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Ortom criticises presidency over blame for killings in Benue State
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has criticized the presidency for accusing his administration of being responsible for the spate of killings in the state. For months, the state has been in the news over violent attacks by suspected bandits on its residents. On Wednesday, the presidency claimed that Ortom should be blamed for the killings, alleging that he rejected interventions…
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Senator Oluremi Tinubu urges Nigerians to embrace diversity, unity in Eid-el-Fitr message
Wife of the President-elect and Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Oluremi Tinubu, has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the district and across Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr. In a statement issued by her office, Senator Tinubu highlighted the importance of diversity and unity, calling on Nigerians to embrace these values in their everyday lives. She also praised the…
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RUGIPO workers demand end to 11-month unpaid salaries, marginalisation
Workers of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, have cried out over their ill-treatment and marginalization, stating that they have been in excruciating anguish due to non-payment of eleven months and forty percent salary arrears. The workers, in a press release issued by the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), RUGIPO, Chris Olowolade, condemned the cavalier and haughty handling of…
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy congratulates Tinubu, invites Nigeria’s President-elect on state visit
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has extended his warm felicitations to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his election victory. The Ukrainian leader, in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, expressed his gladness at the peaceful conduct of Nigeria’s just-concluded general elections and particularly praised the victory of Asiwaju Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, adding that his…
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Presidency accuses Ortom of failure in addressing Benue’s security challenges
The Presidency has called out the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, for failing to address the security challenges that have plagued the state during his tenure. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency accused Ortom of politicising the security situation in the state while failing to take…
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Fears of global sugar shortage drive prices to decade high
Sugar climbed again in New York, hitting the highest in a decade on persistent worries about tight global supplies. Raw sugar rose as much as 1.9 per cent, before trimming some of the gain. Futures have surged lately on prospects for limited exports out of India and concerns about production in other key growers, with Wilmar International Ltd. expecting a…
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Latest inflation numbers show CBN is not winning the fight despite hawkish stance
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is not winning the fight against a pesky inflation that has eroded purchasing power in Africa’s biggest economy, nearly a decade after it said it would bring inflation numbers down to a single digit of 9% at the most. Latest data from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics which showed that inflation rose to…
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Convene NEC or face legal action, APC National Vice Chairman threatens Abdullahi Adamu
National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has threatened the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, with legal action if he fails to convene a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) within the next week. In an open letter dated April 19, 2023, Lukman warned that failure to restore constitutional order in the…
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Tinubu calls for investigation into controversial Adamawa governorship election
Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for a thorough investigation into the Adamawa Supplementary Governorship Election, which took place on Saturday. In a statement released on Wednesday, Tinubu congratulated the winners of the supplementary governorship elections in Kebbi and Adamawa States, as well as all those elected into the Senate, House of Representatives, and State Houses of Assembly. However,…
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My real intercourse with pentecostalism, By Bamidele Johnson
Aside from an Oyakhilome video and a few others featuring epic swindle artists, I think the modern Nigerian church has cured itself of the ailment symptomised by the belief that falling down when hands are laid is a genuine spiritual experience. I’m not sure, but it seems less common these days to find full-grown adults falling like they were hit…
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