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Why Ogun has not conducted LG election – Commissioner
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape, has disclosed why the state has not been able to conduct local government election. According to Afuape, the tolling efffect of the COVID -19 pandemic and the recent EndSARS protest, are some of the factors responsible for the delay in …
The Sun Nigeria.
Leadership not meant to amass wealth, your people are your wealth -Oluwo of Iwo
Clement Adeyi, Osogbo Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has upbraided Nigerian leaders’ penchant to use leadership positions to amass wealth for self aggrandizement and ostentatious living at the expense of the people they are leading. In this interview, he charges them to consider themselves as servant leaders that are passionate about the welfare …
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Reintegrate us into nation’s security architecture, Man O’War tells FG
TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The National Deputy Director of Man O’War, Mr. Kriss Natty Rissi, has called on the Federal Government and National Assembly to recognise the group as a professional body and give it core responsibilities. Rissi made the call in Port Harcourt, saying Man O’War should not be important only when there is …
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Niger NUT Crisis; We Only Recognized NUT As A Union, Niger State Govt Declares
John Adams, Minna As some aggrieved members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Niger state threatened to form a parallel Union, the Niger state government has declared that it is only the NUT that is a recognized umbrella body for teachers in primary and post primary institutions in the state. The government said rather …
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UNN students emerge winners in ARSO essay competition
Merit Ibe Three students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have emerged national winners of the 2020 edition of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) annual essay competition in Nigeria. A statement from the office of the Director General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim, named the winners as James Ibe-Akunna, who …
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Join us in fight to salvage public universities, ASUU urges parents, stakeholders
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has called on parents, members of the public and relevant stakeholders in the country, to join the Union in its resolve to save public universities in Nigeria from imminent collapse. The coordinator of the Lagos Zone of ASUU, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, made the call on …
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Insecurity: Katsina acquires customised GIS software
Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Katsina State government has acquired a customised Geographic Information System (GIS) software for the digitalisation of its land administration. The development, according to the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Usman Nadada, will, among other considerations, enable government to have comprehensive data of all houses and routes including farmlands as well as …
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INEC: Arewa Youths urges Senate to speedily confirm Yakubu’s reappointed
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Arewa Youth Assembly has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for reappointing Prof Mahmoud Yakubu as as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Following President Buhari’s reappointment of Yakubu for another tenure of 5 years subject to confirmation by the senate, the youths in a letter to the Senate President, Sen Ahmed Lawan, …
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Ayade begs WAEC not to relocate to Akwa Ibom, offers exam body alternative office
Judex Okoro, Calabar Cross River Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has pleaded with the management of West African Examinations Council (WAEC), to shelve plans to relocate from state following the vandalisation of their office during the recent hoodlums attack. WAEC office is one of the federal institutions that were attacked by miscreants in the guise of #endSARS …
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Senate pushes for increase in N4bn bailout for airline operators
From Fred Itua, Abuja The Senate has made a case for substantial increase in the bailout of N4 billion to the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON). But Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, immediately expressed disappointment that the airlines operators were yet to remit the some of $6.993million and another N19.4billion to the Federal Government through …
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IGP approves posting of DIG, AIG to new departments
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has approved the posting of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Sanusi Lemu and Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Usman Alkali Baba to new departments. Lemu is now the DIG in-charge of the Department of Operations while Alkali Baba is now the DIG in-charge of Finance and …
Ebonyi: Seven LGAs denounce FGM
Seven out of 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State have outlawed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), in the state, Dr. Emmanuel Abah stated this in Ishiaka, Ivo Local Government Area during a public declaration against FGM by five communities in Ivo. The event was organised by the Agency with support …
COVID-19: England to suspend non-elite football
Non-elite football in England will be suspended under new national coronavirus restrictions, the FA has announced. Subject to a vote by Members of Parliament on Wednesday, and further guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the restrictions will come into force from Thursday, November 5 until at least Wednesday, December …
NCDC operatives nab 3 for allegedly gang raping girl
Cheke Emmanuel, Lafia The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDC) Tuesday paraded three persons for allegedly gang-raping a 12-year-old girl (names withheld). Also paraded were eight vandals apprehended at Aridi and Ajede along Barkin Abdullahi (BAD) for allegedly vandalising rail facilities. Parading the suspects at the NCDC …
Ryan Giggs denies assault allegations after arrest
Wales’ manager Ryan Giggs has denied an allegation of assault made against him. The Wales manager has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, several newspapers have reported. His representatives said he denies all allegations of assault made against him and is co-operating with the police, reports the BBC. Greater Manchester Police said a …
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases exceed 63,000
A total of 72 people tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria in the last 24 hours, according to official records. The latest figure has taken the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 63,036. Nigeria also recorded one death from the virus on Monday to take the fatality in the country to …
Death toll climbs to 100 from devastating Aegean quake
The death toll from Friday’s earthquake in the Aegean Sea has reached 100, with the deaths of 98 people in Turkey’s western city of Izmir, disaster authorities said. Two teenagers also died on the Greek island of Samos, authorities said. It was the deadliest quake to hit Turkey in nearly a decade. The quake …
Apapa: Stop cutting corners, Presidential TaskTeam tasks stakeholders
The Presidential Task Team on Restoration of law and order in Apapa, has called on the stakeholders on the axis to stop cutting corners and play by the established rules and regulations in order to sustain the success recorded on traffic management in the area. According to the Presidential Task Team, most of the …
UEFA League: Inter’s Lukaku out of Madrid clash
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will miss their Champions League tie with Real Madrid due to a thigh injury. The Belgium forward, 27, has scored seven goals in as many matches for the Italian side this season, reports the BBC. Inter are third in Group B with two points from two games. Lukaku earned …
Twitter board expresses confidence in CEO Dorsey
The board of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) expressed support for Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Monday and said it had confidence in the social media company’s “current structure”. “The committee expressed its confidence in management and recommended that the current structure remain in place,” the board said in a regulatory filing. The board cited …
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