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Lekan Sote An articulated vehicle has various parts, joined with rivets, bolts, and knots: It has the cabin, housing for the driver and his mate, and a flatbed, that may bear a container for goods, all fashioned to function as a unit. That its components are joined, and not compacted, like a car, explains why such a vehicle is regarded as articulated. To unjoin the compartments, all you have to do is find, say, a screwdriver, and simply uncouple. On the other hand, disarticulation, if you would like to take it from the point of view of the medical profession,…

Jide Ojo “The tariffs shall remain the same as they presently are (i.e. 2015 levels) until April 1, 2020 when there will be a slight increment to cater for tariff shortfalls which shall be gradually passed on to the consumer until this is fully completed by the end of 2021.” –Sunday Oduntan, spokesperson for Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors The knotty issue of electricity tariff has once again reared its ugly head so early in the new year. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday, January 4, 2020 announced the immediate review of electricity tariffs in the country…

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar has urged members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) not to focus on elections but ways to rebuild the party. “Our preoccupation at this point in the PDP should not focus on elections, but on rebuilding and strengthening our party for the challenges ahead of us,” Atiku tweeted on Saturday. Atiku contested and lost the 2019 presidential election to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Buhari polled 15, 191, 847 votes to defeat Atiku, who had 11, 262, 978 votes during the election. The former Nigeria vice president from…

Nigeria’s minister of State for Transportation Gbemisola Saraki has accused Kwara State governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of prioritising witch-hunt of opposition above governance. Gbemisola in a statement told Abdulrazaq that “revenge cannot be a policy thrust of (his) governance”. “The level of force and violence that the governor chose to adopt was totally unwarranted.” The Kwara State government on Thursday, January 2, demolished a property owned by Gbemisola’s father, Olusola Saraki. During the demolition, security operatives dispersed protesters, including aged women within the complex known as ‘Ile Arúgbó’. The properties are located at Plots 1, 3 and 5 Ilofa Road, GRA, Ilorin.…

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has assured that his administration would uphold the independence of the Judiciary and abide to the rule of law, twin factors he identified, as the panacea to good governance. Speaking at the swearing-in of nine Judges, seven for the State High Court, two for the Customary Court of Appeal, held at the Sam Mbakwe Expanded Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri, he noted that the three arms of government must collaborate for good governance to thrive. “To ensure good governance, the three arms of government must co-exist as separate organs of government independently, but…

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has lauded the workers and the people of the state for supporting the administration with consistent prayers, which he said was instrumental to the unprecedented milestones his administration recorded since it came into power over a year ago. This is as the Head of Service, Dr. Olowogboyega Oyebade, commended the administration for keeping to its promise to always put smiles on the faces of workers by paying the December salaries without the month’s Federal Allocation. The duo spoke during the inter-religious prayer session organised by workers to herald Year 2020. Speaking further, Governor Oyetola said,…

Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday said God preserved his life to serve the state better. The governor, who got emotional, thanked God for his preservation and blessings in 2019. Akeredolu addressed public servants in the state on the occasion of the first working day Prayer meeting for 2020 at the premises of the Governor’s office, Alagbaka, Akure. He declared that his administration is ready to pay the N30,000 minimum wage as soon as the ongoing negotiation between the Organised Labour and the State Government is concluded. The Governor said the state is among the very few states already discussing…

The controversy over the anti-grazing law recently passed into law by the Oyo State House of Assembly has assumed a new dimension as Fulani herders in the state have filed a suit against the state government and the House of Assembly, saying it is a gross violation of their fundamental rights. The herders under the aegis of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria also joined the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the suit against the law aimed at checking persistent farmers-herders clash in the state. The idea to pass the bill was mooted in October 2019…

The Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes focused on water and rail transportation in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed. The governor in a New Year broadcast to unveil his administration’s direction and policy programmes in 2020 disclosed that the government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with new vigour. According to him, the state government is prepared to shift the burden of transportation away from roads alone, and with a renewed focus on waterways and rail transportation in the current year. He said this is to disperse traffic on the roads and give residents a…

Berries are highly nutritious and delicious as edible plant foods. They provide many health benefits for which they are referred to as being among the healthiest foods you can find. Berries are small, rounded and pulpy fruits, which are separated as edible and those that are poisonous and so, not edible. They are juicy and can be sweet or sour and outwardly, they are brightly coloured. Common edible berries are strawberries, blue berries, blackberries, raspberries and red, white and black currants. Berries have extensive culinary uses and most commonly used berry in the food industry is strawberry used in jams,…