Kwara Gov Demands Urgency in Tackling Recession Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has demanded a sense of urgency by all concerned to tackle the current challenges of economic recession facing the country. Ahmed spoke during a panel discussion at the on-going symposium for Northern Nigeria Governors organized by the United States Institute for Peace in Washington DC, according to …

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Musician fights publicist over ‘failed’ promotion arrangement Dayo Emmanuel   Music artist, King Oogbodo, has accused a publicist, Bayo Adetu of complacency on their agreed promotion contract. Oogbodo, known for his track Swagger For Jesus has described Adetu who is also publicist for P-Square and Helen Paul as ‘nothing but a cheap 419.’ The relationship gone sour had developed years back …

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TRIBUNE Ogun govt, workers set for showdown over strike Police smash car snatching gang, recover 2 cars in Osun Money laundering: Absence of judge stalls Fani-Kayode, Usman’s trial Buhari hosts Chibok girls, says they have seen the worst the world can offer GUARDIAN Advertisement Bill to legalise NFF’s name change scales second reading Drama as nominee for NCC job wants …

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‘CDA meetings must not be political but development based’ By Dayo Emmanuel   Community members in Agbede, Gbasemo-Tuaga and Ofin-Lajo-Oreta all in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State have  participated in a  day advocacy training  on engaging  with  duty  bearers  on community development issues. Held in Ibeshe-Ikorodu, the event organised by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos was supported …

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Ambode drops three commissioners In line with the State objectives to make governance accountable to the people, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Wednesday dropped the Commissioners for Tourism- Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola. This development comes exactly one year after the Governor constituted his Executive Council, precisely on October 19, 2015. …

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Buhari promise Chibok release girls the best the world can offer President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 21 Chibok girls who were released from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents last Thursday had seen the worst the world had to offer. He promised that it was now time for them to experience the best that the world could offer …

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  The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has called for justice on the gruesome murder of Dele Giwa precisely 30 years ago. Giwa, the founding Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch Magazine was assassinated through a letter bomb, 19 October, 1986. Prior to this incident, Giwa was known to be an intelligent and enterprising journalist who was always on the frontline. Director of …

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Niger Encourages More Female into Teaching Job Olabode Adaramola Niger state government has began a deliberate policy to encourage girl-child enrolment and retention in schools by encouraging more female students into the teaching profession. Part of the policy direction is the enrolment of 2,000 girls into various Colleges of Education in parts of the state to acquire basic teaching techniques …

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APGA in Niger tackles govt over Minna -Suleja road rehabilitation works ‎Olabode ‎Adaramola The Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has berated the state government on its handling of rehabilitation of Minna-Suleja road, accusing the government of just wasting the tax payers’ money without tangible results. The state government had recently awarded the contract for the …

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Niger House member berates govt over refusal to approve 7.5percent CPS Olabode Adaramola A member of the Niger State House House of Assembly, Hon. Malik Madaki Bosso , has criticised ed state the governor , Alhajii Abubakar Sani Bello over his inability to assent to the 7.5percent Contributory Pension Scheme law, repealed by the state assembly despite it’s suspension over …

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