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The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has budgeted N 336 million to campaign against hate speech and fake news . This is contained in the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. It reads in part, “ ERGP9124023 Special enlightenment campaign on government policies and programmes ; […]
All indications are that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has won re-election by a very comfortable margin. This is judging by the results declared already by over 90 percent of the 3009 polling units, uploaded on INEC portal, inecelectionresults.com as at 2100GMT. From the 2,740 results made available online, Akeredolu is ahead in many […]
…Jegede ,Ajayi,Akeredolu, Mimiko win pulling units The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has begun counting and announcement of results from various polling units in the Ondo Governorship election. The Ondo State governorship election was held in 3,009 polling units in 203 wards of all 18 local government areas in the state. A total of 17 […]
Police arrest man for alleged vote-buying in Owo Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday rescued a man who was about to be lynched by a mob in the Owo area of Ondo State . The unidentified man , who claimed to be an election observer at Ward 4, Polling Unit 15, Shagari Market […]
SEGUN Awosanya, a human rights activist has said that the ongoing ENDSARS protests demanding for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force would continue as long as the Nigerian Government fails to listen to the voices of the people. Awosanya whose social media profile shows as the convener of […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged protesters against the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) of the police to tread carefully. Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer of the association said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday. Adeyemi who noted that, though, the activities of FSARS needed to be checked, […]
Hon. Dr. Simon Mwadkwon Fwet is the current Member Representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives Abuja. In this interview with MUSA PAM in Jos, he said his constituency has continued to witness attacks by gunmen because nobody has been prosecuted. He also bares his mind on the controversial […]
…I have done my best for Ondo people, says Akeredolu Ibe Pascal Arogorn Contrary to apprehensions of the past few days, Akure, the capital of Ondo appears calm and quiet as the people of the State are getting set to go to the polls to either renew the mandate of their sitting governor or choose […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to address the concerns of Nigerians. The President’s directives followed the ongoing protests against brutality and extortion by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a series of tweets on Friday, President Buhari ordered the police chief to reform SARS nationwide after […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday vowed to resist attack on the autonomy of public universities to the last drop of their blood. This is against the backdrop of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that only federal workers, who have been captured by the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform, will […]
