The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has scoffed at President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments of Northerners into federal positions, describing the gesture as a too-little-too-late attempt to woo the region ahead of the 2027 elections. In a sharply worded statement on Thursday, ADC’s National Director of Communications and Programmes, Ifenla Oligbinde, accused Tinubu of sidelining the North for more than 25 months and now scrambling for regional approval with what it called “tokenistic gestures.” “It is laughable that after nearly two years of near silence and neglect, President Tinubu suddenly remembered the North exists—right when election calculations are beginning,” Oligbinde said.…
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The Kwara state Police Command has confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Peter Aremu, the Onikoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced its intention to assist with the development of a sustainable workforce for the Colleges of Nursing Sciences in Cross River.
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The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly impersonating the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Aliyu Haruna.
The Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. Garba Sharubutu says the council has recruited 1,650 scientists to boost food security in the country.
The money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, could not proceed on Friday before the Federal High Court in Lagos as the court did not sit.
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