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Sam’s Prophetic Muse – Tracking Jagaban’s rise to power, by Louis Odion, FNGE
Apart from being a strategy against defective memory, diary-keeping is an extraordinary tool in literary craftsmanship. One, it infuses writing with greater realism or a deeper breath of reality if you like. In English literature of the early twentieth century, the technique was popularised by writers like Bruce Cummings, who adopted the pen name, Nero Barbellion, and his major work…
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Gov. Abdulrazaq inaugurates Multi-sectoral Committee on Food Security
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated a Multi-sectoral State Working Committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure people have access to affordable food. The Committee comprises the Governor as the Chairman; the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; the Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy…
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Charge Senator Ningi for criminal misinformation, Jimoh Ibrahim tells FG
A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has called on the Federal Government to bring criminal charges against Senator Abdul Ningi for what he claims to be “criminal misinformation and conduct likely to breach the peace” regarding the 2024 Appropriation Acts. Speaking to Senate correspondents on Monday, Senator Ibrahim vehemently refuted the assertions made by his colleague,…
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FG orders 10,000 tractors as Deutsch Bank pours €995m into 774 LGs agric hubs
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Government and German Deutsch Bank Group as financiers of a facility of 995 million euros for the Green Imperative Programme. The programme will provide mechanization hubs across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria when implemented, Minister of Agriculture and food security, Abubakar Kyari said in Minna Tuesday. “A memorandum…
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I’m not afraid of suspension, says embattled Senator Ningi
By Ibidapo Balogun in Abuja Embattled Senator Abdul Ningi from Bauchi State who allegedly made false claims over the 2024 Appropriation Act has said he is not afraid of being suspended by the Senate. He said what he set out to do with his BBC interview was to bring out the discrepancy in the budget so the matter could be…
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Ondo 2024: I’m next governor, Olusola Oke declares, calls for free, fair APC primary
A two-time governorship candidate in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke (SAN) has declared he would become the next governor of the Sunshine State. He made the declaration at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Akure where he announced his interest in the 2024 governorship race in the state. Chief Oke said he has what it takes to become the…
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Cyber offence: Kwara tabloid asks court to dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Mandate International Publications Nigeria Limited, publishers of National Pilot Newspapers, based in Ilorin, Kwara state Monday, asked a revenue court sitting in Ilorin to dismiss the case of a direct criminal complaint levelled against it and one of its reporters for lack of jurisdiction. The company asked the court to strike out the case for lack of locus…
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Make best use of Ramadan, Gov. Abdulrazaq urges Muslim faithfuls
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has urged Muslim faithfuls to make the best use of the special month of Ramadan to earn multiple rewards by extending good wishes to all, giving more alms to the poor, increasing support for one another in good deeds, and observing all the ethics of fasting, including more recitation of the Qur’an…
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BREAKING: Ramadan begins Monday, Sultan Abubakar announces
Ramadan fasting will commence in Nigeria on Monday, March 11th 2024, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, announced on Sunday night. The Sultan, who is also the President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), wishes every Muslim participates in the in the month-long fasting, maximizing the benefits According to the National Moon Sighting Committee, the announcement was made following the…
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BREAKING: Fire guts Kano Transmission Station
There was a fire outbreak at the Dan’agundi Transmission Station, one of the major electricity transmission stations in Kano State on Sunday. The inferno reportedly affected the high-performance capacity transformer, PUNCH reported. The cause of the fire is still unknown and fire fighters were yet to arrive the scene of the incident as of the time of filling this report.…
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