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My father and Tinubu not best of friends, says Bello El-Rufai
…El-Rufai never wanted to be a Minister.The House of Representatives member for Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has revealed that his father, the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, belonged to different political camps and as such were not the best of friends. Hon. Bello El-Rufai also revealed that the former…
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Igbo traders hail stakeholders’s intervention, say no rift with KWIRS
By Mosunmola Ayobami in Ilorin The Igbo Community General Assembly, the parent body of the Igbo Traders Association in Kwara State, has applauded the Chief of Staff, Mahe AbdulKadir and the Senior Adviser/Counsellor to Kwara State governor, Saadudeen Salaudeen, for their mature handling of the impasse between the Igbo traders and Kwara Internal Revenue Agency ( KWIRS). The union made…
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The Herbert Wigwe Example, by Simbo Olorunfemi
For the discerning, there are more than enough lessons to mine from the torrent of tributes that have come Herbert Wigwe’s way since his tragic passing weeks back, as they have given us a broader window into the life of the man beyond the successful Banker ‘we’ knew him as reminding us that beyond everything else, life is more about…
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RE: Edun and Cardoso: Ikoyi-bred Economists trying to operate a Fadeyi economy, by Jesutega Onokpasa
There is a presently trending article by Ope Banwo, titled “Edun and Cardoso: Ikoyi-bred economists trying to operate a Fadeyi economy”. I suspect the article is trending more for its heading than its body, in other words, on account of the equivalent of a catchy soundbite rather than on the basis of actual substance. While, Banwo’s article is high on…
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Niger to distribute food palliatives, set up Ramadan feeding centres
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has disclosed that the 120 trucks of assorted grains procured by the State Government to complement the 46 trucks of food palliative by the Federal government will commence next week. The Governor stated this when he met with all the Emirs from the eight Emirate Councils, the 25 local government council chairmen and the…
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Do all it takes to rescue Kaduna School pupils, Tinubu orders security agencies
…as Shettina meets security agencies, stakeholders in Kaduna President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security agencies to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers affected by the abduction incident at the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Kaduna State. Shettima disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna State during a meeting with…
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Senator Ningi attacks Tinubu, says he doesn’t understand Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appeared to be ignorant of the problems facing the nation and its various regions, particularly the North, a member of the Senate representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi, has alleged. The lawmaker added that things are worsening under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, Ningi, the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) chairman, stated this on Saturday during an…
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Kwara Garment Factory trains supervisors ahead official take off
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Garment Factory is gearing up for its official launch as it provides intensive training to its newly hired supervisors, This was contained in a statement issued by the factory’s Managing Director, Hajia Olubukola Adedeji, at the weekend in Ilorin. “Led by experts from StarSew, the factory’s technical partners who are industry leaders in the…
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Agric Coys pledge support to Nigeria on food security
…President Tinubu devoted to stimulating economic growth – VP Shettima The bid by the Tinubu administration to ensure food security through the transformation of agricultural productivity in the country has received a major boost with a consortium of mid-sized agriculture companies pledging to support millions of farmers across different value chains in the country. Speaking during the group’s courtesy visit…
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Alimi: The New PDP lying machine in Osun, by Ismail Omipidan
He started off as a teacher. But later read law and became a lawyer. Fortune smiled at him. He became a commissioner when all he wanted was to be a scribe of a Local Government. After serving as commissioner throughout Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s era as Governor of Osun, he looked forward to being the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of…
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