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Abia LG poll: ZLP wins 15 LGs, YPP two

The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed victory in the remaining two LGAs. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. George...
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Man kills ex-wife in Ogun over domestic dispute

A man, identified simply as Muftau Adefalu, has allegedly killed his ex-wife, Yetunde Olayiwole, in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police informed our correspondent that the suspect had since been arrested and detained following the death of Olayiwole. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, told PUNCH Online on Saturday evening...
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Bayelsa gov promises independent power project amid blackout

As Bayelsa State was plunged into darkness following the vandalisation of power towers connecting it to the national grid, Governor Douye Diri has revealed that the state would hasten to unveil its independent power project soon. Diri, who stated this on Saturday during the 13th Annual Thanksgiving of the state at the Ecumenical Centre in...
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Edo slams EFFC over arrest of accountant general, others   

The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has said that the arrest of the accountant general of the state, Julius Anelu, and two others is meant to cripple governance in the state In a statement released on Saturday, the Commissioner said that from Monday, the state government would have been grounded and...
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Former Delta deputy gov, Amos Utuama, dies at 77

A former Deputy Governor of Delta State and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Amos Utuama, has died at the age of 77. PUNCH Online learnt that Utuama, a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, died in Warri in the early hours of Saturday after a protracted illness. The deceased was the...
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Abiodun hails Ogun’s economic resilience, IGR growth

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has hailed the reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, which listed the state among the best in Internally Generated Revenue in the country. Speaking during the public unveiling and commissioning of the Olumo Courts Service Apartments and associated facilities in Abeokuta on Saturday, Abiodun, quoting the NBS report, noted...
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Fire breaks out at private telecom outfit in Abuja [Video]

Emergency responders are battling to tackle a fire outbreak at a private telecommunications outfit in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The Nigerian Television Authority reports that the inferno also razed down a building housing a local eatery in the area. According to the report, emergency responders are currently battling to curtail the inferno. Government officials in...
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