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.Says we’ll continue to support investors Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has reiterated that his administration will continue to support investments that add value and contribute towards expanding the economy of the state. He gave the assurance on Tuesday while commissioning the Premium Trust Bank located in Adamasingba, Ibadan, noting that the state is ready to expand its economy by tapping into solid minerals, the main resources in the state. Governor Makinde, who noted that his government had been able to bridge the gap between the leadership and the led, maintained that Oyo State is ready for business, having…

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The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, in a bid to prioritize and empower the youth, recently inaugurated the Oyo State Youth Strategic Committee, a tink tank committee This committee is a significant step towards promoting youth development and providing a platform for their voices to be heard. The commissioner, known for her unwavering commitment to youth empowerment, believes that the future of any society lies in the hands of its youth. With this in mind, she has taken a proactive approach in ensuring that the youth of Oyo State have a say in the decision-making processes that…

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.Commissions CBT Centre facilitated by BOVAS chair Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on wealthy Nigerians and corporate bodies to always support the government through provision of social amenities to their immediate communities. The governor gave the charge on Tuesday, while commissioning a Computer-Based Test Centre donated by the chairman of BOVAS Nig Ltd, Architect Bamidele Samson, to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. Governor Makinde, who appreciated Architect Samson and his wife, for giving back to the society despite not being indigenes of Oyo State, admonished wealthy individuals in the society to emulate the Samsons’ commitment to…

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The Ondo governor is receiving treatment for leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy in Nigeria, which SaharaReporters learnt had been knocking him out for up to 10 hours after every medication. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son has sought the assistance of President Bola Tinubu to get an air ambulance to return his ailing father to Germany where he had been receiving treatment. The Ondo governor is receiving treatment for leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy in Nigeria, which SaharaReporters learnt had been knocking him out for up to 10 hours after every medication. Family sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that…

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. … Stops Martin Amaewhule From Parading Himself As Speaker. PHC/3030/CS/2023 A High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt under the seal of Hon. Justice M.W. Danagogo has confirmed Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, Esq. DSSRS, as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The court has also restrained Martin Amaewhule and Dumle Maol from Parading themselves nor interfering with the activities of Rt. Hon. Edison Ogerenye Ehie as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Rivers Mirror gathered that the court also warned against the use of Thugs and Police officers to forcefully gain access into the…

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infrastructure takes lion share of ₦128bn Despite the atmosphere of political chaos, Rivers State Executive Council has deliberated and approved an estimated budget of N800 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. At the meeting, which was presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Port Harcourt, the Council also approved that the budget be christened “Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity.” Addressing newsmen after the deliberation, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Johnson, said N412 billion was projected for capital expenditure. Recurrent expenditure is N361 billion. He…

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Turkish football club president arrested for punching referee on the field Ankaragucu’s Faruk Koca entered the field and hit referee Halil Meler in the face after the Super Lig match against Rizespor ended in a late 1-1 draw. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has suspended all leagues and a court has ordered the arrest of Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca after he punched the referee in the face at the end of his team’s Super Lig home match against Rizespor. The court on Tuesday also remanded in custody two other suspects over the incident at Ankaragucu’s home match against Rizespor…

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11th December, 2023 His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, The Presidential Villa, Abuja. ANOTHER CLARION CALL ON MR. PRESIDENT TO INTERVENE IN THE SITUATION IN RIVERS STATE I do hope this meets you well. 2. Further to my letter yesterday of 10thDecember, 2023 on the lingering situation in Ondo State, I would like to write again as promised to call your urgent attention in dousing the state of deep political divide in Rivers State. As you would recall, I had earlier addressed a press conference four weeks ago when the…

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The organised Labour and the Federal Government are on a collision course over the government’s failure to sustain the payment of N35,000 wage award to workers. Workers in the Federal Civil Service, in separate interviews with our correspondent on Monday, noted that the Federal Government only paid N35,000 wage award for September. Following the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on his assumption of office, the Federal Government agreed to pay N35,000 to each of its workers to reduce the hardship caused by the subsidy removal. The government, in a memo signed by the Chairman, National Salaries Wages…

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Africa Is Tearing Into Two Continents And A New Ocean Could Eventually Open Up East Africa could look like a very different place in 5 to 10 million years. TOM HALE Senior Journalist Africa is slowly but surely splitting in two. Like anything in geology, it’s an extremely long process that will take millions upon millions of years, but it will eventually see part of East Africa chip off from the rest of the continent, likely resulting in a new ocean arising between the two land masses. The colossal breakup is associated with the East African Rift System (EARS),…

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