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Ondo Assembly Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader Resign
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Ondo Assembly Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader Resign

Tope Fayehun

The deputy speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abayomi Akinruntan, and the majority leader, Emmanuel Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, on Tuesday resigned their various positions. Akinruntan, son of the Olugbo of Ugbo in Ilaje local government area, Oba Frederick…

Tina Orjir Emerges New President Of Nigerian Hair And Beauty Association
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Tina Orjir Emerges New President Of Nigerian Hair And Beauty Association

Samson Elijah and Hosea Yusuf

The National Association of Hair and Beauty Practitioners of Nigeria (NAHBPON) has announced the election of Comrade Tina Doofan Orjir as its new national president, following the removal of former president Comrade Solomon Ahile. This development was confirmed in a letter…

Northern Elders Forum Mourns Niger Flood Victims
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Northern Elders Forum Mourns Niger Flood Victims

Paul Uwadima

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flood disaster in Niger State, which has claimed the lives of more than 160 people and destroyed homes, livelihoods, and vital infrastructure valued in billions of naira. In a press statement…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Set For Constitution Review
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Set For Constitution Review

Angela Nkwo- Akpolu

The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide will hold a public hearing on its constitution review this Friday. The secretary general of the Igbo apex body, Emeka Sibeudu, made this known in a statement in Owerri. He said the hearing will be held at the Enugu…

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Igbinedion Elevated To Elders Council

Patrick Ochoga

Business Mogul and cultural ambassador Michael Igbinedion, the son of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, was elevated to join the Elders Council at a ceremony in Okada, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, where other notable personalities were also initiated.…

FG Collaborates With Devt Partners To Save 60m Women From Cancer
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FG Collaborates With Devt Partners To Save 60m Women From Cancer

Kabir Wurma

The federal government is collaborating with development partners to save 60 million women who are at risk of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria. The collaborative efforts were announced by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the president, during the launch of the initiative under…

Ihagh Urges Unity As Kokoiwen Leads Tiv Abuja
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Ihagh Urges Unity As Kokoiwen Leads Tiv Abuja

Orjime Moses

President general of Mdzough U Tiv Worldwide, Chief Iorbee Ihagh, has congratulated Hon. Pastor Michael Terver Kokoiwen on his emergence as the new President of the Abuja Chapter of the socio-cultural organisation. Chief Ihagh described the weekend election as one of the most…

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Hardship: Philanthropists Fete People With Disabilities In Lagos

Sivowaku Abiodun

International businessmen and investors, Mr. Sudeep Ramnani and Mr. Jai Mahtani, continued their philanthropic outreach in Nigeria with a special visit to the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in Opebi, Lagos. The initiative was carried out in partnership with Pukka…

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FG Lights Up Homes In Ibeju-Lekki With Solar-powered Lights

Zaka Khaliq

The Presidential Community Engagement Office (South-West), led by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Moremi Ojudu, has launched the Light-Up Ibeju-Lekki programme, a transformative grassroots energy intervention set to power homes and micro, small and medium…

Lado Gifts Winners Of Tinubu’s Mom Qur’anic Competition Houses, Cash
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Lado Gifts Winners Of Tinubu’s Mom Qur’anic Competition Houses, Cash

Abdulmumin Murtala

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Bashir Lado, has showered gifts of houses, cash, tricycles and scholarship up to university level, Umrah and books to winners of the just-concluded Qur’anic Competition in memory of Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji…

Minister Inaugurates NEDC Mega School In Yobe
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Minister Inaugurates NEDC Mega School In Yobe

Hussaini Jirgi

The minister of state for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has inaugurated a mega school built by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Potiskum, Yobe State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the four blocks of one-story building contain 96 classrooms for…

Aiyedatiwa Flags Off Dualisation Of Akungba-Ikare Road
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Aiyedatiwa Flags Off Dualisation Of Akungba-Ikare Road

Tope Fayehun

The governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the dualisation of the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko, describing the project as a monumental stride toward infrastructural transformation and public safety. With this development, the Aiyedatiwa administration…

Gov Ododo Flags Off Construction Of Idah Township Road
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Gov Ododo Flags Off Construction Of Idah Township Road

Ibrahim Obansa

Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday flagged off the construction of 7.2 Idah township roads, in Idah local government area of the state. Governor Ododo thanked the people of Kogi East for their support for his administration, noting that he is available…

Minister Inaugurates Greenville LNG’s 1st LCNG Facility In Northeast
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Minister Inaugurates Greenville LNG’s 1st LCNG Facility In Northeast

Hussaini Hammangabdo

The federal government has inaugurated Greenville LNG in Adamawa State, the first-ever LCNG facility in the Northeast. The minister of state for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who performed the inauguration in Yola said it was vital for Nigeria’s gas-powered…

Protest In Ondo Over Attack On Monarch
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Protest In Ondo Over Attack On Monarch

Tope Fayehun

Youths, traditionalists and aged women in Igbokoda town in Ilaje local government area of Ondo State yesterday trooped out in large numbers to protest the attack on their traditional ruler, the Olu of lgbokoda, Oba Odidiomo Afolabi Oladimeji, by a community leader. The…

You’re Architect Of Hunger, Shehu Sani Blasts El–Rufai
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You’re Architect Of Hunger, Shehu Sani Blasts El–Rufai

Isaiah Benjamin

Senator Shehu Sani has taken a swipe at ex-Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi over their recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu, accusing them of hypocrisy and selfish political motives. The senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, lashed out at…