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Court sacks Ekiti monarch over coronation rites

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has ordered the deposition of the Oluloro of Iloro Ekiti, Oba Femi Olugbesoye, over non-compliance with native law and customs regarding coronation rites. The Ekiti State Executive Council approved the appointment of Olugbesoye as the Oluloro of Iloro Ekiti on December 21, 2019. The judge, Justice Jide...
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Power minister hails Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has hailed President Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle, announced on Wednesday. In a statement from his Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji, the minister congratulated the Oyo State-born former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on his appointment as a Special Adviser on Public Communication...
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Tackle gender-based violence, APC leader urges women affairs minister

The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Mary Alile Idele, has urged the newly appointed Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, to prioritise the implementation of policies focused on combating gender-based violence nationwide. In a statement on Thursday, Idele also urged the minister to prioritise support for vulnerable women across Nigeria. “I...
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Ondo poll: INEC to hold mock accreditation November 6

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct a mock accreditation of voters ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. The exercise, set for Wednesday, November 6, 2024, will test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the real-time result upload to the INEC Result Viewing...
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Osun gov defends ban on trucks passing Olaiya flyover

The spokesperson for Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, has insisted that the ban placed on trucks from passing Olaiya Flyover in Osogbo was precautionary. Rasheed made this known in a statement obtained on Thursday in response to allegations against Adeleke by the All Progressives Congress in the state. Osun APC, during a press conference addressed...
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Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of ministerial nominees

President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at the beginning of the plenary on Thursday. The Ministerial nominees as contained in the letter are Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda; Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, and Minister of...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

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Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...