Day: November 11, 2020

I’m not moved by workers’ protests —Akeredolu

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I’m not moved by workers’ protests —Akeredolu

Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu today declared that lawyers and resident doctors in the state are at liberty to protest as long as they want, saying as someone who has led protests before, he is not moved by it. Legal practitioners in the services of the Ondo State Government have threatened to embark on strike over alleged harsh working conditions by the Akeredolu-led government. The threat by the lawyers to down tools is coming a…

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Frozen #EndSars accounts: Drag CBN to court —Akeredolu tells Sponsors

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Frozen #EndSars accounts: Drag CBN to court —Akeredolu tells Sponsors

The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, today expressed optimism that the same law court will unfreeze the frozen accounts of suspected sponsors of #EndSARS protests. Governor Akeredolu similarly advised those affected by the action of the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to challenge the matter in court if they feel their accounts were unlawfully frozen or same were unjustifiably breached. Akeredolu, who is the Chairman of the South West…

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Balarabe Musa was a voice for voiceless —Buhari

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Balarabe Musa was a voice for voiceless —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari today joined government and people of Kaduna State in mourning a former civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, whose passing will be sorely missed by all Nigerians, who have diligently followed his antecedents as a voice for the voiceless. In a statement signed by the senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari believes Alhaji Musa reflected the passion and vigour that heralded…

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Breaking: Ex-Kaduna governor Balarabe Musa dies

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Breaking: Ex-Kaduna governor Balarabe Musa dies

A former governor of Kaduna State, AbdulKadir Balarabe Musa is dead. The politician’s death was announced by his political associate and former senator, Shehu Sani. “Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi. Amin,” Mr Sani wrote on Twitter. Musa was a left-wing Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until he was impeached on…

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Aketi’s reelection: Ondo APC & The Beauty of Unity

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Aketi’s reelection: Ondo APC & The Beauty of Unity

ONDO APC AND THE BEAUTY OF UNITY By Ojo Oyewamide The gubernatorial battle in Ondo state is over, at least for now. The people of the state have elected their next governor. Their choice is still the same Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN. Their decision is an endorsement of the sterling performance recorded in Arakunrin Akeredolu’s first term. They wanted more of good governance. That was why they opted for more of him. So, the…

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Hold Govt’s officials accountable to people’s livelihood —NPC tells media

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Hold Govt’s officials accountable to people’s livelihood —NPC tells media

By: Ade Adeleke The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Mr Francis Nwosu, has charged the media and professionals in the industry to make policy makers and government’s officials to be more prudent and accountable about their decisions and activities that affect the livelihood of the people and development of the country. Nwosu gave the charge in Osogbo, the Osun State capital while delivering his opening remark at a two day workshop on…

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News alert: Federal Workers may not receive Salaries as from this month

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News alert: Federal Workers may not receive Salaries as from this month

The federal government has stated that about 428 of its agencies will find it difficult to pay the salaries of their workers by the end of November. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, stated this in Abuja at a public forum. Akabueze, who raised the alarm when he appeared before Senate Committee on Public Account today November 10, blamed the development on the new minimum wage that was implemented among federal workers in…

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News alert: Federal Workers may not receive Salaries as from November

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News alert: Federal Workers may not receive Salaries as from November

The federal government has stated that about 428 of its agencies will find it difficult to pay the salaries of their workers by the end of November. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, stated this in Abuja at a public forum. Akabueze, who raised the alarm when he appeared before Senate Committee on Public Account today November 10, blamed the development on the new minimum wage that was implemented among federal workers in…

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#EndSars: Reconstruction of burnt Ondo PDP Secretariat kicks off, ready next month

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#EndSars: Reconstruction of burnt Ondo PDP Secretariat kicks off, ready next month

Reconstruction of the burnt Ondo state Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, located at Alagbaka Akure has commenced as promised by a chieftain of the Party and former governorship aspirant, Mr Godday Erewa. The secretariat was set ablaze by unknown hoodlum during the violence that accompanied the recent #EndSars protest. To this end, the leadership of the party yesterday performed the foundation laying of the new Secretariat. Erewa said his aim of solely shouldering…

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“Dwindling Revenue: Akeredolu has the best foresight”

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“Dwindling Revenue: Akeredolu has the best foresight”

….Hails Ondo’s IGR growth. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has hailed the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, for adopting the best system and for his foresight in creating industries and generating revenue that would put the state on the path of economic independence. RMAFC saluted Governor Akeredolu for using Agriculture to give the state an economic independence particularly through the Ondo-Linyi industrial hub. The RMAFC team led by Alhaji Abdullahi…

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