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Ekiti 2018: Fayemi and I have cordial relationship, says Bamidele
March 7, 2018
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   Hon. Bamidele (Esq.) A member of the seventh House of Representatives, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has insisted that he and the former Governor Kayode Fayemi have struck a pact of a very good relationship that will ensure victory at the poll for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State. Bamidele said  he decided to settle the rift with  Fayemi purposely because the two leaders need to work assiduously to ensure that the…

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Board appointments: Group urges President Buhari to probe NMA nominees
March 7, 2018
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                    President Buhari (Nigeria) A Benin-based group, the Vanguard Anti-corruption Watch, has called for the urgent investigation of the list of nominees to the boards of Federal Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centres by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).The group alleged that multiple lists were submitted by the National executive of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), for the ongoing process at the Federal Ministry of Health.The group in a statement issued and signed by its Secretary, Barr. Valentine Osayuki, and…

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A difficult year for African investment, but a chance for different opportunities
March 7, 2018
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         Mizner of Hogan Lovells It was a difficult market for deal-making in Africa during 2017, but it is not all doom and gloom, explained lawyers from Hogan Lovells at a recent event. Driven by political uncertainty, currency volatility and the continued softness of the commodities markets, deal volumes are down significantly for Africa in the first half of 2017, compared to the equivalent period in 2016, reaching the lowest levels since 2009, according to lawyers from international law…

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Court arraigns two men for drinking alcohol in front of police station
March 7, 2018
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C.P. Edgal Imohimi (Lagos) Two men, Wole Broad, 49, and Wale Oludare, 40, were on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly drinking alcohol in front of a police station. The two men were also accused of conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by drinking alcohol in front of the Akinpelu Police Station at Oshodi, Lagos. They are facing a two-count charge of felony and breach of peace….

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Honeywell doubts recent clearance of Kunle Ogunba by NBA
March 7, 2018
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In 2016, Nigerians were treated to a funny but shocking drama when the appropriation bill, otherwise known as budget, was declared missing. It was a national embarrassment as the Presidency and National Assembly traded blames on what led to the opprobrium. A similar situation is what we have observed in the unfolding story of the reported clearance of Lagos lawyer, Mr. Kunle Ogunba, by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) with regard to a petition written against the former by…

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Boko Haram: Recent attacks on army, aid workers halt aids in Bornu, Nigeria
March 4, 2018
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  Aid workers and NSCDC official helping out dead victims of Boko Haram killing in Borno The recent attacks on army formation in a community in Bornu State in which aid workersdd and military personnel were mindlessly murdered by Boko Haram fighters, and the just reported abduction of 110 Dapchi school girls, go to show that this murderous group is very much on ground and exhibiting its uncurtailed strength, despite the false claims by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government that…

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Buhari, Saraki, Tinubu attend Ganduje’s daughter’s wedding in Kano
March 3, 2018
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President Buhari, Senator Saraki, bride’s father, Gov. Ganduje, others at the wedding ceremony…on Saturday. Prominent personalities, including President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday attended the wedding Fatiha of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter, Hajiya Fatima and her groom, Idris Ajimobi, in Kano State. The wedding Fatiha of Fatima and Idris Ajimobi, the son of Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State took place around 12:30 pm at the Kano Central Mosque. NAN reports that the wedding proceedings were conducted by the Emir…

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Odigie-Oyegun berates PDP for boycotting Edo council poll
March 3, 2018
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  Odigie-Oyegun (APC chairman) The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Saturday berated the Peoples Democratic Party for boycotting the Edo State local government election. The PDP had vowed not to participate in the election, claiming that it did not have confidence in the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission and urged voters to shun the exercise. It had also challenged the alleged unlawful amendment of the notice of election from 90 to 45 days…

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CSR: Dana Air to fly US-based doctors on free medical mission to Uyo …To Support children living with cancer
March 3, 2018
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  As part of its corporate social responsibility, Dana Air has announced that it will partner Global Image Foundation, A nongovernmental organization based in the US on free medical surgical –dental mission for the underprivileged in Uyo, from 5th -9th  of March, 2018  The airline will also fly a team of 20 doctors based in the US from Lagos to Akwa Ibom State for the mission, which will include providing quality care, conducting several training sessions, and laparoscopic surgical camp, thus…

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Valid law must pass through due process – Agetu
March 2, 2018
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For sometime now the anti-gracing laws enacted by some states constantly ravaged by herdsmen to curtail their activities, have been eliciting several reactions, some for or against. How do these reactions affect the enforcement of the laws? What about the validity of these laws? Did they follow the due process as required by law before their passage? How far have they helped to curb the mindless killings by herdsmen? These and more issues are explored by a Lagos-based senior…

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