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President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of the Senate for appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of Independent National Commission (INEC). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has said that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while maintaining, however, that no one would defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All…
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The senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged multilateral institutions to acknowledge that the Nigerian economy has turned the corner due to the several reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Ibrahim was reacting to a recent World Bank’s economic report, which estimated that 139 million Nigerians now…
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FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday knocked his critics, saying those who lashed out at him for being on President Bola Tinubu’s side have now joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, 57, is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but has been serving in the APC-led Federal Government…
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Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the country’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to a five-year high of $43.4 billion, signalling renewed investor confidence and the positive impact of ongoing economic reforms. Cardoso spoke at the Nigeria Investors Forum held in Washington, D.C, United States,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has presented cheques worth N40,360,075.66 to families and next of kin of Forty-five (45) deceased Police Officers in Osun State. The gesture was part of the Inspector-General of Police’s family welfare packages and Group Life Assurance Scheme. According…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The two Ruling Houses in Ipetumodu, Osun State, – Aribile and Fagbemokun, have urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to approve the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as Apetumodu of Ipetumodu. The ruling houses in the letter addressed to the Governor said the stool of Apetumodu should be declared…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A House of Representatives aspirant for Ayedire, Iwo, OlaOluwa federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Engr. Ademola Adedapo has urged the federal government to increase its support for farmers in Osun State. Adedapo made the appeal in a statement to mark the 2025…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Four suspects have been remanded in Kuje prison over the alleged killing of the chairman of Irewole Local Government, Remi Abass. The suspects, Abubakar Kabiru (38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye Olayemi (40), were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the welfare of Osun workers. The governor stated this on Wednesday in Osogbo at the Golden Jubilee Anniversary and 40th National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Association of Social Workers. Represented by the…
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