The Late 5: I will not be voting for either Buhari or Atiku - Wole Soyinka; CCT to resume Onnoghen's trial on February 4

The Late 5: I will not be voting for either Buhari or Atiku – Wole Soyinka; CCT to resume Onnoghen’s trial on February 4 | Other top stories

January 31, 2019

Bernard Dayo

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FRSC deploys 20,000 personnel for February elections

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is deploying no fewer than 20, 000 officers and marshals for the upcoming general elections across the country. The Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at the 1st Quarter 2019 Strategy Session with Commanding Officers on strategic goals and issues of general elections in Abuja on Thursday.

CCT to resume Onnoghen’s trial on February 4

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has fixed February 4 for the resumption of hearing in the charges filed against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The Heads, (Press & Public Relations) Ibraheem Al-Hassan, disclosed this in a press release on Thursday. Onnoghen is facing six counts of false assets declaration filed against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.

JOHESU threatens to embark on strike

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has issued a threat to take industrial actions over what it describes as indifference on the part of the Federal Government to resolve their labour dispute. In a press statement by JOHESU’s President on Thursday, Mr Josiah Biobelemonye, the health workers threatened to resume their industrial action any time from now.

I didn’t become governor to make money – Obaseki

Edo state Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that he did not contest election to make money but to work for the people. Obaseki said the APC-led government purpose is to serve the people and not to loot money. Obaseki said this when he led the APC campaign rally to Ekpoma Esan West Local Government Area where he paid tributes to Late Prof. Ambrose Alli, a former Governor of the defunct Bendel State.

I will not be voting for either Buhari or Atiku – Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said that he will not be voting for either the two so called contesting parties because he finds both of them worthy of absolute rejection. Soyinka made stated this on Thursday at an event organised by Citizen Forum, held at the Freedom Park on Lagos Island, Lagos.

Bernard Dayo

When Bernard Dayo isn’t writing about pop culture, he’s watching horror movies and reading comics and trying to pretend his addiction to Netflix isn’t a serious condition.

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