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By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – As part of efforts to ensure security of lives and property of the people of Ogun state, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has deployed a joint security taskforce to affected areas in the state to forestall a repeat of the recent, fatal farmer-herder clashes. …

ABUJA – The federal government says there’s been notable engagement with labour members over increment in fuel prices and electricity tariff. The Special Assistant to the President on Infrastructure, Mr. Ahmad Zakari, disclosed this on Thursday, February 4, 2021 during government enlightenment and feedback programme tagged, “Have your Say”. Zakari …

IBADAN – Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, has said that his children had been trying to talk him into abandoning his fight against the killer Fulani herdsmen in the Southern part of the country. Igboho has taken it upon his head to rid the Yorubaland of kidnappers and …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), has affirmed that the bold step taken by the Dapo Abiodun’s administration in revolutionalising the education sector has yielded excellent performance, going by the feat recorded in 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result of students across the State. The …

ABEOKUTA – The Nobel laureate – Professor Wole Soyinka has said the conflict between herders and farmers across the country could degenerate into a civil war. In a recent chat with BBC Pidgin , Wole Soyinka commended the moves to resolve the situation, adding that there is need to prevent …

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The Civil Liberties Organization has berated AMCON for failing to obey court orders on an ongoing case involving the agency and Peace Global Satellite Communications Limited. The Human Rights Organization made this disclosure in Lagos today during a press conference. The organization stated below its findings after a thorough investigation …

ABEOKUTA – Worried by the spread of the farmers/herders crisis and the unrest in some states of the South West Geopolitical zone, Officers of Peace Corps of Nigeria on Friday, February 2, 2021 launched a special visitation campaign to stakeholders on how to use dialogue to stop crisis from degenerating …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has asked the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reform the scheme to bring it in line with modern realities. The governor who disclosed this while receiving the Governing Board led by …

LAGOS – FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & …