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Month: May 2019

NGF: Use your position to benefit masses, restructure Nigeria, NGO urges Fayemi

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti A humanitarian organisation, BrigdeWaters Foundation, has appealed to the newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), and Ekiti State Governor, John Kayode Fayemi to use his position as number one governor in Nigeria to better the lots of Nigerian masses and work towards a proper restructuring of the…

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Obasanjo and Ajimobi commission projects to accelerate agricultural research

…As IITA presents agricultural policy framework to Oyo state Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today (Saturday) commissioned two key projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan. The project is an Agricultural Transformation Building dedicated to research and delivery of…

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NGO organises sports contest, free healthcare for Ekiti indigent kids

…tasks govt on developing indigent kids on sports From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Mercy International Mission, has organised sports competition for over 124 indigent kids from five rural towns in Ekiti to develop their skills in sports and particularly soccer. The NGO also gave free healthcare and several soccer materials…

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2 severely injured in Petrol tanker truck crash on Saturday

The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday said the loss of lives was averted on Saturday after a tanker loaded with petrol collided with a truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a statement by FRSC from Ota on Saturday, Corps’ Route Commander, Florence Okpe, said the accident which occurred at about…

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Breaking: Buhari in Ogun State amid tight security to commission projects by outgoing Gov. Amosun

President Muhammadu Buhari Security has been beefed up in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, as President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit the state today. Buhari would be commissioning some of the projects of the outgoing Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, christened “Legacy Projects.” Our correspondent, who went around the state capital this morning, observed that security…

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Photo of the day: Senator Abiola Ajimobi swears in wife of PDP stalwart as new Head of Service

Today, May 24, 2019, His Excellency, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi sworn-in the new Head of Service, Mrs. Amidat Ololade Agboola. She is wife of popular stalwart People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Sen. Hosea Agboola aka Halleluyah.

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After five years of intimate affair, Nigerian lady discovered her boyfriend to be her cousin (Read details)

Social media has been buzzing with reactions following the now viral tweet of a Nigerian lady who revealed she discovered her boyfriend of 5 years is her maternal cousin. While some cultures in Nigeria practice and encourage the marriage of cousins, it isn’t something generally accepted by people. This explains why Twitter user, @fina_fina01 has…

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Armed robbers apprehended, burnt to death in Abuja

A suspected armed robber was on Friday morning caught and burnt to death in Abuja. The incident, which happened in Lugbe Zone 9 in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has thrown the entire community into a panic, as traders within the area, who had earlier gone to shops to start their daily businesses, could not…

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Group offers to train 2000 Ekiti students

National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers in Nigeria (NUTGTWN) Camapala Sector has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture to train ,2000 Ekiti students and voluntary youths in the art of fashion designing , indigenious cloth making ,arts and crafts. Comrade Ibrahim Lawal, The National Chairman of…

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Supreme Court upholds Fayemi victory as winner of Ekiti Guber-election

The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the election victory of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgment by a five man panel of Justices, dismissed an appeal the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate in the state, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, filed to challenge Fayemi’s victory. In the…

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