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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu celebrates first Armed Forces Rememberance Day
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, celebrated his first Armed Forces Rememberance Day Celebration as Nigeria’s president. The event which was held at the National Arcade, Abuja, saw the president laying wreath at the feet of the ‘unknown soldier’ Others who also laid the commerative wreath included Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives…
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Remi Tinubu mourns Nabeeha, extend condolences to family
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her sorrow over the killing of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, one of the six sisters kidnapped by bandits in Abuja earlier this month. In a press statement issued on Monday, the First Lady described the death of Nabeeha as a “devastating loss” and extended her deepest condolences to…
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Wike apologises to Obuah for not supporting his 2023 governorship ambition
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has asked for forgiveness from Felix Obuah, the former PDP chairman in Rivers, for not supporting his ambition to be governor in 2023. Wike made the apology on Sunday at a function hosted by Obuah in Omoku, a community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers state. The minister, who was the previous governor of Rivers, said he…
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VIDEO: Sanwo-Olu speaks on Armed forces rememberance day
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed the sacrifices of Nigeria’s fallen heroes who gave their all to the service of the country. Sanwo-Olu said this at the commemoration of the 2024 Armed Forces Rememberance Day Celebration on Monday. He said, “This is a yearly ritual – It’s about the whole nation coming out to celebrate our fallen heroes and…
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Super Eagles unlucky, better than Equatorial Guinea – Peseiro
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro says his team were better than their opponents, Equatorial Guinea but were simply unlucky. Peseiro said this while reacting to Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. But beyond the slightly disappointing result, Peseiro said he was satisfied with the performance of Super Eagles players.…
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Rivers assembly to reconfirm nine ex-commissioners
The Rivers House of Assembly will re-screen and reconfirm nine former commissioners who resigned from the state executive council on Wednesday. The parliament announced this in a statement signed by the house clerk, Emeka Amadi, on Monday. The statement said the commissioners include attorney general and commissioner for justice, Zacchaeus Adangor, commissioner for works, Des George-Kelly, commissioner for special duties,…
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The importance of history, the bloody coup of January 15th 1966 and a tribute to our heroes past, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Nigeria is the only country in the world in which history is not taught. This policy has done us much harm and represents perhaps the greatest, most savage, most brutal and most destructive blow to the pysche, confidence, knowledge, intellectual acumen and mental health of our people. The consequence of this egregious and unbelievable error and grave oversight is the…
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Budget 2024: We are laying a clear path to accelerated growth, says Bagudu
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, in this interview, defends the 2024 budget as a catalyst for economic growth. He acknowledges the challenges of low tax revenue and poor infrastructure spending, but he clarifies that the total capital expenditure, including statutory transfers, is almost N11 trillion. He also challenges some economists who view the budget from an…
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Re-Monica Dongbam-Mensem: In God’s name, go! By Jesutega Onokpasa
I have seldom read an article written by a lawyer that is most unbecoming of learned counsel as the load of crap written by Professor Chidi Odinkalu, which he weakly, and rather quite childishly titled “Monica Dongbam-Mensem: In God’s Name, Go!” In what turned out to be no better than mere profusely pontifical narrative, he accuses Her Lordship, the President…
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Tinubu, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ and the power of creative economy, By Temitope Ajayi
While extolling Funke Akindele, the Nollywood filmmaker for her recent box office accomplishment, President Bola Tinubu lauded the growing contribution of the Nigerian creative industry to the economic growth of the country. He acknowledged its pivotal place as, not just a medium for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable cultural export. In his effusive…
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