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Oyo: Youngest commissioner tests positive for coronavirus

By Sulaimon Rukoyah Mr Seun Fakorede, Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Oyo State, has tested positive for COVID-19. Fakorede, who is 28-years-old, told reporters...

No plan to reopen orientation camps, NYSC declares

By Muhammed Saheed The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed reports making the rounds that it was preparing to reopen orientation camps, noting that...

Measures to curtail COVID-19 may be relaxed in the coming days – PTF

By Muhammed Saheed The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said that the preventive measures put in place in an attempt to avert the spread...

Edo 2020: Rematch as Obaseki emerges PDP’s flag bearer, to jostle with Ize-Iyamu, others

By Muhammed Saheed Edo State incumbent governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has succesfully emerged winner of the primary election under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) which...

COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 22,614 as 594 fresh cases are recorded

Nigeria has recorded 594 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus disease, making the infection toll in the country stand at 22,614. The Nigeria Centre for...

Former Oyo governor, Ajimobi, 70 passes on

The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has died at the age of 70 after an endless battle with coronavirus-related symptoms for...

What are our lawmakers saying about rape?

By Aremu Lukman Umor There's one thing I have noticed about our lawmakers or let me say our politicians here in Nigeria— they're only concerned...

Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu remains APC gubernatorial standard bearer

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ratified the primaries conducted in Edo State, retaining Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as...

Buni emerges APC caretaker committee chairman, as NEC dissolves NWC

Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has emerged Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee and extraordinary national convention. He was appointed...

‘I’m ready to die’ Imasuagbon bows to pressure, steps down for Obaseki

The singular challenger of Governor Godwin Obaseki for the gubernatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has bowed...

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Shehu Sani speaks on Kaduna’s $350m World Bank loan

Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has put to fore his opinion on the issue of the $350 million World Bank loan. He...

There can never be peace in APC, party chieftain, Nabena fumes

Yekini Nabena, the former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has given notice that the party will never know peace with...

NIPR Award: Shagaya congratulates his SA Media

  Hon Muktar Tolani Shagaya, the member representing Asa and Ilorin West Federal Constituency at Federal House of Representatives, has congratulated his Special Adviser Media...

Hon. Muktar Shagaya, NEMA share palliatives to flood victims in Ilorin West/Asa local governments

Member representing Ilorin West/Asa Federal House Assembly, Honourable Muktar Tolani Shagaya, on Tuesday distributed over 1000 units of food items to victims of flood...

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