Nigeria@61: Keep praying for Nigeria, Oyo State, Makinde urges Nigerians

Our leaders need to rule with fear of God – Cleric Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, charged residents of the state and Nigerians in general to keep praying for Oyo State and the country in order to address present challenges. The governor, who stated this during a special thanksgiving service to commemorate Nigeria’s…

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Chinese contractors run into trouble with Governor Bello Over Shabby Job

…says pace and quality of work unacceptable The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has bemoaned the contractors handling the renovation of the State’s Specialist Hospital, Lokoja for executing a below standard project while delaying the delivery of the project. The Governor stated that his administration would never accept such shabby quality of work which he…

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Police, Okada Riders’ Clash: lawmaker sues for peace

TRUST AFRICA NEWS, Ayomide otitoju LAGOS – Honourable Jude Idimogu, the lawmaker representing Oshodi/Isolo constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly has sued for peace over the clash between the police and commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called okada riders in Ajao Estate area of Isolo. The lawmaker who took time to condole with…

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Top NGO presses Taliban to let women work in Afghanistan

The Taliban have “basically agreed” to let one of Afghanistan’s biggest foreign aid organisations continue employing women, the group’s head said, but told him it would take time. Jan Egeland, director-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said the issue of women’s employment — and education for girls — had been central to meetings he had…

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PDP knocks Ogun govt over Abiodun, deputy, speaker’s foreign trips

The Peoples Democratic Party has faulted the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; and his deputy, Noimot  Salako-Oyedele who left  the country same period  without handing over properly. Abiodun was said to have travelled out of the country shortly after his late father’s burial. Our correspondent gathered that Abiodun left for the United Kingdom,  where he…

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We will deploy 1,300 operatives, 25 vehicles for ember months in Edo- FRS

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that no fewer than 1,300 of its operatives would be deployed across the state for the 2021 “Ember months” campaign. Ember months are the last four months of the year; September, October, November and December, which are categorised as high risk for occurring of accidents on…

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