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The Atiku Media Office has announced the passing of one of its staff and veteran journalist and political analyst, Louis Okoroma. A statement by the Head of the Media Office, Paul Ibe, on Monday announced the sad news. Ibe said Okoroma died two months after the death of his own wife. He said: “The death of Mr. Okoroma comes to us as a great shock and his passing will be felt for months and years to come because of his incalculable contributions to our office. “Okoroma was not only a jovial fellow, but he was also a top-notch professional journalist…

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A new leader has emerged for the Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group, Afenifere. He is former deputy leader; Chief Ayo Adebanjo would serve as acting National leader of Afenifere. The emergence of Chief Adebanjo followed the stepping down of Pa Reuben Fasoranti. PA Fasoranti said ”At 95 I am hardly able to provide such leadership needed and so it is time for me to step aside.“At this junction, I am proud to announce Chief Ayo Adebanjo a politician of the Awolowo school of thought as Acting leader of Afenifere and His Royal Highness, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, the Alaago of Kajola…

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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has handed over the site of the Ekiti Agro-Allied Cargo Airport to the main contractor to commence the construction of its 3.2 kilometres runway. The Governor, while handing over the site to the contractor, CCECC Nigeria Limited late on Monday, described the project as a promise made and kept for the overall development of the State. Governor Fayemi had earlier on Monday, presented checks totalling N500 million to about 700 land owners whose land were acquired for the airport project. The event held at the Conference hall of the Governor’s office. He said the…

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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered that alleged notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Abdullahi Wakili, 70, be remanded in a correctional facility. The police charged Wakili alongside his sons Abu, 45; and Samaila, 27; as well as Aliyu Manu, 20; with six counts bordering on conspiracy, murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take plea of the suspects for want in jurisdiction, remanded them in Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo State. Idowu ordered the police to return the case file to the Oyo State Directorate of Public…

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The Lagos Assembly Committee on Local Government Administration and Community Development, has frowned at the poor state of projects executed in Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The committee Chairman Hon. Olawale Olayiwola representing Mushin II constituency in his assessment after the oversight visit round some LGAs in Lagos on Tuesday specifically scored the Chairman of Iba LCDA, Hon. Ramota Adedayo Oseni low over poor execution of projects. Olawale expressed his displeasure over the projects in question, “I am not impressed with the state of things in Iba LCDA, look at a project that was completed in 2018 (refering to…

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A growing list of countries has suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots amid fears over blood clots and other possible side effects, despite the company and the World Health Organization insisting there is no risk. Here’s a recap: – Suspending batches –Austria announced on March 8 that it had stopped administering a batch of the vaccine following the death of a 49-year-old nurse from “severe bleeding disorders” days after receiving it. Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Luxembourg also suspended the use of doses from the same batch, which has been delivered to 17 countries and included one million vaccines. Italy’s medicines regulator on…

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has filed a lawsuit before the Federal High Court Abuja challenging the legality of the just gazetted controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA). CAN disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday by its General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, noting that the Christian body is not comfortable with the law. The suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/244/2021 was between the Incorporated Trustees of Christian Association of Nigeria, the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. According to the statement, legal luminaries representing CAN included Prof J. Amupitan (SAN), Wale Adesokan…

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The Lagos State Government has launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified man who was allegedly caught masturbating in a public bus and assaulted a lady. The State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has asked members of the public to supply information that could lead to the arrest of the man. This followed the video posted by a lady showing the man masturbating in a bus from Mowe to Maryland. The lady identified as “Olajumoke the wig maker” on her Twitter handle @MsJhummie had narrated how the man masturbated and assaulted her when she raised an eyebrow. She said,…

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The Leader of Government Business, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Olugboyega Aribisogan has called on the APC Leaders and stakeholders in the state to rally support for the government of Dr John Kayode Fayemi in his efforts to better the lives of the citizenry in the state.Speaking at a meeting of the Leaders and Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijesa isu Ekiti on Sunday, the lawmaker said the administration of Dr Fayemi has continued to fulfill all the promises made to the people of the state in all areas of development and therefore deserve the prayer…

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The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control says it has collected water samples and flavour products for laboratory analysis, following the outbreak of strange infectious disease in Kano metropolis. The State Coordinator of the agency, Shaba Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kano, that the samples were referred to its laboratory in Kaduna for analysis. Muhammad said the agency received report of manifestation of a strange disease suspected to be caused by drinking sachet water and locally processed drinks in the metropolis. He explained that a team of officials of the agency had visited…

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