Author: SGTV
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Lagos State Government Bans Okada In More Local Government
The Lagos State Government has extended the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to four more Local Govt Areas and five Local Council Development Areas. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed full enforcement from September 1, 2022. The additional councils where the total Okada ban is pronounced include Kosofe Local Government, Oshodi-Isolo Local…
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Review Voting Hours Says CSO To INEC
A civil rights organisation under the aegis of Connected Development has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to review its voting hours to avoid disenfranchisement of more than 30 million eligible registered voters in the 2023 elections. The organisation said the demand became necessary after its observations of the just concluded Kenya general election.…
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Offer Is Miserable- ASUU To FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it rejected the Federal Government’s offer because it is “miserable”. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a statement on Thursday and made available to The PUNCH. The statement was titled, ‘Why ASUU rejects government’s award of salary’. Prof Osodeke asked the Federal Government, through…
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Gunmen Invade Imo State, Kills One person
Panic at Ogbaku market on Owerri- Onitsha Road in Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the market and shot a motorcyclist dead. This happened while the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, was in at the Government House Owerri to inaugurate the 12 Armoured Personnel Carriers procured by the state government to fight…
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Buhari Launches End Malaria Council In Abuja
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, On Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save the country from the estimated economic burden of the disease by 2030. The President had made the projection at the State House, Abuja, shortly after inaugurating Nigeria End Malaria Council in line with the African Union Assembly Declaration for the…
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India Pledges To End Insecurity In Nigeria
The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shri Balasubramanian, on Monday, pledged his country’s readiness to provide the needed support to end insecurity in Nigeria. This is as he promised to further deepen the India-Nigeria relations and economic ties with social investments in solar energy, artificial intelligence, fintech and scientific intelligence. The High commissioner stated this…
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Popular Nigerian Comedian, Mr Macaroni, Decries Threats Against His Life And Family
Debo Adedayo, Nigerian comedian and skit maker popularly called Mr Macaroni, has said threats have been made against him and his family by supporters of a certain presidential candidate because they believe he is against their choice. The comedian disclosed this on Sunday via his official Twitter handle, stating that he has experienced cyberbullying online.…
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Lagos Government Sensitizes Workers On Safe Driving
The Lagos State Government has sensitised staff members of the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute to the importance of safety consciousness and proficiency in road use by drivers. According to The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Kamar Olowoshago, stated on Saturday during the annual ‘Train-the-trainer,’ workshop organised for the LASDRI workforce in Oshodi. He said,…
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ADC Abia Chairman Faults Dissolution Of State Exco
Following the purposed dissolution of African Democratic Congress’ Abia elected state executive and subsequent inauguration of an interim state executive by the party’s National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, the party’s elected chairman in Abia, Obinna Norman, says the action cannot stand. The National Working Committee of the ADC had, by a special resolution dated August…
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Peter Obi’s Support Group Sues INEC
The Peter Obi Support Network has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to a Federal High Court in Abuja following its decision to stop the Continuous Voter Registration until at least 90 days to the 2023 general election. The plaintiff in the suit with No FHC/ABJ/CS/1342/2022 filed on its behalf by a law firm, Ikechukwu…