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Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, threw his weight behind the growing calls for a single term for elected officeholders, arguing that any form of autonomy for local councils in the country is against the tenets of true federalism.
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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued a directive to the leadership of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure that women are selected as chairmanship running mates ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, identified free and fair elections as the best way to honour the memory of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola and other democratic heroes.
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Ogun State government has established a special court to tackle rising cases of cultism in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this in Abeokuta during a security roundtable, organised by the Ogun Chapter of National Association of Nigerian Students
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About 160 million children are still in child labour, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said. Director-General of ILO, Gilbert Houngbo, said this, yesterday, during the commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour, marked yearly on June 12.
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