By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi When demolition machines tore down the Memorial Park in Owo, Ondo State, at the weekend, it was not just bricks and marble that fell. For many in the ancient town,...
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Aiyedatiwa sends four additional commissioner nominees to Ondo Assembly
By Our Reporter Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has nominated four additional individuals for appointment as commissioners in the State Executive Council, bringing the total number of nominees to 16. This was contained...
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President Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership to Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio, urges vigilance, unity, inclusive growth
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, expressing confidence in the...
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NUJ@70: Former Gov Yahaya Bello bags Lifetime Achievement Award on Media Empowerment
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has bagged a Lifetime Achievement Award on Media Empowerment by the national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The award was...
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Yahaya Bello@50: The facts I stumbled on, By Rotimi Durojaiye
By Rotimi Durojaiye Very early on Wednesday, 18th June, 2025, I woke up to a message on some WhatsApp groups, saying that there would be no formal celebration of the 50th birthday anniversary of...
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Aiyedatiwa unveils bold N33.8bn OSOPADEC budget, tasks new board with transformation mandate
By Our Reporter Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a record-breaking N33.8 billion budget for the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) in the 2025 fiscal year, signalling a bold commitment...
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Full text of President Tinubu’s Democracy Day address
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand...
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Democracy Day: Tinubu reaffirms democratic commitment, honours fallen heroes
• Grants Ken Saro-Wiwa, other Ogoni leaders Presidential Pardons • Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Bishop Kukah, others get national honours By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi In a poignant and wide-ranging address to the joint...
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Wike renames Abuja International Conference Centre after Tinubu
… President mandates payment for use By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally reopened the refurbished Abuja International Conference Centre, now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, during a ceremony...
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FG’s reforms to crash food prices – Minister
The Federal Government has said that its agricultural reforms was designed to ensure food availability, affordability and accessibility for all Nigerians. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this to...
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