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Apr
09
2024
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By Abdulrahman
Obaseki Appoints 38-Year-Old Omobayo As Deputy Gov After Shaibu’s Sack

Obaseki Appoints 38-Year-Old Omobayo As Deputy Gov After Shaibu’s Sack

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In the early hours of Monday morning, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State appointed Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as his new deputy, following the impeachment of the former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, by the Edo State House of Assembly. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins is currently 38 years old and hails from Akoko-Edo, Edo North Senatorial District. Shaibu’s impeachment came after the State Assembly adopted the report of a seven-man panel that investigated allegations of misconduct against him. The panel, led by retired Justice S. A. Omonuwa, held its inaugural sitting last Wednesday in Benin, concluding on Friday after Shaibu or his counsel…
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Apr
01
2024
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By Abdulrahman
Spokesperson for Peter Obi slams Tinubu’s aide.

Spokesperson for Peter Obi slams Tinubu’s aide.

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Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesman for the Obi/ Datti 2003 Presidential Campaign, has criticized Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, for accusing LP candidate Peter Obi of inciting “religious and ethnic” issues to promote his political aspirations. Onanuga made the statement during an appearance on the ‘Mic On podcast’, hosted by journalist Seun Okinbaloye of Channels Television. He also alleged that Obi’s supporters were eager to see the failure of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to Onanuga, “What I know about the Obi campaign was that, for the first time in a very…
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Mar
31
2024
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By Abdulrahman
The Untold Story of Osisi-Kankwu:  Igbo land’s most notorious kidnapper.

The Untold Story of Osisi-Kankwu:  Igbo land’s most notorious kidnapper.

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There are kidnappers but the story of Obiọma Nwankwo, popularly known as Osisikankwu will always remain indelible in the history of kidnapping in Nigeria. His was a story of an obdurate fellow who recruited more than 3000 men into the nefarious job of kidnapping that terrorised the whole of Abia State especially Aba and environs, even down to Obigbo in Rivers State. If you had lived in Aba circa 2007- 2010, you would understand definitely what I am saying. It got so terrible that at a point that people living across Ariaria junction of Aba was sacked as the kidnappings…
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Mar
31
2024
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By Abdulrahman
Ondo: A trader knifed to death by a soldier over cost of a carpet.

Ondo: A trader knifed to death by a soldier over cost of a carpet.

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A 27-year-old trader was fatally stabbed by a supposed soldier on Saturday in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, over the cost of a carpet. After the event, which occurred in the Arakale neighborhood of Akure, some irate local business owners and coworkers of the deceased blocked off the area's main thoroughfares. Newsmen were informed by an eyewitness, going by only Chibuka, that the dispute began when the deceased attempted to stop the man from abusing and assaulting a fellow dealer who is a nursing mother over a carpet's pricing. According to him, the dead and the "customer" got into…
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Mar
30
2024
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By Abdulrahman
After selling 2 choppers to private people, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology has no training helicopter.

After selling 2 choppers to private people, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology has no training helicopter.

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The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria, Acting Rector Shaka Imalighwe, said the school had no training helicopter. He said this at a House of Representatives hearing on the sale of two College helicopters. He told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets that he took over College management in January 2024 as an interim manager. Even though he was the College's Deputy Rector when the helicopters were sold, he denied being on the sales team. The House of Representatives Committee Chairman, Ademorin Kuye, voiced worry over the selling of the two helicopters to private individuals when the…
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