celebrated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 80th birthday anniversary. In a statement issued by his Media Officer, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu hailed the president for his commitment to nation-building and long years of patriotic service to the country. …
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