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Osun 2018: We’ll build on Aregbesola foundation – Oriolowo

June 21, 2018 Latest News 48

One of the leading aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Sept. 22 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Mr Adelere Oriolowo, says he will sustain the high tempo of developmental achievements recorded during…

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Senior citizens launch book to re-tool civil service

June 21, 2018 General News 44

Former Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries in Osun State have expressed determination to re-position the civil service through advocacy and publication of relevant books. In view of this, the association will today, Thursday launch…

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Ajimobi identifies greed as bane of progressive politics in Nigeria

June 21, 2018 General News 42

Gov Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has observed that the growing incidence of greed and desperation to amass wealth by political players was alien to the progressives’ politics of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo era. Ajimobi…

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Buhari signs 2018 appropriation bill into law

June 20, 2018 Economy 45

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12 trillion into law, after berating the National Assembly for allegedly cutting the budget in key sectors of the economy. Buhari, who signed the law in…

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Saudi Authorities arrest more women’s rights activists

June 20, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 63

Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in an ongoing crackdown in the conservative Muslim kingdom, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday….

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Osinbajo, 12 governors, party leaders canvass vote for Fayemi

June 20, 2018 Latest News 69

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, twelve serving governors and eminent chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday stormed Ekiti State to formally present the party candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi to the electorates ahead of the…

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CAN scribe lauds Buhari over State Assembly, Judiciary Autonomy bill

June 19, 2018 General News 49

Rev. Soja Bewarang, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau State chapter, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law, the bill granting financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and the…

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Osun 2018: Civil Society plans to independently investigate governorship aspirants

June 19, 2018 Latest News 55

A Civil Society, Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) says it will independently investigate all governorship candidates for the Osun State election and screen them to determine their suitability for the exalted governorship seat. Comrade…

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Education for National Development: The Olabogun Philanthropism

June 19, 2018 Education 62

The late former Minister of Education, Prof. Babatunde Fafunwa, once said: “We must educate our people or perish.” This underscores the importance of education to national development. In an effort to increase access to tertiary education,…

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Thailand executes 1st prisoner by lethal injection since 2009

June 19, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 78

Thailand has executed its first prisoner since 2009, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday, a move the human rights group Amnesty International condemned as a “deeply misguided” effort to reduce crime. Theerasak Longji, 26,…

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