Author: Alex Enemanna
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Nomenclature ‘State of Osun’ unknown to law — Court rules
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday said constitutionally, the name, ‘State of Osun,’ does not exist. According a PUNCH report, the court held that what is known to the country’s constitution is Osun State. Justice Mathias Agboola, while delivering a judgement in a case brought before it by a lawyer, Mr…
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Obaseki bans political meeting exceeding 20 persons
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has signed a new gazette, banning social gathering involving more than 20 persons in the state as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus. The new gazette also permits the gathering of over 20 people only if it has his exclusive approval. Recall that the state is…
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Clerk’s tenure extension: count me out — Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has denied authorising a letter by his Chief of Staff, Sanusi Rikiji, in which the leadership of the House purportedly insisted on an amended National Assembly Condition of Service seeking service extension for top management staff. A memo by Gbajabiamila’s Chief of Staff, dated June 3,…
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Ex-governor of Ondo passes on at 80
The former Governor of the Old Ondo State Bamidele Olomilua is dead. He was 80 years old. He died at his country home, Ikere Ekiti in the early hours of Thursday. His corpse has been deposited at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti. His son and Commissioner for Information and Values in Ekiti…
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Two days into a two-week lockdown, Kabba Paramount Ruler begs Bello to reverse movement restriction
As the people of Kabba in Kabba Bunu local government area of Kogi State battles to cope with the effect of lockdown imposed on the town, the Obaro of Kabba and Chairman Okun Traditional Council, HRM, Dele Owoniyi has begged the Kogi State government to relax the two weeks lockdown, saying the town cannot survive…
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NANS to stage solidarity rally for Omozuwa today
The umbrella body of Nigerian students, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has concluded plans to hold a rally in Benin, Edo State, today to demand for justice over the rape and killing of it’s member. Recall that recently, a 100-Level student of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin (UniBen),…
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Court to hear Sowore’s appeal over stringent bail condition July 8
July 8 has been fixed for the hearing of the appeal filed by Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Adebayo Bakare, to challenge the bail conditions restricting their movements to Abuja and Osogbo, respectively. A three-man panel of of Court of Appeal led by Justice Abdul Aboki on Wednesday in Abuja adjourned the…
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Kogi govt moves to boost health sector, to float ‘Bello Care’
As Nigeria healthcare system continues to experience pressure over the outbreak of COVID-19, the Kogi State Government has developed strategies to ensure effective service delivery to people of the State. This is following among other interventions the approval of loan facility of 2 billion naira by the State Executive Council on Wednesday. Briefing newsmen at…
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9 killed in fresh Kaduna attack
No fewer than 9 people were killed in Tudu village of Agwala Dutse general area in Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State as unidentified gunmen attacked the community on Wednesday. Chairman of the Local Government Council, Mr Cafra Caino who confirmed the attack to journalists said it was the military intervention that made the assailants…
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Kabba Development Union Leader Backs Stay-at-home Order in Town
As Kogi State Government makes efforts to ensure her people are protected from the novel coronavirus, the President General Kabba Development Union, Emmanuel Ajibero has commended the government’s decision to declare a lockdown in the town. While maintaining that the benedits of the move will be reaped soon, he stated that the lockdown is in…