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‘We are the Church’: Kenyan tax protesters take on Christian leaders
In Kenya, the youth protests against planned tax increases have served as a wake-up call for the Church. They’ve shaken up a powerful institution, in a country where more than 80% of the population, including the president, are Christian. The young demonstrators accused the Church of siding with the government and took action against politicians using the pulpit as a…
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Ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim formally joins APC
A former Senate president and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). On June 29, rumours circulated that the former legislator had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives (APC). Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman, and other Southeast party stakeholders, including Hope Uzodinma,…
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VIDEOS: Flood takes over Sango-Ota roads
…Governors Abiodun, Sanwo-Olu to the rescue The rainfall season has compounded the hardship motorists and commuters face on the Lagos-Sango-Ota-Abeokuta road as flood took over the Sango Ota under Bridge area on Sunday morning. A video obtained by WESTERN POST shows private vehicles driving through the flooded road with some commercial mini-buses stuck in the muddy waters. Dating back to…
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Beyond Satire: Columnist as moral compass, by Louis Odion, FNGE
Treacherous was the moment. Most editors got a whiff of the story but were either afraid or reluctant to publish. Meffy (Godwin Emefiele, then CBN governor) had gone rogue in a perfect depiction of either state capture or paralysis. Unfolding before the nation was a farcical drama in which Meffy, long declared wanted by DSS for a raft of alleged…
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Minister urges contractors to ensure high standards to avert school building collapse
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman has emphasized the need for contractors and all agencies responsible for building construction in Nigeria to ensure the construction of safe structures. The Education Minister’s advice comes on the heels of the unfortunate loss of lives in the collapse of the Saints Academy building in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of…
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Bridge House College ex-student, Cherish Markson, shines at UK University
The University of Warwick in the United Kingdom has honoured a former student of Bridge House College, Ikoyi Lagos, Cherish Daniel-Markson for her outstanding performance in her studies. The University awarded the Nigerian, who hails from Bayelsa state, a first prize for her exceptional performance in the three-year BA (Hons) Law with Social Sciences degree program. Cherish, who graduated top…
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Rwanda’s 99% man who wants to extend his three decades in power
There is very little room for improvement for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election after getting almost 99% of the vote last time round. The scale of his victory in 2017, along with his 95% in 2003 and 93% in 2010, raised some questions about how truly democratic the elections were. Criticism that the former refugee and rebel leader…
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Tinubu achieved LG autonomy in 45 days, what OBJ, Yar’Adua, Jonathan could not attain in 20 years – Olaosebikan
A former Chairman of Oluyole Local Government in Oyo State, Honourable Kehinde Olaosebikan said President Bola Tinubu has already made history with the Supreme Court decision on local government autonomy. According to Olaosebikan, from Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari, none of the leaders could grant local governments the much-needed autonomy. He pointed out that…
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New NPA Chair Adeyeye: Mr SWAGA gets his reward
He waited with bated breath for this day to come. He spearheaded the move for Asíwájú Bola Tinubu to contest for the presidency. Together with other like minds, he formed the South-west Agenda for President Tinubu. Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, former Minister of State for Works and a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere led that group, which can be…
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Tinubu appoints Abubakar Dantsoho new NPA MD, ex-Minister Dayo Adeyeye Chairman
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale Friday also appointed Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Dantsoho holds a Doctorate degree in Maritime Technology from Liverpool John Moores…
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