We have never had it this bad – Ooni decries abandonment of roads

The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has decried the abandonment of roads in the ancient city by the Federal and state governments, making transportation of persons and goods a herculean exercise within Ife. Ooni Ogunwusi made this known on Sunday during the commissioning of a 700 metres road at the popular Odo-Ogbe market (Oja Tuntun), Ile-Ife, facilitated by the Ife-born Senior Special Assistant to the President on Legislative matters, (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare. "I really do not know our offence in Ife to deserve the poor road network that surround us. It is

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Again, President Buhari jets out of Nigeria to Scotland

  President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  (UNFCCC). A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said that the President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday, November 2. According to the statement, “President Buhari’s address is expected to highlight Nigeria’s key priorities and action to tackle climate change  as well as progress on the

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What Tinubu told the press after meeting Buhari in Aso Rock on Sunday

  The President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, in Aso Rock on Sunday. The meeting was held behind closed doors. After the meeting, Tinubu said he visited to thank the president for checking on him in London after having knee surgery. “I came to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for visiting me in London when I had knee surgery. He demonstrated empathy. He is an exceptional leader,” he said. Buhari, on Thursday, August 13, visited the Tinubu, in London, United Kingdom. Then, Tinubu was seen leaning on a walking stick as

Six Northern States Including Niger Are Owing NECO N2.8bn Examination Fees — Registrar 

The Registrar/ Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi has said that six Northern states’ governments are owing the council to the tune of N2.8billion adding that state governments offered to pay examinations fees for candidates from their various states. The NECO boss made the startling revelation at the weekend at the Headquarters of the National Examinations body in Minna Niger State on the sidelines of the release of the results of the June/July 2021 Senior Secondary Schools Examinations (SSCE) adding that Zamfara, Adamawa, Kano, Gombe, Borno and Niger State Governments owed the council N2.8

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Kaduna PDP Chieftain, Waziri Hails Conduct Of National Convention, Mocks APC

  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Hon Ashafaq Waziri, has hailed the conduct of the party's national convention, describing it as another evidence that PDP can rescue Nigeria from the ruins occasioned by the All Progressives Congress (APC) misgovernance. Waziri, who reiterated that the emergence of former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu, as the PDP national chairman was the "best decision ever," noted that he (Ayu) has the character and pedigree needed to lead the party to electoral victories. He said "with the conduct of the national convention and emergence of new the Senator Ayu

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Wizkid Discloses Title, Release Date Of Next Album

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Nigerian Singer popularly known as Wizkid, has announced the name and release date of his new album, “More love, Less Ego” The singer made this known on his Instagram page while thanking his fans for their love and support for his “Made in Lagos” album. Made in Lagos”, which was released on October 30, 2020, has more than one billion streams worldwide. While commenting on the exploits of his previous album, Wizkid said “More Love, Less Ego” will be dropping on the last day of his Made in Lagos tour, in July, 2022. Sharing the cover photo

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Why traditional Lagosians must take charge, stop selling landed inheritances indiscriminately –Don

The Dean of College of Humanities at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Prof. Rasheed Ajetunmobi, has urged indigenous Lagosians to stop selling their landed inheritances indiscriminately. Ajetunmobi warned that with the rate of the sale of lands and property by autochthonous Lagosians to non-indigenes, the true sons and daughters of the soil might be displaced entirely from the state in the coming years. The don stated this on Friday during a lecture delivered on the occasion of the first Distinguished Lecture Series of the Department of History and International Studies at the Lagos State University, Ojo. Ajetunmobi delivered the

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Atiku, Saraki, Lamido’s Presidential Ambitions Shaky As PDP Govs hijack Party’s Structure

ABUJA- Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ex- Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido may have had a foretaste of what await them in their rumoured 2023 Presidential ambitions. At the just concluded national elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja; governors showed their might as they literally handpicked members of the next National Working Committee, NWC, and other national officers of the party. Atiku, Saraki and Lamido, Vanguard gathered, did everything possible to drum support for Olagunsoye Oyinlola who vied for the office of the deputy national chairman (South) against

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Why we killed four IPOB members – Army

  The Army said its troops had neutralised four armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra who attacked security operatives in Anambra State on Friday. This is as the army accused the outlawed group of carrying out its recent attacks in order to create panic ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the armed IPOB members attacked security operatives attached to Ekwulobia Roundabout in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State and fled. He added the troops went after the

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Ayu emerges chairman as PDP concludes national convention

  The Peoples Democratic Party concluded its elective national convention in the early hours of Sunday, with the newly elected National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, declaring that the party is back to take back power from the All Progressives Congress. This is just as members of the next National Working Committee were declared by the Governor of Adamawa State and Chairman of the Convention Organising Committee, Ahmadu Fintiri. 3,600 delegates voted for new members of the NWC of the PDP at the convention, with only the office of the Deputy National Chairman (South) contested out of the 21 NWC positions. Speaking

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