YUSUF MUHAMMED Ijoko is a community in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria that has been forgotten over the years by successive governments in the State. In no time, the community will be cut off from the rest of the state as the only road that links the community to Sango Ota is currently being ravaged by erosion. At times, several vehicles …
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No fewer than twelve governorship candidates yesterday signed a peace accord towards a peaceful conduct of the July 16 Osun State governorship election. Some of the candidates who signed the accord include those of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Alliance (AA). Among those who did not show up are candidates of the …
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The National Peace Committee has said it has observed allegations of thuggery and heated debates among candidates contesting the Osun governorship election holding on Saturday. The committee, therefore, called on candidates to adhere to the rules, adding that elections must be devoid of violence. These were contained in a statement by the committee’s Chairman, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd. ), on …
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Candidate has expressed absolute respect for adherents of Christian and Muslim faiths in the country. Tinubu, in a letter on Sunday while announcing his choice of Sen. Kashim Shettima, a Muslim, as his running mate, said he was not oblivious of the religious and ethnic sensitivities of the country. He said the …
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FIVE-STAR music boss and CEO Emmy Cargoes Limited, Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money, has been decorated as an ‘ambassador of War Against Drug Abuse (WADA)’ by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Recall that in March, NDLEA also decorated Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as an ambassador in Lagos motor parks. During a visit to E-Money’s …
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The Nasarawa State Police command has recaptured Hassan Hassan, a suspected member of the Book Haram terrorist who recently escaped from the Kuje correctional centre. Terrorists on Tuesday attacked the Kuje medium custodial centre and freed over 800 inmates including members of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP). Subsequently, the Federal Government on Friday declared 64 …
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There are three fundamental principles in choosing a leader, especially when it comes to a country like Nigeria. Character, capacity, and energy are the most essential ingredients in picking a 21st century leader. This simply means that a leader in Africa’s most populous nation is expected to be a paragon of integrity, and a high flyer whose capacity in politics …
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Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed optimism that the alliance between the Labour Party (LP) and the NNPP will happen. Peter Obi and Kwankwaso have been in talks since they both emerged presidential candidates of their parties. On Saturday in Gombe, Kwankwaso had said the merger talk did not succeed over indecision …
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Anita Okoye, estranged wife of Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy of reunited P-Square singing duo has filed a divorce proceeding against her husband, citing infidelity as a major cause of action among others at an Abuja High Court. According to the letter served to the singer by Anita’s lawyer, the mother of three implicated her estranged husband in an alleged affair …
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Some United States senators have written to the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to redesignate Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over alleged increasing cases of religious violence in the West African country. The PUNCH reports that the US had on November 17, 2021, removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators, even as it blacklisted Russia, China and …
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