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Rivers APC stakeholders concede ministerial slot to Wike
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have called on President Bola Tinubu to consider former Governor Nyesom Wike for a ministerial appointment, conceding the party’s slot in the state. The appeal came from the Amalgamated Bola Tinubu Campaign Council, Rivers State, led by Chief Tony Okocha, a former Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government…
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Family announces death of NewsDirect publisher, Ibiyemi
The Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi is dead. Ibiyemi died on Tuesday, at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo after a brief illness, aged 56, a statement by his family said. “With deep sorrow in our hearts and total submission to the will of God, we announce the death, of our father, uncle and Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect,…
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IGP orders deployment of CPs, harps on professionalism, integrity
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of thirty-five (35) Commissioners of Police to various state commands and formations across the country. This followed the approval of the recommendation of the Ag. IGP by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The IGP assures that the postings are in line with the commitment of the police leadership…
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Should Nigeria join the BRICS? By Ilyasu Gadu
One of the major foreign policy decisions that the new administration of President Bola Tinubu is likely to face in the coming months will be whether to join the BRICS group of nations or not. BRICS is an acronym taken from the first letters of the countries that constitute the group; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. They are…
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APC governors meet party’s NWC, pledge to promote good governance
Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress have promised to rev up good governance and delivery of dividends of democracy to the people of their various state. The Govenors made the promise on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the National Working Committee of the party led by the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma,…
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Ajose-Adeogun, first FCT minister dies
…Sanwo-Olu mourns illustrious Lagos son Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the pioneer Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun. Ajose-Adeogun, who was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from 1976 to 1979, died on Saturday, July 1 at the age of 96 years. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued…
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Mmesoma and our nakedness, Wale Bakare
As we eagerly anticipated the release of our Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WAEC) results, the anticipation was stratospheric. It had been a long journey to this point and combining academics with Military training was no mean feat. Some had handled it better than others and were proficient in both the Military training and the academic side of things. Some were…
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APC disowns National Assembly principal officers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the new principal officers announced by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, made this known during a meeting with members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) on Tuesday. Akpabio and Abbas had at the resumption…
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SCO summit: Putin says sanctions making Russia stronger
Russia will continue to oppose Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has said, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. His address to a virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit was his first to an international meeting since last month’s mutiny in Russia. Mr Putin backed trade accords between SCO nations in local currencies – seen as an attempt to blunt sanctions. The 2023…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu receives former Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at Aso Rock
immediate past Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday.
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