Ondo, Akeredolu and the place of valorous leadership in times like this

-Debo Akinbami Recently, the governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, addressed his constituents in a live, statewide broadcast. The terms of the address were unusual. The tone was tough, literarily lacerating. It was laced with candid, categorical points and conveyed forthright monitions. The governor spoke in his characteristic undisguised manner; blunt and bluff, […]

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Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to deliver Public Lecture at the First NTA Akure Forum Lecture

Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to deliver Public Lecture at the First NTA Akure Forum Lecture The Nigerian Television Authority Akure, Ondo State cordially invites members of the general public to the First NTA Akure forum Lecture. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, member house of Representatives, representing Akoko North-East/ North-West Federal Constituency will be delivering a public lecture themed, […]

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Abuja-based sisters, others nabbed for selling drugged cake, cookies online

Abuja-based sisters, others nabbed for selling drugged cake, cookies online Deborah Tolu-Kolawole 10 May 2021 Kindly share this story: The suspects Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested members of an online drug trafficking cartel that sells drugged cookies, cakes, brownies and other illicit substances to residents of Abuja and beyond. The […]

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Remove petrol subsidy, economic council tells Buhari, warns states

Olalekan Adetayo 10 May 2021 Kindly share this story: × The Presidential Economic Advisory Council has asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to remove subsidy on petrol and adopt a pricing regime that reflects the cost of the commodity, The PUNCH reports. Buhari had in 2019 set up the council chaired by Prof […]

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Church kicks against ‘alien’ practices as socialite dies of burns during prayer

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe 10 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Badru The Celestial Church of Christ has directed its pastor-in-council to come up with a policy document to curb alien practices that have been introduced into the tenets and doctrines of the church to safeguard its divine culture. The directive was in reaction to the death […]

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Don’t take COVID-19 vaccination, Oyedepo tells Winners worshippers

Kindly share this story: Bishop David Oyedepo The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has called on the government to come to him for a lasting solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this on Sunday during the 40th anniversary thanksgiving service of the church in the Ota […]

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Stop cursing your candidate’s opponents, ex-PDP chair tells Fayose

Abiodun Nejo 10 May 2021 Kindly share this story: Ayodele Fayose A former chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bola Olu-Ojo, has warned ex-Governor Ayodele Fayose, against raining curses on opponents of his preferred governorship candidate. The former PDP chairman spoke after he was unveiled by one of the […]

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