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Governor Amosun: Malaria kills 300,000 in Nigeria annually
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has disclosed that about 300,000 people die annually as a result of malaria.
Ex-Governor Kalu: President Buhari’s critics are yesterday’s lawless, reckless leaders
Former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has identified as challenges facing Nigeria today, the scathing criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by persons who when they were in power, never obeyed the law.
Monarch wants President Buhari for second term to consolidate economic policies
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves to be re-elected to enable him consolidate on the economic policies and programmes he has initiated to transform the country.
Lagos state and the politics of taxation
The government of Lagos state seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property tax as it were, known as the Land Use Charge Act of 2018, which repeals a similar law of 2001, and consolidates ground rent, tenement rate, and neigbourhood development levy.
Governor Amosun charges monarchs to be advocates of peace, development
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday, charged traditional rulers in the state to remain apolitical and play active roles as advocates of non-violence, as the 2019 general elections approach.
Why I want to succeed Governor Amosun – Ogun Speaker Suraj Adekunbi
The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Suraj Adekunbi, has disclosed that he is only interested in succeeding the incumbent governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, in 2019, in order to consolidate and sustain the infrastructural development of the state.
Nigeria at 57 is sick, confused – cleric
As Nigeria marks 57th anniversary of its independence, Archbishop of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), Dr Olusina Fape, says Nigeria at 57 is sick and confused because the leaders and the led are suffering from corruption and selfishness.
NAICOM goes tough with insurance companies over unpaid claims
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Friday said it would sack managing directors of insurance companies that refused to settle indisputable insurance claims.
JAMB mega CBT centre will ease exam conduct – Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, on Saturday, said that the planned 5,000-seater Computer-based Test Centre of the body would bring an end to difficulties in the conduct of the yearly examination in the Southwest region of the country.
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German prosecutors want to extradite former Catalan leader
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Dangerous ‘laze’ forms as Hawaii volcano lava reaches ocean
Two lava flows "reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast overnight," on Hawaii's Big Island, the US Geological Survey, which monitors volcanoes and earthquakes worldwide, said in a statement Sunday.
Cleric arrested for giving member ‘killer’ concoction
Police said on Monday that a Celestial Church prophet, Dominic Michael, has been arrested for allegedly administering a killer concoction to one of his members, Ramat Audu.
INEC begins distribution of 156,969 new PVCs in Cross River
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River on Monday began the distribution of new Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state.