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Ex-Oyo Governor, Alao-Akala is dead

A former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. It was gathered that Alao-Akala, who is from Ogbomoso, died on Wednesday. He was Oyo State Governor between 2007 and 2011. Details of his death are still sketchy.…

Oyetola mourns Ex-ING leader, Ernest Shonekan 

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has mourned the death of former head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan who died Tuesday morning. Oyetola in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, said he received the…

NDLEA convicts 69 drug offenders in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it prosecuted 69 drug offenders in 2021. The state commander of the agency, Mosoti Mathias, who disclosed this Monday in Yola, said 82 cases are pending in…

Fire guts newly rehabilitated school in Maiduguri

A fire outbreak has destroyed one of the mega schools rehabilitated by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State in Maiduguri. The mega school was recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, about…