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Lagos dispatch rider didn’t steal child found with him, says police
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police says the child found with a dispatch rider in Lagos was not stolen. This was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, which was made available to WESTERN POST on Monday. The police image maker said the child was with the dispatch rider with the consent…
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Nigeria must not waste time on NLNG Train 8 and 9, By Babs Omotowa
The sanctioning of Russia’s 9% global gas supply and 7% global crude oil supply has pushed gas prices to unprecedented levels of $40/MMBtu in Europe, and crude oil prices to over $100/barrel. Russia is the largest gas exporter of 23bcf/day, and 2nd largest crude oil exporter with 5mb/d, only behind Saudi’s 6.6mb/d. Although sanction is not always adhered to, as…
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Ekiti 2022: INEC clears Oyebanji, Kolawole, Oni, 13 others for guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released names of the 16 candidates and their running mates for the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State. INEC released the list of qualified candidates for the Ekiti 2022 governorship election in Ado Ekiti on Monday. The list has Abiodun Oyebanji as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Mrs…
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ASUU extends strike by 8 weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike action by eight weeks. This was contained in a statement signed by ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, issued at the end of Sunday’s emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee at the body’s national secretariat. ASUU accused the government of continuing in the “unconscionable, mindless, and nonchalant attitude…
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PDP is not your personal property, Edo can’t be procured, Obaseki tells Wike
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has warned his Rivers counterpart Nyesom Wike to desist from threatening members of his party. Obaseki was reacting to Wike’s attack on Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor. The Edo State governor in a newspaper advertorial, warned Wike that the PDP was not his personal property. “The recent personal attacks by His Excellency, the…
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Lekki deep sea port will contribute $360bn to GDP, to start operation September
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product will gain $360 billion when the Lekki deep sea port commence operations September this year. Amaechi said this while on inspection of the project on Sunday. The minister was optimistic that the tax the government gets when the deep sea port begins operation would help finance other projects. “The project…
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On planning for a new world order, By Prof Bolaji Akinyemi
Under normal circumstances, this topic would be out of order as no one knows who the Presidential candidates will be, not to talk of who the next President will be. To that extent putting forward a manifesto of global proportion may be perceived as putting the cart before the horse. Circumstances in the world today are not usual. Covid…
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Osinbajo cancels parley with APC state chairmen
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has cancelled his planned meeting with All Progressives Congress state chairmen scheduled for Monday at the State House. WESTERN POST had earlier exclusively reported that the Vice President planned to meet with the state chairmen to intimate them with his plan to join the presidential race. The meeting was originally scheduled for tomorrow by 8.30pm…
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Oyetola is God sent to Osun – Deputy Governor
Osun State Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi, has described Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as a special intervention to the state through divine arrangement. The deputy governor made the remarks during Sunday Service at CAC Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola Chapel, Ataoja Estate, Osogbo. He urged the congregation to see government as a common patrimony to be jealously guarded by all. He explained that…
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Nigeria should align with Tukey on UN overhaul, join new world order – Prof Akinyemi
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged Nigeria to be actively involved in the formation of a new world order. In a statement he released, Akinyemi said recent happenings which includes COVID-19, the Russian-Ukraine war and China’s rise as a super power has necessitated the formation of a new world order. According to him, this gives Nigeria…
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