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How I would have handled subsidy removal, forex – Atiku
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar said, he would have taken a gradualist approach in implementing the subsidy reforms, if he were at the helm of affairs. According to him, an abrupt and total elimination of subsidies would not have occurred under his watch as president. In a press statement titled ” What We Would Have Done Differently”, personally signed by him,…
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I am a Yoruba, I wish Tinubu would make me proud, by Taiwo Adisa
Let me start by telling the Niger Delta militant, Mujahidin Asari Dokubo that his vituperations against the Yoruba ethnic group in his reaction to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and replace the same with the Ministry of Regional Affairs, was not only off-key but a misplaced or call it hasty generalisation that…
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Ekiti Governor restates ban on use of schools’ premises for social events
…Spearheads development efforts for his Ikogosi country home Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji has restated the state government’s ban on the use of public schools premises for social functions, adding that any head of school that flouts the directive would be heavily sanctioned. The ban, according to the Governor, is to preserve and protect facilities in the public schools and…
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‘He was a committed nationalist,’ says President Tinubu in funeral tribute to Iwuanyanwu
Prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, on Friday paid tributes to the late President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, at a funeral service in his honour. Dignitaries converged on the Cathedral Church of St. Matthew, Atta in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo for the church service. President Tinubu described Iwuanyanwu as a “true hero, visionary leader and…
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Oyo East Local Government Chairman on my mind – By Adejare Ibrahim
Those who know me would have realised that I don’t like writing about Oyo town politics on social media. I try as much as possible to avoid it, especially the controversial and dark side of our politics. The reason is that, in Oyo town, we believe that Oyo is like a room (iyara kan ni Oyo). We are all the…
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Video that landed Oyo East LGA Chairman in trouble
Oyo East Local Government Area Chairman The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday, suspended Olusola Oluokun, Chairman of Oyo East Local Government over the viral video. He was suspended following the presentation of a Matter of Urgent Public Importance titled “Urgent Call For Full Investigation into the indecent attitude of the Chairman, Oyo East Local Government, Mr. Olusola Oluokun…
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Produce local cartoons, make money, Issa-Onilu urges Nigerian animators
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, (NOA) Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Thursday engaged with animation professionals, explaining the content of the new policy on cartoons, it’s implications for the industry in the next three years, urging them to benefit from the money-making opportunities made available. The Director General commended pupils and teachers from the Beautiful Beginning School, Magodo…
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Coach Aliyu Zubairu makes a statement with Flying Eagles’ success
By Tosin Omojola Nigeria’s U-20 coach, Aliyu Zubairu is undoubtedly the man of the moment in the West African country, as far as football is concerned He can only stand side by side with Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman, who finished as the 14th World best player at Monday’s Ballon d’ Or ceremony, held in Paris, France. 48 hours after…
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Flying Eagles’ beat Ghana 2-1 to defend WAFU Championship title
Nigeria’s U-20 side, the Flying Eagles, successfully defended the WAFU B U-20 Championship after defeating the Black Satellites of Ghana 2-1 in the final match played on Wednesday night in Lome. After slumping to a 0-1 loss to Burkina Faso, in their first match of the championship, the coach Aliyu Zubairu- tutored lads, gathered enough momentum to turn things around…
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