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Lekki Deep Seaport sets sail, By Funke Cole
One thing that continues to define the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration is the propensity to walk the talk and deliver on campaign promises, such that anything he touches literally turns to gold. This is self-evident in the newly completely $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport. From the onset of his administration in 2019, the governor signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
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42 years after, regeneration berths on Lekki-Epe Expressway, By Akeem Lasisi
How can we forget you Epe? Reliable source of akokonkoko, Cheerful giver of eja osan The fish basket of our salivating land… (From the poem, ‘Epe Fish Market’) For human beings, life begins at 40. But this is hardly true of a road. No matter how strongly built, it is normal for it to suffer depreciation and, in some cases,…
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Imota Rice Mill, an agricultural game changer, By Remi Adelowo
It is reputed to be the biggest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sited in Imota, a rural community in the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, the huge project on a land space of 22 hectares is also the third largest mill in the world. With a capacity to produce 2.8 million bags of 50kg bags of rice yearly, while generating…
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UCL: Chelsea drawn with Real Madrid while Manchester City to face Bayern Munich
Graham Potter’s Chelsea have been paired with Champions League holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, while Pep Guardiola faces a reunion with former club Bayern Munich for Manchester City. Both Premier League sides will meet each other in the semi-final, should both Chelsea and City advance through their last-eight ties. Meanwhile, there will be an all-Italian derby in the quarter-finals…
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Maintaining Nigeria’s momentum in the fight against maritime criminality, By Musa Ilallah
2023 kicked off on a significant note for the Nigerian Navy, with the hosting by Nigeria of Exercise Obangame Express 2023, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, in collaboration with U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. This year’s edition featured 32 countries from the Gulf of Guinea and beyond, coming together to…
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Osun to host education summit, says no decision yet on tablets, e-learning
Osun State government on Thursday said it has not taken any decision yet on the introduction of tablets and e-learning facilities in government schools across the state. The government in a statement disclosed that an education summit is slated to hold in no distant future to brainstorm on the state of education in Osun with coverage areas to include school…
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The Spirit of Danfo – a review, By Felix Akpan
Ugoji Egbujo is one of the leading social media satirists and influencers in Nigeria who uses his gift to interrogate the political space and provoke lively debate amongst his followers. He is also a columnist for the Vanguard Newspaper, one of the country’s leading tabloids. His style and opinion on topical national issues are usually controversial but widely acknowledged. His…
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PHOTO NEWS: Peter Obi campaigns in Onitsha, Awka ahead guber election
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi was in Anambra State on Thursday to campaign for the candidates of his party contesting for the state House of Assembly election. Only the House of Assembly election will hold in Anambra State as the governorship election is one of the off season elections and will be due in 3 years from now. Obi…
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I’ll start saving for your PhD, Femi Otedola tells Cuppy after Masters degree at Oxford
Billionaire businessman and father of Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy, Femi Otedola has told her daughter that he would start saving for her Phd programme after she successfully completed her Masters degree from Oxford University. Cuppy, the London-based disc jockey on Thursday announced she had added another feather to her cap as she now holds a Master of Science degree.…
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Adeleke hosts security council meeting, reassures Osun people of peaceful polls
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has called on residents of the state to troop out enmasse on Saturday to cast their votes, reassuring them of maximum security throughout the process. Speaking after the second State Security Council meeting held on Thursday, within the premises of the Governor’s Office, Osogbo, the governor stated that the service commanders have concluded arrangements to…
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