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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has launched a series of raids against traders illegally selling items along roads within Ibadan metropolis,the state capital. The operation, led by the agency’s Chairman, Major Adekoya Adesagba (rtd.), targeted Oritamerin, Gege, Agbeni and Ogunpa areas, notorious for the menace. According to Adesagba, who was accompanied by the agency's General Manager, Commander Ayoade Adekola, the move aimed at tackling the issues of blocked roads and gridlock in the affected sections of the capital. He accused traders in the areas of converting the roads into makeshift markets, leading to severe…

By Stephen Gbadamosi,Ibadan The Renewed Hope Global Virtual Town Hall Conference, a pro-President Bola Tinubu group, is set to hold a special Christmas edition of its activities. According to a statement signed by its Chief Host, Chief Joseph Kolawole Adebola, at the weekend, the event will hold on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Chief Adebola stated that the conference will dwell on developments in Federal Government's student loans scheme. The theme of the meeting, he disclosed, is 'NELFUND: Why, What, and How?' Adebola said the Special Guest at the event would be the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Nigerian Education…

By our reporter Acting Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS), Tpl. Akanimo Udoh, has extended birthday wishes to FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike. Wike turned 57 last Friday and since then, prominent Nigerians, including state governors, senators, and others have showered him with goodwill messages. Some even took out full page adverts in daily newspapers to salute the former governor of Rivers State widely regarded as a key factor in the country's contemporary political development and infrastructural growth. In a statement made available to People&Politics on Sunday (today), Tpl. Udoh commended the Minister…

By Hadiza Suleman The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has condemned what it called "the invasion" of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja by the men and officers of the Nigeria Police. CLO also warned against prosecuting bad governance protesters for hoisting Russian flags during the protest, which began August 1. The Executive Director of CLO, Comrade Ibuchukwu Ohabuenyi Ezike, stated that the police carted away materials from the headquarters, claiming that they were used in organising and inciting the protesters of the #Endbadgovernance protest which kicked off August 1, 2024, across Nígeria. Quoting him, "CLO condemns in its…

By Jonathan Okpanachi The Nigeria Union of Journalists, South East Zonal Executive Committee, ZEC, Zone C, has called on the federal government to end the militarisation of the region by its security agencies. NUJ further enjoined the federal government to give the people of the zone " breathing space to go about their legitimate businesses without fear". ZEC made the call in its communique after a meeting in Awka, Anambra State, to deliberate on issues affecting the union and the zone in particular. "It is embarrassing to see police, NSCDC and army checkpoints within one kilometre intervals along the federal…