Tag: south west
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South-West PDP crisis: No need to fight ourselves — Party Chieftain
Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Monday urged the party’s stakeholders to sheathe their swords and give room for peace to strengthen the party in the South-West. Pearse, a University of Lagos lecturer, who made this appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
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Insecurity: South-West governors ready to fight criminality with every legal means – Akeredolu
Chairman of the South West Governors Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that all governors in the region shall fight criminality with every legal means for Nigeria’s sake. Akeredolu, made the remarks yesterday spoke at a public lecture titled: ”Towards A New Nigeria: From Federal Fatherism To A Common Wealth,” as…
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Senate President, Lawan accuses S’West govs of inciting violence in their states
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has accused S’West govs of inciting violence in their states. He believes the recent ethnic clash at Shasha Market in Ibadan was sparked by the utterances of some governors from the Southwest. And he wants the brains behind the clash to be brought to book. But Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo…
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Southwest governors, traditional rulers say FG must end open grazing
South-west governors in Nigeria on Saturday met with its traditional rulers to demand the need for both state governments and the Federal Government to end open grazing. The support, according to the governors, could come in the form of government establishing designated grazing areas, setting up feeding mills among others. The chairman, Southwest governors forum,…
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Rumblings Along the Western By-Pass – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, seems every inch an unlikely candidate for rascally adventurism. A man who wears his grey beards naturally without a pretension to the delicacy of incessant grooming can be trusted to govern and decide freely and fairly in matters that concern everyone. Add to this his illustrious legal…
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Governors, Miyetti Allah ban night grazing, illegal occupation of forest reserves in South West
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MICBAN) have agreed to the prohibition of night grazing and illegal occupation of forest reserves in the Southwest region of Nigeria. In a communique at the end of a security meeting between the governors, MACBAN and heads of security agencies on Monday…
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JUST IN: No eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo, other South West states – Governors Forum
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that there was no eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo State or any part of the South West region. It said the speech of Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was misconstrued in the media and was only directed at government reserve including registration. Chairman of NGF and Governor of…
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Northern leaders must speak up in support of 2023 Southern Presidency – S/West APC
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West has called on northern leaders to speak up in support of southern Nigeria getting the presidency in 2023 in the interest of equity, justice, fairness and stability of the country. The zonal spokesman of the party, Mr Karounwi Oladapo, made this statement on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti while…
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How ISWAP is using MURIC to recruit, train young Fulanis to unleash terror in South West – Ex-Intelligence Chief
…Says MURIC already received $250,000 logistics support from ISWAP …We received funds from Nigerian Muslims including Fulanis, not ISWAP – MURIC speaks A member of Sahara Strategy Group, (SSG) and former Intelligence Chief in Mali, San Louis Keita has accused Nigerian based Islamic body; Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC) of receiving $250,000 support fund from Boko…
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WASSCE 2020: South West governors set to reopen schools
The six South-West states have signified readiness to reopen schools for pupils to sit for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was part of the resolutions reached by the state governments at the end of a virtual meeting initiated on Tuesday by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria…