Month: February 2020
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5 APC Councilors dump party for PDP in Zamfara
Five out of the 11 Councilors elected on the platform of the All Progress Congress (APC) in Gusau local government area of Zamfara have defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by Yusuf Idris, the Director-General of Media, Public Enlightenment and Communication to Gov.…
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Eui Organizes Training Workshop For Staff On The Use Of Canvas Lms/Ais And Smart/Electronic Boards
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City The Vice Chancellor Edo University Iyamho, Engr. Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor has called on the staff of the university to go beyond their comfort zone and contribute meaningfully to the development of the university, The Vice Chancellor made the call during the training workshop organized by the university for staff on…
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Ilorin agog as 2020 NIPOGA kicks off
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRaman has declared open the 2020 Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) holding at the Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin, with a charge to the participating athletes and officials to demonstrate high level of sportsmanship throughout the sporting event. Represented by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, the governor noted that NIPOGA…
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Kwara govt condoles with fire disaster victims
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi has visited victims of fire incident at Kokeu compound, Isale koko, Ojagboro in Ilorin. Conducting the Deputy Governor round the scene of the fire incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday one of the residents, Ibrahim Haroon, explained that the inferno started around…
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PWAN emphasized the need for women to occupy strategic positions in government
By Esther Tiemo Partners West Africa Nigeria has emphasized the need for women to occupy strategic positions in government. During a program which had vast attendance of women from different professions at the treasure suites in Abuja, women were urged to set aside their personal agenda and work in synergy with other women in…
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Courts stops Edo PDP from conducting LGA congresses
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City An Edo state High court sitting in Ekpoma precided over by his lordship, justice Joy Okeaya-lnneh has retrain the Edo state chapter of Peoples Democratic party, PDP, from conducting the Local government area congresses scheduled to hold on Saturday across the state. The restraing order suit no HEK/9/2020 was filed…
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Edo 2020: Edo APC will decide method of primary — Idahosa
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Charles Idahosa on Wednesday said the state chapter of the party would decide the method of primary to adopt for the governorship ticket of the party. Idahosa made this known when APC ward Chairmen from the 18 local government areas visited him…
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University Don cautions on dangers of exposure to insecticides
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Professor Suleiman Folorunsho Ambali of the University of Ilorin has cautioned against unnecessary exposure to insecticides, which he described as one of the most important occupational risks especially among farmers globally. Ambali, who delivered the institution’s 192nd Inaugural Lecture, lamented that about three million workers in agriculture in the developing countries…
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Edo Legislator asks Security Agents to Investigate Attack On His Constituency Members
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City The Member representing Esan West Constituency at the Edo state House of Assembly, Honourable Marcus Onobun has called on Security Agencies to urgently help to unravel the recent attack on APC members in ward 3 of the local government. Honorable Onobun made the call in Benin city while reacting to…
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Kwara Govt/labour meeting on new minimum wage deadlocked
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Organised labour under the aegis of Joint Kwara Labour Congress (KJLC) has said that its meeting with the state government on the new minimum wage has hit brick walls. Accordingly, the congress has given the state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq 14 days ultimatum effective from January 31st this year, to intervene. Organised…