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‘Tinubu prepared to serve Nigeria,’ LP rep-elect drums support for President
A member-elect of the Labour Party (LP) representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the House of Representatives, Amobi Ogah, has drummed support for President Bola Tinubu. Ogah who spoke after members-elect of the National Assembly met with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, said he never knew Tinubu was “so intelligent” He also praised Tinubu’s “love, character and charisma”, saying he was…
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AFCON 2023 Qualifier: Peseiro invites Musa, Osimhen, Simon, 20 others for Sierra Leone
Coach José Santos Peseiro has invited captain Ahmed Musa, goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye, defender William Ekong, midfielder Alex Iwobi and forward Moses Simon among others for next weekend’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Monrovia. In-form forward Victor James Osimhen, whose 31 goals in all competitions for SSC Napoli this season helped…
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Telecom sector contributes N2.508tn to Nigeria’s GDP
The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the sector recorded a 4.3 per cent increase from its performance in the…
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Nigeria plans to surpass OPEC oil quota – Official
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says its focus is to exceed the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s oil production quota of 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd). Its Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, made the assertions shortly after he received an Award of Excellence from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun in Delta State on Thursday evening.…
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More troubles for Ondo Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa as impeachment plot thickens
All is not well for Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa as plans to impeach him by the Ondo State House of Assembly thicken. News of Aiyedatiwa’s planned impeachment first surfaced last week as the ninth session of the Ondo State House of Assembly was winding up. Information at the disposal of WesternPost, showed that the assembly had planned to…
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A flight and its novelty, By Omoniyi Ibietan
So, yesterday, on my regularly patronised local airline, Ibom Air, something strange happened as we taxied at 3.20pm (and as we landed 50 minutes later) on a flight for Abuja. A Christain lady decided to pray, loudly, for all of us to have a safe trip to Abuja. I was surprised. Of course, I profess Christianity. I believe in the…
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Biden and UK’s Sunak sign ‘Atlantic Declaration,’ pledging agreements on A.I. and critical minerals
Despite a U.S.-U.K. trade deal remaining very much elusive, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Joe Biden signed a new “Atlantic Declaration” aiming to bolster economic security in the face of threats coming from Russia and China. The agreement, announced Thursday at a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House, is a series of mini…
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Between Aregbesola and devil, By Ademola Adebisi
It is not a surprise that the former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola, returned to his home state of Osun after serving as a Minister amidst pomp and pageantry. He has always been hail-fellow-well-met politician. Unlike the former Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo who returned home quietly last week, drums beat for the gregarious politician. As Aregbesola returned…
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BREAKING: Ooni of Ife leads traditional rulers across Nigeria to Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu will on Friday at the Presidential Villa, receive leading traditional rulers from the six geo-political zones of the country as he consolidates power. The President who assumed the presidency on May 29, 2023 has been meeting various leaders across in a move to build national consensus around some of the socio-economic problems confronting the country. Since President…
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Saudi Arabia, US announce 24-hour Sudan ceasefire from Saturday
Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire for 24 hours starting early on Saturday, mediators Saudi Arabia and the United States have announced. The ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT), Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a Twitter post on Friday. The agreement marks the latest in several failed attempts to stop weeks of fighting between the…
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