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Governor Akeredolu, during the foundation-laying ceremony of the Agricultural Outreach and Civic Centre in FECA on Tuesday, decried the destruction of government property by the Olugele of Igele, Oba Clement Aladegbaye Falodun, who has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for land-grabbing. Falodun, alongside two others at large, was arraigned yesterday on a six-count charge of unlawful destruction and possession of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) property worth N830 million. The police prosecutor, Sergeant Uloh Okokon, opposed the defense counsel, Mr. Dapo Agbede, who raised an objection that…

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Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, Wednesday gave shocking claims about the health status of President Mohammadu Buhari who has been in a London hospital for 54 days now. Governor Fayose, in a press briefing at the Government office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, claimed that facts available to him shows that President Buhari has been on a Life-Support since June 6 at a West-End Hospital in London. He said that not only does the President has voice impairment, and could not have spoken in Hausa to Nigerians on Ramadan day…

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Igbos resident in the northern part of Nigeria have been urged by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja, to disregard what they discribed as a ‘hasty and ill-informed’ three-month ultimatum handed down by a coalition of northern groups to Igbos resident in the north. The meeting, according to the Northern CAN Chairman, Reverend Yakubu Pam, condemned the latest display of lack of patriotism by some groups or individuals under the guise of ‘agitation’ and urged the Igbos to stay as bonafide citizens of…

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The death of Mr Danbaba Suntai, Former Taraba State Governor has been described as a great loss to the nation by the Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser, Mr Uche Anichukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Suntai gave a good account of himself as a politician, public administrator and party man. He said: ”This is an incalculable loss not only to the people of Taraba, but to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family, and the…

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23 Nigerians have been deported from Spain for committing various offences in the country. They were deported barely five days after 34 Nigerians were sent home from six European countries for committing immigration-related offences. It has been reported that 34 Nigerians were jointly deported by six European countries on June 22 for committing immigration-related offences. The deportees were sent back home from Switzerland, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Belgium and Hungary. The new set of deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos, at about 6.40 a.m on Tuesday. The…

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The Lagos State government has advised widows not to loose hope due to the transition of their spouses but endeavour to summon courage and forge ahead in life in order to be able to cater for their children and other members of their families left behind by their husbands. In a statement by Mr. Dele Ojo, head, Communications, Advocacy for Women Empowerment Foundation (AdWEF), the Lagos state commissioner for women affairs and Poverty Alleviation gave the advice in Ikeja at an event to commemorate the 2017 international widows day on…

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An abandoned two-storey building suspected to be a hideout of kidnappers and ritualists has been discovered in Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State capital. The building is located a few meters away from the Ondo State House of Assembly and it is behind the popular government-owned events centre, the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade. The abandoned building was discovered by residents of the area who suspected that some men were always inside the building performing secret activities on a daily basis. A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity,…

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