Portrait of the tiger Ambode rode (2)
By Yinka Odumakin IN 1999, the entire South West was under the control of the Alliance for Democracy, AD. When we were approaching the 2003 elections, I told my boss, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to…
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Osun PDP raises alarm, says disbandment of State’s governorship elections Petitions Tribunal is second robbery against the people
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over the disbandment of the State’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, describing the situation as an attempt to commit a second robbery against…
Delta pensioners to smile soon, State Govt approves work on 5 roads, appoints 3 traditional rulers
Patrick Ukah, Delta State Commissioner for information. Pensioners in Delta State will soon smile as the state government has approved an increase in the pension payable to them. Those to benefit, according to the State…
Breaking News: Court bars APC from submitting Delta candidates list to INEC
A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, the Delta State Capital has restrained the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from submitting the list of all party candidates for the 2019…
For denying him justice, Ibori drags UK to EU Court of Human Rights
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has instructed his lawyers to drag the United Kingdom to the Court of Appeal at the European Court of Human Rights. In a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor,…
Okowa presents N367 billion budget estimate for 2019, pledges to abide by final decision on minimum wage
Governor Okowa dropping the copy of the presented budget. Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa this morning Wednesday (17/10/18), presented his government’s “Budget of sustainable growth,” proposing to spend N367, 095,083,451 for the 2019 fiscal…
Presidency orders EFCC to detain Fayose indefinitely, PDP alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Presidency has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to incarcerate, indefinitely, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. In a statement…
Still, in defense of lasting values
Prof. Niyi Osundare By Niyi Osundare Full text of the lecture by Professor Niyi Osundare to mark the second inauguration of Dr. John Kayode Fayemi as Governor of Ekiti state. The lecture was delivered in…
Osundare to Fayemi: Restore Ekiti values
Prof. Niyi Osundare By Ariwodola Idowu/Ado Ekiti The literary giant, Prof Niyi Osundare on Monday tasked Governor Kayode Fayemi to use his second coming to fight poverty and moral decadence in the state and restore…
Resolve issues on minimum wage now, PENGASSN urges FG, states
Olabode Johnson, PENGASSAN president. By Edith Ike-Eboh The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged the Federal, state governments and organised private sector to resolve the differences in the ongoing…