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The Ogun State governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Abeokuta on Saturday upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election having polled 276,298 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenger, Ladi Adebutu, who …

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, on Thursday presented the 2024 budget proposal of N273.9 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. In his address during the presentation of the proposal titled: “Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery,” the governor said the N165, 654,976,700.00 was earmarked as recurrent expenditure and N108, 254,020,710.00 as capital spending in the …

Oyo state government has expressed its determination to curb the menace of rabies in the nooks and crannies of the state. This was disclosed on Friday by the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye at the flagging off of anti-rabies vaccination campaign in the state . The Commissioner stressed that the campaign was part of the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government returned Nigeria to bondage, saying the nation was ruled by circles of cabals. The PDP, however, felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of the 63rd independence anniversary of Nigeria and congratulated the citizens for surviving the eight years and four months “dreadful” administrations of the APC. The party …

Kelechi Iheanacho’s move to Crystal Palace is getting close, according to Topskills Sports UK. The Nigeria international will sign a five-year deal. Crystal Palace is working hard to get the deal done before Friday’s deadline day. Leicester City values Iheanacho around £20m while Palace was only willing to pay £15m. It appears both clubs have now reached a compromise in …

Troops of Joint Task Force in the South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, have killed four suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra State. The acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. He …

The federal government, on Thursday, reacted to criticism of the N2.7 trillion supplementary budget signed on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the budget was not insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. There had been widespread criticism of the budget, with many raising eyebrows over huge sums earmarked for vehicles for the first lady’s office and a “presidential yacht”. …

President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 63rd independence anniversary on Sunday morning. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja. The broadcast, according to him, will begin by 7: 00 a.m. READ ALSO: Tinubu vows to tackle poverty, insecurity in Nigeria He urged all …

Jose Mourinho has narrated how he turned down the ‘craziest’ offer for a coach in the history of football, to remain with Serie A side AS Roma. The Portuguese star manager has been under pressure following his team’s poor start to the season. Roma have lost three games in their six league encounters this season, and are scheduled to host …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Saidu Umar, has rejected the verdict of the governorship election petition tribunal on the outcome of the March 18 election in the state. The three-man panel of the tribunal led by Justice Haruna Msheila had earlier on Saturday upheld Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s victory in the election. The panel dismissed Umar’s …