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Day: February 18, 2019

Election: Oyo govt declares February 25, March 11, as public holiday for schools

The Oyo State government has declared Monday, February 25 and Monday, March 11 as public holidays for public and private schools in the state following the rescheduling of the general elections to February 23 and March 9. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs…

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APC chairman in Benue shot dead

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ohimini local government area, Mr Boniface Okoloho, is dead. Reports have it that Boniface was ambushed and shot dead by unknown gunmen. The report has been confirmed by Moses Yamu, spokesman of the police command. We elected the government we deserve yesterday His words, “I can…

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Breaking: INEC officials to meet on position to reopen campaign

Following the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) ban on electioneering during the one week extension of poll, the commission will meet today to review the restriction. INEC, according to its national chairman’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, would…

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Election Postponement: INEC retrieves electoral materials across the country

To ensure the integrity of the rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections, the electoral commission, INEC, has retrieved sensitive materials already distributed in most states of the federation. The materials were distributed last week in preparation for the February 16 election. However, hours before the commencement of the elections, the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced a…

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Police Arrest Two With Sacks Of Ballot Papers In Kano

The Kano Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects found with 16 bags of what the police said were specimen ballot papers in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Wakili Mohammed, confirmed this to Channels Television on Friday. He said the suspects were apprehended on Wednesday by some officers…

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Vice Presidential Candidate dumped party, supports Buhari’s candidacy

The vice presidential candidate of Grassroots Democratic Party of Nigeria (GDPN), Alhaji Ibrahim Modibbo has dumped his presidential candidate and party for president Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Declaring his total support for Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, Modibbo said Buhari and his party’s performance within the three and half years proved…

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Jubilation in Ibadan community as Arisekola’s son, Semih Alao constructs pedestrian bridge 

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The people of Alubarika and Araromi communities in Odinjo in Ibadan South East, Oyo State was on Friday, February 8, 2019 were in jubilant mood as a candidate contesting for Federal House of Representatives, Ibadan North East/South East in February 16 election, under Zenith Labour Party, Semih Alao constructed a pedestrian…

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Ajimobi’s wife empowers 1000 women artisans in Oyo 

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The wife of Oyo State, Mr. Florence Ajimobi on Thursday empowers not fewer than one thousand women artisans in the state to commemorates Valentine’s day in Ibadan, the state capital. The women artisans were empowered with tailoring machine, generating set, hairdressing machines, grinding machines and other working tools for women in…

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