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Late Senator Adeleke younger brother emerges unopposed as APC candidate
The younger brother of late Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, Ademola Adeleke has emerged as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress to contest in the Osun West Senatorial District By-Election.
His emergence is coming a day before the scheduled day for screening of 5 candidates who earlier picked up the nomination forms.
It was gathered that three out of the aspirants stepped down on Saturday, leaving Ademola and Senator Mudashiru Husein to contest at the primary election billed to hold on June 12th.
But prior to the election, orders from the National Secretariat of the party disqualified Husein, who is a current Commissioner in the State.
It was learnt that he ought to have resigned from his present position for over a month before picking up the form.
After Senator Husein’s disqualification, Ademola remains the last man standing, making him to emerge unopposed.
China’s People’s Liberation Army will send troops to Russia to participate in the “East-2022” drills.
The East-2022 is also called the Vostok-2022 and this was disclosed by the Chinese Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, according to CNN.
“China’s participation in the exercise is aimed at deepening practical and friendly cooperation with the armies of the participating countries,” the ministry added.
It further explained that the Asian giants’ participation would enhance the level of strategic cooperation among countries involved.
The exercise would further strengthen the ability to respond to various security threats, according to the defense ministry.
It, however, added that the exercise is unrelated to the current international and regional situation.
Other nations to join in the exercise are India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Mongolia and other countries.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of three additional orthopedic hospitals.
Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, made the announcement on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Primary Health Care(PHC) Leadership Challenge at the State House.
The event was organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in collaboration with development partners.
Ehanire disclosed that the President approved siting of the orthopedic hospital in three regions.
“North-East has one; the North-Central has one and the South-South has one; in Benin, Jos and Jalingo respectively”, NAN quoted him saying.
Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed said N471.9 billion had been disbursed to states under the $1.5billion World Bank-Assisted States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme.
She added that all the 36 states had fully domesticated the fiscal reforms in their public financial management system.
Buhari approves three orthopedic hospitals in Edo, Plateau, Taraba
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike.
The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday.
The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action.
NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight.
The workers shut down all Transmission Companies of Nigeria (TCN) offices earlier today.
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