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•Senate president’s accusation uncalled for, insists Makinde • Ortom accuses Mohammed of accessory to terrorism By James Sowole in Akure, Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan, Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti and George Okoh in Makurdi South-west governors yesterday took on President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, over his attack on them for allegedly inciting the recent ethnic violence, which erupted in some states in the region. They, however, said they would not engage in a media war with those they described as crisis entrepreneurs and divisionists on matters affecting the security of residen...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has applauded the Ikere community for donating the sum of N60 million as grant to the newly established Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) for smooth takeoff of the institution. The College of Education in the town, which was established in 1978, was last October upgraded to a university with the community promising to contribute the sum of N500 million as part of the collaborative efforts to ensure smooth running of the university. Fayemi, who was represented by the s...

By Victor Ogunje The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has applauded the Ikere Ekiti community for donating a sum of N60 million as grant to the newly established Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI), for the smooth take-off of the citadel of learning. The University of Education, which was upgraded from a college of education to a university status in October 2020, was established in 1978, with the community promising to contribute a sum of N500 million as part of the collaborative efforts to ensure the smooth running of the universit...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) said the Dangote Group has agreed to pay compensations to the relatives of students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, killed during a road mishap. This was contained in a statement by the National President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, revealing that an agreement had been reached at a meeting with Dangote Group that families of the deceased would be compensated. Six students of the university and nine others were killed on January 23, when a truck belonging to Dangote Group, rammed into a...

Alex Enumah in Abuja, Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti, Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia and Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, as well as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, have revalidated their membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during the exercise, Fayemi disclosed that the party’s membership registration and revalidation exercise won’t end by getting the data base of the members alone, adding the party would work hard to...