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DAWN Commission DG Advises SWDC On Devt

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission Director- General Seye Oyeleye has urged the South West Development Commission (SWDC) to focus on game changing projects. Speaking during the DAWN Commission’s Focal Representatives Meeting consisting of stakeholders and representatives of the commission at the weekend, Oyeleye said: “If you go around the South West today,...
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Coronation: Alaafin Clears Air On 21-Day Curfew

The media office of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, yesterday condemned the Yoruba Muslims for Freedom (YMF) call for the arrest and prosecution of the monarch for imposing curfew as part of his ascension rites. CAddressing a news conference on Saturday, spokesman for the group Lateef Akinwale said: “A curfew is within the...
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Deputy Speaker Urges SEDC To Prioritise Devt

The House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu has urged the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to prioritise development of the region. Speaking at a reception for the board of the SEDC and stakeholders’ engagement hosted by Prince Arthur Eze to round off the visit of the management team over the weekend, he the commission’s...
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IWD: NAS Calls For Adequate Protection For Women

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Pyrates Confraternity, has called for adequate protection for women. In a statement signed by the NAS Capn, Dr Joseph Oteri, the Association maintained that women’s universal entitlement to equality, dignity, and freedom is non-negotiable and aligns with the IWD 2025 theme—”Accelerate...
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FG Refutes Claim Of Abandoning SGBV Survivors 

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA) has refuted claims circulating in a recent video alleging that survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) under the Ministry’s care have been abandoned. This was contained in a press statement signed by Maryam Keshinro, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and made available to journalists in...
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Seyi Tinubu, Olawande Break Fast With Sokoto Youths

The Minister of Youth, Ayodele Olawande, and Seyi Tinubu, founder of Renewed Hope Youth Initiative, broke the Ramadan fast with Muslim youths in Sokoto on Sunday. Speaking at the Government House Chamber in Sokoto, Olawande emphasized the importance of identifying with youths during Ramadan. He also announced plans to empower selected youths, enabling them to...
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S’African Playwright, Athol Fugard Dies At 92

Renowned South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director, Athol Fugard, has passed on at the age of 92. Born in 1932 in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, but grew up in Port Elizabeth, Fugard was best known for his political and penetrating plays opposing the racial segregation during apartheid in South Africa, which led to...
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Edo IGR Service Debunks Revenue Decline By Ex-Commissioner

Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) on Sunday dispelled reports by a chieftain of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a former Commissioner, Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor, that the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State has declined substantially. Ifaluyi-Isibor had, on his Facebook page on Sunday, alleged that the state’s IGR had declined by N1.3...
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