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Senate Passes Bill To Establish National Agency For Malaria Elimination
The Senate has passed for third reading a bill seeking the establishment of the National Agency for Malaria Elimination, aimed at coordinating efforts to prevent, control, and eventually eradicate malaria in Nigeria.
Yoruba actor Okiki Adeshina dies after car crash
Yoruba actor Okiki Adeshina, widely known as Janmole, has died following a tragic car accident the actor’s death was announced by Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, who is the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN).
Ondo Gov Welcomes Conviction Of Owo Church Attack Suspects
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended the judiciary and security agencies for securing the conviction and death sentence of the four suspects linked to the June 5, 2022, terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo.
2027: ‘Jonathan not interested, will not challenge President Tinubu’
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s continued silence over his purported adoption by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is strengthening doubts that he intends to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Insecurity: South-West Govs Working, Collaborating To Secure Region, Says Aiyedatiwa
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State says governors in the South-West are collaborating to secure the region amid the rising spate of crime across the country.
Court Sentences Four To Death Over Owo Church Attack
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four suspects to death by hanging for carrying out the deadly June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
Senate Presses For Oyo Kidnap Victims’ Rescue, Rejects Call For Military Spending Audit
The Senate has ramped up calls for urgent action by the Federal Government and security agencies to secure the release of victims still being held captive following the recent abduction of students, pupils, and teachers from schools in Oyo State.
IOM Receives 180 Nigerian Migrants From Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has received another batch of Nigerian migrants evacuated from Libya the evacuation was part of efforts to address irregular migration and support vulnerable returnees, the UN agency said in a statement.
Gunmen kidnap ex-minister Adelabu’s sister, children in Ibadan
The sister of the former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress 2027 gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin children have been kidnapped in Ibadan, the state capital.
Shettima urges states to tap from $750m World Bank-assisted fund
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored state governments to unlock the potential of the 750 million dollars World Bank-assisted State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) programme.