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The Lagos State Government has commenced releasing impounded vehicles to their owners free of charge without payment of fines. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made this known in Lagos on Tuesday. He said the exercise commenced last Saturday and is still ongoing, noting that the state government made the decision as a […]
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With barely 83 days left in his regime, President Muhammadu Buhari will be conferred with the Democracy Icon Award by the Economic Community of West African States. The Chairman of the regional bloc and President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Embalo, revealed this at a bilateral meeting with Buhari on the sidelines of the ongoing United […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State, to a Teaching Hospital. The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi, on Tuesday, disclosed this in a joint press conference at the Adankolo campus of the institution in Lokoja. Olayemi said the President made the pronouncement in a […]
Continue ReadingThe Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old girl for allegedly pushing a 52-year-old woman, Medinat Aliu, to death in Isolo, in the Akure area of the state. It was gathered that on the day of the incident, the deceased and the suspect had an augment over a matter that bordered on a well […]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to turn in his resignation letter to prevent the collapse of the economy because of the challenges arising from the naira redesign policy. In a statement signed by the group’s Executive Director, Emmanuel Onwubiko, on Tuesday, HURIWA slammed Buhari […]
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The Police on Tuesday warned Nigerians against the use of pets, especially, dogs, at polling units on election day, saying such an act runs contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022, as amended. This followed reports that some electorate and groups planned to go to the polls on Saturday accompanied by their dogs […]
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The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the release and distribution of bond certificates worth millions of naira to retirees under the contributory pension scheme. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Service (HOS) , Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina who said the beneficiaries cut across the entire gamut […]
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The leadership of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the executive council of its Rivers State branch with immediate effect ahead of the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections. A statement signed by the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, said that the state officials of the party were axed […]
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The leadership of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the executive council of its Rivers State branch with immediate effect ahead of the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections. A statement signed by the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, said that the state officials of the party were axed […]
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The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant him access to sensitive materials it used for the presidential election. Tinubu, through his lawyer, Mr Akintola Makinde, said he would need to inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral […]
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