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Last week, members of the Taraba State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Barrister Istifanus Gbana, embarked on a tour of the 16 local government areas of the state to inspect projects initiated or executed by both the state and the local governments in the past one year.
The people were not only optimistic that …
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It may sound strange, but it’s true: many car or motorcycle owners are using fake registration numbers which have no record at the Ministry of Transport of some states. Stranger still, drivers or riders of such vehicles may not be aware of it. This much was revealed by Liade Awesu, a Lagos-based specialist in printing …
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To ensure effective take-off of his administration after the 2007 election that saw him emerge as Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim found it expedient for the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, on which platform he was elected, to enter into negotiations with its strongest rival, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The outcome was a coalition …
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Can you be in two places at the same time? Yes, if your name is Sani Ahmed Yerima. After spending eight years as governor of Zamfara State, Yerima, now a senator, appears incapable of adjusting to life outside the Government House.
From his “hallowed” seat in the National Assembly, the former governor wants to keep …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three persons in Apapa, Lagos for allegedly stealing and adulterating large quantities of petrol, diesel and kerosene. They were caught in the act of mixing the products with a blue powdery substance on 24 July at Berger area in Apapa, Lagos.
“We acted on a tip-off from …
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