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Ogun LG Poll: Massive turn out in Abeokuta, Sagamu, Ikenne

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…as voting commences across wards Feranmi Daniel, Abeokuta There was very impressive turn out in Sagamu and Ikenne Local Governments on Saturday during the Local Government elections going on in the State, as voters were seen trooping to their various polling units to cast their ballots. Recalled that Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) had earlier slated Local Government elections for Saturday, 16th November, 2024. An election observer from Advocacy for Social Justice & Liberty, Charles Odunuga, commended the electoral body for what he termed decent and well organized process.…

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Tinubu Calls For Ceasefire In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy explained that Tinubu gave the appeal while addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit. It was convened to address the current situation in the Middle East, President Tinubu expressed deep concern about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The one-day summit was a…

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S’South emerges winner of NILDS’ national quiz competition

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. ..Students get scholarship for varsity education . ..We must return glory of public schools, assist girl-child -Prof. Sulaiman Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja It was joy unlimited on Monday for students and teachers of Enitona High School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as they won the 9th edition of the “National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.” The grand finale of the competition, which was held in Abuja, was organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), a body answerable to the National…

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Adegbonmire Hails Osemawe’s Appointment As UNIMED Chancellor

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Festus Akinola, Akure Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire SAN, the Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District has commended the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the appointment of the Osemawe and Paramount Ruler of Ondo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo, Jilo III, as the Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED). Oba Kiladejo’s appointment was conveyed in a letter to him by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Tayo Oluwatuyi, dated November 7, 2024. Senator Adegbonmire in a congratulatory message said the appointment of…

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Opportunities for Youth Abound in Marine & Blue Economy – Oyetola

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Ifedayo Abiola, Ile – Ife The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji @GboyegaOyetola, represented by the Managing Director, @NigerianPorts, Dr. @AbuDantsoho, said that the blue economy sector promises a wealth of benefits for the growing youth population of Nigeria. The Minister disclosed this on Wednesday, at the 2024 International Conference, titled, ‘Advancing Entrepreneurship Education and Practice for Sustainable Development in Africa,” organized by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Development Studies (IFEDS), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Other dignitaries at the Conference are the Vice Chancellor Obafemi Awolowo…

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NELFUND Loans: NSF Seeks Preferential Treatment For Northern Students

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to give preferential treatment to northern students in higher institutions, in the disbursement of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The Senators made the appeal through their Chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, in a letter dated October 28 and addressed to President Tinubu. . The northern federal lawmakers in the letter sighted by THISDAY in Abuja on Thursday noted that the national loans scheme was supposed to be evenly distributed to all students across the country but the…

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Thief Outsmarts National Assembly Security, Steals Staff Car

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…As Nation’s Parliament Gets New Serjeant-at-arms Boss A yet-to-be identified thief entered the National Assembly premises on Wednesday 9th October, 2024 between 8:00am and 8:30 am, and successfully stole the car of a parliamentary staff member, Collins Osenun. Osenun, who works with the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream) in the House of Representatives, told journalists on Saturday that all efforts to recover his car since then had been futile. According to Osenun, the wine coloured Toyota Camry Car with Registration Number ABJ 740 AE and chassis No: 4T1BG22KXYU731374 was stolen…

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Ex- AAUA VC, Celebrates Ex-Governor Mimiko @70

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  Former vice chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof Femi Mimiko, has joined millions of well wishers to congratulate his beloved brother, a former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, held on Thursday. The professor in a piece copied on his verified Facebook page, described the astute politician and medical professional as an icon and a man of conviction. He wrote, “We celebrate today an icon, a man of conviction, who not only espouses a strong social democratic conviction, but…

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Court Bars VIO From Imposing Fines On  Motorists In Abuja 

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Olasunmibo Aboluwade, Abuja  The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday said the Directorate of Road Services (widely known as VIO) should immediately cease confiscating vehicles or imposing fines on Nigerians over road traffic violations.  Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha said while delivering judgement in FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 on October 2, 2024, that the notorious road traffic inspectorate was not legally equipped to seize vehicles or impose severe sanctions on motorists. The judgement, which followed a lawsuit by rights attorney Abubakar Marshal of Falana and Falana Chambers, significantly pruned the powers…

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Who built Lagos?

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By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com  0705 263 1058 Someone called my attention to a post he had forwarded to me last week and said: “You must have seen the post I forwarded to you (he was not the writer)”. I hadn’t seen it and I said so. “Then, check it out!”, he barked at me. Continuing, he said:  “You must have heard the saying by some misguided elements outside of Yoruba land that they built or developed Lagos! “People who came to Lagos on the back of lorries and trailers wearing…

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