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DSS men storm Osun ahead guber polls on July 31, 2014   …PDP behind it — GOVT By Gbenga Olarinoye OSOGBO—Operatives of the Department of State  Service, DSS, yesterday stormed Osogbo, the Osun State capital and other major towns in the state preparatory to the August 9 governorship election in the state, even as the Independent National Electoral Commission,  INEC, assured that …

BENIN CITY – Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday in Benin City inaugurated four Boards with a charge on them to collaborate with Management of the agencies for optimum result. Inaugurating the Waste Management Board, Technical and Vocational Education Board, Tourism Board and Environmental Committee, Governor Oshiomhole said “I expect that you will interact very closely with Management because …

Bombers attack Kano poly, Potiskum mosque, kill 16 JULY 31, 2014 BY JOHN ALECHENU, EVEREST AMAEFULE, OLALEKAN ADETAYO AND KAYODE IDOWU (Pix 1) A vehicle used by two female and male bombers that tried to detonate explosives in Funtua, Kaduna … on Tuesday. (Pix 2) Police detectives inspecting the site of a suicide bombing outside the Central Administration building of the …

Ebola: Quarantine Jim Iyke, social media critics cry on July 31, 2014  By OLUFEMI AJASA Following an earlier report on how Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke fled Liberia’s capital city, Monrovia over Ebola virus desease outbreak (See : Jim Iyke flees Liberia) critics via the social media have called on the health authorities to quarantine the actor whenever he returns to Nigeria. Jim …

SADLY, the current doctors’ strike, like the series of strikes that preceded it, would not change anything. The reason is simple – it is not based on sustainable principles. Doctors want improvements on their welfare, not even facilities for their work. More indefinite strikes would occur as any gains from the present struggle would be lost to the weaknesses of …

Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – Oladipo Airenakho. Executive Chairman of Edo state Internal Revenue Service, Chief Oseni Elamah, has emphasized the need for tax authorities at all levels of government to perform their functions with all sense of responsibility in accordance with statutory provision, so as to safeguard the integrity of the tax system. Elemah examined and described the multiplicity …

By Abiodun Alade (Vanguard News) Former Minister of Education and a leader of the BringBackOurGirls campaign, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has condemned the presidency for allegedly doling out money to the parents of the abducted Chibok girls during a visit to the Aso Villa. The Presidency through the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe in a text message …

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el‑Rufai, over the death of his son, Hamza. El‑Rufai had announced on his Facebook page at about 8.00a.m. that Hamza died in a motor accident,Tuesday morning, in Abuja. Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo‑ …

By Henry Umoru (Vanguard News). ABUJA—The N100 million cash gift allegedly given to parents of abducted Chibok girls when they met  President Goodluck Jonathan on July 22 at the Presidential Villa is now causing disquiet among the aggrieved parents. They  have reported ly cried out that they have been cheated by their community leaders in the sharing formula. The Presidency …

By Evelyn Usman. LAGOS—The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro disclosed, yesterday, in Lagos that there were plans to relocate the tank farms along the Oshodi/Apapa expressway as a way of finding a lasting solution to the unending gridlock. Obanikoro, who disclosed this during his visit to Oshodi/Apapa expressway also urged the Lagos State Government  to provide a …