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Benue govt to flag off COVID-19 vaccination Thursday Published Benue State Government says it is set to flag-off vaccination against COVID-19 on Thursday. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Rt. Hon. Ngunan Addingi who briefed journalists on Wednesday at the end of the State Executive Council meeting said the exercise would commence by 10am at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi. The Commissioner noted that 75,000 doses of the vaccine are available for administration, stressing that the exercise is voluntary for members of the public. Commissioner for Health an...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Governor had, on March 16, sent the names of the nominees to the assembly for confirmation. The commissioner nominees include Dr Doris Uzoka-Anike, Dr Bartholomew Okorochukwu, Prof. Boniface Nwogu and Mr Uche Ohia. Following the development, the Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the nominees, after the consideration of the report of the ad-hoc screening committee. The ad-hoc committee, chaired by Mr Johnson Duru (APC-Ideato South), in its report, said the nominees were qualified and should be confirmed. NAN reports that the lawmakers also expressed satisfaction ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta OGUN State House of Assembly on Tuesday elected a member representing Ogun Waterside State Constituency, Balogun Akeem, as the new Deputy Speaker. Balogun’s emergence followed the removal of the former deputy speaker, Oludare Kadiri, who represents Ijebu-North II State Constituency, for gross misconduct. Balogun became the new Deputy Speaker sequel to his nomination by a member representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Osho. The motion was seconded by the member, Ijebu-North East constituency, Abayomi Fasuwa; and was unanimously ad...

Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta THE Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri, has described his purported removal from office by his colleagues as unconstitutional. He said this while reacting to news of his removal by fellow lawmakers, who found him guilty of a charge of gross misconduct during plenary, on Thursday. Kadiri said, “The development, to say the least, was grossly unconstitutional and illegal. However, I have initiated consultation with my lawyers to fashion out the best way possible to address this infraction. “I urge my teeming suppo...

The recently impeached Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludare Kadiri, has accused the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, of being the mastermind of his removal. Kadiri, while addressing newsmen after his impeachment, said he had not been talking with the Speaker for the past four months. According to him, he was being accused of misconduct because he signed a sum of about N16,200 for the repair of his vehicle, which he said was down for one week. He also alleged that the Ogun Assembly under Oluomo, is being run like a cult, saying no one could ask for financial report of the legis...