3,000 APC, PDP Members Join SDP in Kwara
3,000 APC, PDP Members Join SDP in Kwara Ahead of 2023 general election, no fewer than 3,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State have dumped their respective political parties and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) last weekend. The defected members of the two leading political parties, according to checks, comprised women and youths from eleven wards in the local government area. They, however, pledged to work for the succes…
Passengers stranded as Lagos-bound train develops fault
Passengers stranded as Lagos-bound train develops fault Travellers are stranded as a Lagos-bound train develops a fault in the middle of a forest. According to a tweet on Monday by an eyewitness, Yinka Seth, with Twitter handle @inkaseth. The train which took off from Lagos Train Station was heading to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and developed a fault as a result of some steel parts of the rail tracks being removed. The tweet reads, “My first tweet went out at about 8:12 am. It is now 8:31 am and the train has stopped twice. The current expl…
Shareholders associations knock Kogi Govt, say action on Dangote cement, dangerous for investment
Shareholders associations knock Kogi Govt, say action on Dangote cement, dangerous for investment Group of Shareholders Associations in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene and prevail on the government of Kogi State to stop further harassment of investors in Kogi State. They described as barbaric the use of thugs to embarrass investors, such as meted out on Dangote cement and other companies located in Kogi State, noting that such unsavoury development will strongly discourage both local and foreign investments i…
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FG Moves To Release 30 Per Cent Of Prisoners Across Nigeria
FG Moves To Release 30 Per Cent Of Prisoners Across Nigeria Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country. Aregbesola made this known when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The minister said that the interface was necessary as more than 90 per cent of the inmates were being held for contravening state laws. Aregbesola also said that over 70 per cent of the 75,635 inmates at p…
2023: Peter Obi, ex-Emir Lamido Sanusi meet in London
2023: Peter Obi, ex-Emir Lamido Sanusi meet in London The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Saturday, held talks with the immediate past Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on his presidential aspiration and plans for Nigeria. In a tweet on Saturday evening, Mr Obi announced, “I met with my dear friend and brother, HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. We spent time exchanging views on matters pertaining to national interest, nation-building and broad concept of diversity, education, social inclusion, the economy, consumption and pro…
BREAKING: Appeal court orders ASUU members to resume work immediately
BREAKING: Appeal court orders ASUU members to resume work immediately The Court of Appeal has ordered members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end their eight-month-old strike immediately.
Ooni of Ife to marry two more wives before 48th birthday in October
Ooni of Ife to marry two more wives before 48th birthday in October Barely a month after the Ooni of Ife, Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, married his fourth wife, Olori Mariam Anako from Ebira land in Kogi State, the monarch is set to take two more wives in October. Ahead of his 48th birthday celebration, Oba Adeyeye will marry two more wives, Tobi Phillips, and Princess Ashley Adegoke. Tobi Phillips was a former Beauty Queen and a graduate of Marine Science from Lagos State University, while Princess Queen Ashley is a chartered…
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