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Tinubu sympathises with Professor Akinfeleye over wife’s demise
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent his heartfelt condolences to renowned professor of Mass Communication, Ralph Akinfeleye, over the death of his wife. Mrs. Carol Anike Akinfeleye, a retired school principal, passed on few days ago. In his condolence statement, Asiwaju Tinubu urged Prof. Akinfeye, a retired University of Lagos don, to be comforted by the many lives his…
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Halt Emefiele’s reported study leave, Matawalle urges Buhari
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel the reported study leave of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Reports emerged that President Buhari had approved study leave for Emefiele, which was denied by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. In a statement on Monday, Matawalle expressed…
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Ghana’s main opposition party picks Mahama as 2024 presidential candidate
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to retain former president, John Mahama, as its leader for the 2024 presidential election. This is the third time Mahama will run for the top job in Ghana, one of Africa’s most stable democracies. He came second to President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2016 and 2020. The upcoming…
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From Protectionism to consumerism, By Oyedeji Kayode
Protectionism is a good government policy to shield local production from rigorous foreign competition. It is intended to protect jobs, create opportunities. It also done to protect sensible State interests. Protectionism also, always entails incentives that must ultimately be transferred to consumers. However, Protectionism only delivers when a country has comparative advantage or ability to rapidly develop comparative advantage as…
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Buhari hails Chef Hilda’s cooking World Record achievement
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight and admiration for 27-year-old gourmet chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, known as Hilda Baci, as she sets a new world record for the longest hours of cooking. The president in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this remarkable achievement has not only secured her a place in…
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Assault: Police confirms Seun Kuti’s arrest
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed Seun Kuti’s arrest in a Twitter post on Monday morning. According to Hundeyin, Kuti turned himself in at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja on Monday in company of his lawyer and family representative. Hundeyin wrote: “Afrobeat musician, Seun…
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Waiting for EFCC to recover jumbo pensions from ex-governors, By Yemi Adebowale
It has been almost four years since Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos ordered the federal government to recover life pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly. The judge, who retired from the bench last month, expressed regret during a valedictory court session held in her honour that the judgment…
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Seun Kuti: We look forward to prompt prosecution to act as deterrent to others, says PSC
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, for ordering the arrest of Seun Kuti for attacking a police officer on duty. In a video that has gone viral, the “Afrobeat’’ musician wearing a red shirt atop a white pair of trousers was seen slapping and pushing the policeman. While slapping the policeman, he repeatedly…
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The Eagle and the snake, By Sam Omatseye
This is not the time for some naysayers to hope. They are the vipers on the path of this democracy. They have nightmares over May 29. Some of them are otherwise wise people. They are lawyers of apparent substance. They are clerics with claims, however dubious, of hugging the Comforter. Some are writers who manage to believe God endows them…
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Saraki, Dogara in the wings? By Simbo Olorunfemi
In a bid to prevent the reoccurrence of the malady that visited APC in 2015, which saw the party ‘lose control’ of the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the leadership emerging in spite of the party’s preference rather than the conventional practice of it being on account of the party’s concurrence, the party might be treading towards a…
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