There is currently gridlock in different parts of Lagos State as a result of the solidarity rally held for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Musiliu Akinsanya, former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), had announced a massive rally for Tinubu …
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THE fight between the Kogi State Government and the management of the Dangote Group over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Plant took a new dimension on Saturday. This was as both parties insisted that the plant belonged to them. Controversy had broken out on Wednesday when some officials of …
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Onochie Osheokwu, Senior Special Assistant on Youth Development to Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, resigned his appointment in order to join the Obidient Movement, which is rooting for the emergence of Peter Obi of Labour Party as Nigeria’s next President. Osheokwu speaks to OPEYEMI ADEFEMI about the rationale behind his action Please tell …
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The reconciliation committee set up by the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party to meet with aggrieved party members, especially Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his allies, may submit its report this week. It was, however, gathered that the committee ruled out the possibility of removing the …
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to exercise patience as effort is being made to address the current fuel scarcity occasioned by the flooding which led to the destruction of some major roads in some parts of northern states. The IPMAN Chairman, Northern Nigeria branch, …
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Dr ‘Niyi Sunmonu is the National Coordinator of the newly registered Congress of Nigeria University Academics, a new union of academic staff working in public universities. In this interview with BOLA BAMIGBOLA, he insisted CONUA was not registered to rival the Academic Staff Union of Universities When was the Congress of Nigeria University …
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The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country. Aregbesola made this known on Sunday when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum …
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Eight persons have died while two others sustained injuries following an auto crash in Plateau State on Saturday. The state Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Peter Longsan, confirmed the death of the crash victims to The PUNCH in Jos on Sunday. According to him, the road traffic …
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THE Amutenyi village in Obollo-Afor community, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into mourning following the death of five family members in an apartment in the community. The tragic incident, which happened Saturday morning, involved a woman, her two children, and two sisters, who visited her. …
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The offices of the President and Vice-President will spend N11.92bn on local and foreign trips and the presidential air fleet. The amount also includes N1.58bn earmarked for aircraft maintenance and N1.60bn allocated for the overhaul of the Gulfstream GV and CL605 aircraft engines. Members of the National Assembly, on the other …
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