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Ramadan: APC holds special prayers, lecture for President-elect Tinubu, Oyetola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iwo Federal Constituency, Osun State, on Saturday held a special prayer for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and immediate-past governor of the state, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, at Old Iso Pako in Iwo. The prayer session was held by the youth wing of the party in collaboration with the forum of ward chairmen during their…
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Mike Adenuga at 70: A peek into his life, business, family and lifestyle, By Olabode Opeseitan
PROLOGUE This is a celebration of an exceptional African business icon and enigma from an insider perspective. THE ENIGMA It was one of those activity-choked days when his meetings lasted till very late in the night. Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. had, a few moments earlier, closed his last meeting for the day with senior managers in his signature style. “Well,…
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LASG in constant consultation with FG to ease gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
…gives update on Eko Bridge rehabilitation The Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to constant consultation with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on traffic management along the construction corridor on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, even as the work is ramping up to completion. In order to improve traffic, particularly around construction zones on OPIC, Kara, and Berger axis,…
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Competitiveness, credibility of 2023 polls, By Segun Ayobolu
It would appear from all indications that one of the key participants in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential elections, the Labour Party (LP), and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, had a clear-cut and straightforward agenda to dictate the dominant narrative on the polls before and after the exercise. Before the elections, a number of sponsored and obviously flawed opinion polls had…
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Achonu emerges Imo LP governorship candidate
A former senator, Athan Achonu, who represented Imo North Senatorial District, on Saturday night emerged as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 11 November governorship election in Imo State. Declaring the results in Owerri, the Chairman of the Electoral Panel and Abia governor-elect, Alex Otti, said Mr Achonu polled 134 votes. Otti said Mr Achonu defeated his…
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Timipre Sylva emerges APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa
Immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, held on Friday. The result of the primary was announced at the APC state secretariat in Yenagoa by the Chairman of the election committee, A T. Jibrin. Jibrin, a retired major general, said Sylva secured 52,061…
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Sadipe-Akande dedicates Oluyole Federal Constituency Reps victory to late mother, constituents
House of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Oluyole federal constituency in Saturday’s elections, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has dedicated her re-election at the polls to her late mother, Princess Bamidele Abiose Akande and the entire people of the constituency.In an appreciation speech, after her declaration as House of Representatives member-elect, the lawmaker said, “Today I dedicate this victory to God…
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Okonjo-Iweala urges Otti to focus on transparency, disruptive strategies in Abia
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has urged the governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti to ensure transparency and good governance in his administration. Speaking virtually at the inauguration of the 100-member Abia transition council on Friday, Okonjo-Iweala advised the governor-elect, to adopt disruptive strategies instead of traditional operational systems. “I told the governor-elect that everything…
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Osinbajo at Ogunlesi’s funeral, says his life achievements contributed to common good
Throughout his lifetime, the late Prof. Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi showed what it meant to live by values necessary to build people and institutions while also contributing to the common good. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, stated this in Sagamu, Ogun State on Friday, at the funeral service of late Ogunlesi, who became the first Nigerian professor of medicine in 1963. Prof.…
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The Benue State killing field, By Yemi Adebowale
Several communities in Guma and Otukpo local government areas of Benue State are still mourning, days after spiteful attacks by terrorists. No fewer than 87 people were killed in the separate attacks by Fulani militias within 48 hours in these LGAs. Kids and pregnant women were not spared by the rampaging terrorists. Clearly, the tears of many of the affected…
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