January 2021

WIKE PLEDGES N500M SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS, REBUILDING OF BURNT SOKOTO MARKET.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Governor Nyesom Wike has announced a pledge of five hundred million naira as Rivers state government support towards rebuilding the Sokoto central market gutted by fire on Tuesday and to assist affected traders to get back on their feet. Wike, during a visit to his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, expressed sadness over …

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ONDO FARMERS, FOREST GUARDS, DRIVERS PROTEST, BACK AKEREDOLU.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Scores of farmers, forest guards and the members of the national union of road transport workers in Ondo state have staged a protest against the incessant abduction of their members allegedly by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The protesters also said they were in support of the order of governor Rotimi Akeredolu …

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SIX OF FORTY FIVE FUN SEEKERS RECENTLY ARRESTED IN LAGOS STATE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Six of the 45 fun seekers recently arrested in Lagos by the police, have tested positive for covid-19. The fun seekers, who had been in custody prior to the release of the test result, have now been moved to the Lagos state isolation center. The chairman of the state task force, Shola Jejeloye …

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NIN-SIM LINKAGE: DON’T BLOCK ANYBODY FROM NETWORKS TILL FEB 9 — BUHARI.

  BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that no subscriber should be blocked from telecom operators’ networks till February 9, 2021. Subscribers, who pleaded for further extension, would have had their lines blocked January 19, being the initial deadline for them to link their Sims to their national identity number. According to a statement …

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BREAKING: Schools resume January 18 —FG

The Federal Government has given the nod for schools to resume on January 18 after reaching consensus with Governors, Commissioners and other stakeholders. The consensus was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Commissioners of Education in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny …

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