Politics

Folake Sokoya The Lagos State Polytechnic Students’ Union Government [LASPOSUG] has launched an initiative tagged ‘Direct Campaign & Enlightenment [DiCE]’ for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s reelection. This was disclosed by the SUG President, Adewale Jubril, while addressing pressmen on Tuesday. According to Jubril, DICE is an initiative aimed at persuading students one on one, after which they are charged to also persuade …

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday described the death of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa. He said with her death, the continent had lost a courageous woman. The President started this in a statement made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. He noted that the deceased “was a …

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Olabode Adaramola, Minna Former governor of Niger state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu,  has distanced himself from Federal Government’s  list of looters in which his name was mentioned to have participated in the  sharing of N1.6billion. He revealed that at the time the money was being  shared he was leader of the G-7, and as such, he was overlooked/  or exempted …

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From Amos Okioma,Yenagoa Despite decades of neglect, the chiefs and people of Gbaramatu Kingdom turned out agog during the week long Egbesu festival and a 2-year anniversary of His Royal Majesty, (HRM) King Oboro Gbaraun. At the grand finale of the festival which took place at the play ground of the Gbaramatu Head Quarters, Oporoza, King Gbaraun said, “the relative …

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…Plans Summit On Maternal And Infant Mortality …Pledges To Deliver Massively On Housing, Others    From Amos Okíoma,Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Executive Council (SEC) says henceforth all pregnant women in the state will be given adequate attention by the government until they safely put to bed. This was one of the major decisions reached at the end of the 92nd …

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Many residents of Lagos are groaning as a result of the vehicular restriction on major roads in the state, compounding the traffic gridlock in the metropolitan city. The roads were blocked because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the state. As part of measures to control the traffic situation, the Lagos state government declared Thursday a work-free day. It …

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The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated her commitment to sustain periodic engagement with stakeholders in the sector. Advertisement  Addressing Onne Port Stakeholders on Thursday, Bala Usman explained that the engagement is aimed at promoting efficiency and business development. Represented by the Executive Director,Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko,Bala Usman disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse; Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Co-Chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates; Country Director, Nigeria Office of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Paulin Basinga, and President, Global Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chris Elias, during a meeting on vaccine financing and support for Nigeria’s fiscal agenda …

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Photo Caption:  Mrs. Joyce Onafowokan, Special Adviser to Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Lagos State Governor, on Social Development; during the plenary session on Empowering Rural Women and Girls at the ongoing sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women holding at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. Her interest at the event, which started on March 12 to end on March …

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-Tasks Younger generation on Future Leadership Roles -Says More Youths Will be Integrated Into Positions of Trust By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Tuesday swore in 24 Special Advisers, including a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nathaniel Ngo-Sylva to make good his promise of reintegrating returnee members into the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. …

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