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Why I want to succeed Obaseki – Ighodalo
Asue Ighodalo, a prominent lawyer based in Lagos and a top contender for the governorship seat of Edo State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared his intention to run for the office and continue the good work of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who will complete his tenure on November 12 this year. Ighodalo, who was accompanied by his wife,…
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CBN pays $2bn to clear outstanding Forex liabilities
The Central Bank of Nigeria said it paid approximately two billion dollars to clear the backlog of outstanding foreign exchange liabilities across various sectors. According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali in Abuja on Thursday, the benefiting sectors include manufacturing, aviation, and petroleum. Mrs Sidi-Ali said that the apex bank had also cleared up…
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Governor Eno welcomes new INEC REC, harps on neutrality, fairness
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has welcomed the new State Independent National Electoral Commissioner, Commissioner, REC, Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakhe to the State. The State’s new Resident Electoral Commissioner had paid a courtesy call on him, at Government House, Uyo, as part of his familiarization tour of the state. Governor Eno acknowledged the Commission’s record of conducting credible elections…
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Soldier accidentally shoots self to death in Ogun
A soldier attached to the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Abeokuta, has accidentally shot himself to death. The soldier died from the accidental gunshot to his head, spokesman of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army, supervising the brigade, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni stated on Wednesday. Ayeni stated that upon hearing the accidental gunshot, the deceased’s colleagues rushed to the scene…
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Alake directs ministry’s mine officers to investigate Ibadan explosion
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Oladele Alake, has ordered the ministry’s mine officers to join the investigation into the cause of the explosion that occurred in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Tuesday night. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the minister said he had directed the ministry’s mine officers who were already on site in Ibadan to…
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Ibadan explosion leaves lawyer Akintola’s hotel in ruins
The massive explosion that rocked several suburbs of Ibadan, Nigeria’s third most-populous city, on Tuesday night left a hotel owned by a prominent lawyer, Niyi Akintola, SAN, in RUINS. Niyi Akintola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said on a WhatsApp platform that his hotel, known as House 40, on Dejo Oyelese Street in Bodija, was reduced to rubble by the…
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AFCON: Eagles look forward to ‘interesting encounter’ with Ivory Coast
Nigeria’s playing body has long concluded a diagnosis of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with neighbours Equatorial Guinea and looking very much forward to what they believe will be an ‘interesting encounter’ with host nation Cote d’Ivoire at the 34th Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday. The table-topping Elephants, two-time champions of the continental competition, will look to book an early Round of…
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Only Trump can save US’ – voters on Iowa win
As expected, former President Donald Trump was the clear winner of the Iowa Caucuses with a landslide victory on Monday night. The result is the first step towards setting up a rematch with President Joe Biden in November. The former president dominated in the state where the Republican electorate is deeply conservative, taking over 50% of the vote and tightening…
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Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar, urges diplomatic approach to South Africa-Israel crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has called for diplomatic solutions to the crisis between South Africa and Israel. He made this call in an interview with Arise TV on the sidelines of the 54th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. The conflict between South Africa and Israel escalated after Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, launched an…
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Tinubu, Shettima, governors, others storm Ibadan for Akande at 85
President Bola Tinubu, his vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, Governors including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), National Assembly members and eminent Nigerians stormed Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State on Tuesday for the 85th birthday celebration of former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Governor of Osun State, Chief…
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