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Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon apologises to Lagos LP Rep-elect
Nigerian actor, Adeyemi Okanlawon, has apologised to House of Representatives-elect for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Thaddeus Attah, after coming under fire for an open letter he addressed to the politician on Friday. Thaddeus, ran under the Labour Party and won the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat, beating entertainer turned politician, Olubankole Wellington (Banky W), who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate…
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Why Oyo people voted for Tinubu – Seyi Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has given reasons why Senator Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the state in the presidential election that took place on February 25. Many had expressed happiness that Makinde was part of the process that “redrew the electoral map of Nigeria.” The governor, spoke when he was featured on Splash FM’s…
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Kashim Shettima, Dutse and the Emir’s coronation, By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
We landed at the Dutse Airport at 1105HRS. For me, this was a moment of poignant remembrance. Between 2013 and 2014, I drove to and from Dutse, dozens of times. I was part of a team of media experts that then governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, had put together to help midwife Jigawa State Television. True to his NEPU/PRP…
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How PDP is pushing Osun Civil Servants to keep their eggs in one basket, By Samuel Adereti
We have learnt about the plan of a class of senior civil servants in Osun State to coerce, persuade and cajole their junior colleagues to vote for all candidates of the PDP in the next Saturday’s house of assembly elections. They run on a propaganda that voting APC candidates would be unwise because they would be combative to the administration…
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Sanwo-Olu: Waiting on the spirit of Lagos, By Olawale Olaleye
Former US President, Barack Obama, isn’t just endowed with hypnotic gift of the gab or oratory skills, there is always a take-home from his knowledge and wealth of experience each time he speaks, albeit not for the feeble-minded. Whenever he communicates, only the deep can understand the context, and of course, its intrinsic message. One of the all-time outstanding speeches…
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Another election, another trouble, By Simon Kolawole
Wow! The inevitable disputes aside, what an amazing presidential election we just had! Surely one of the most extraordinary in our history. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), losing at home to Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeating APC in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
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We must rise against ‘Tribesmen’ and ‘Idiots’, By Omoniyi Ibietan
I had earlier submitted the statement below as a comment to a post made much earlier by Joel Nwokeoma Thank you, dear friend and brother. I am happy to occupy same geographical space with you as a citizen and compatriot and I look forward to God, whose prerogative it is to decide who we are, to strengthen the bond of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari arrives Doha for UN confab on Least Developed Countries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Doha, Qatar ahead of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) which will hold from March 5-9th where he will deliver address and hold bilateral meetings. He was accompanied on the trip by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema and other…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima, Buni, Bello attend funeral prayers for late Abdullahi Abacha
Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima earlier on Saturday attended the funeral prayers of Abdullahi Sani Abacha at the National Mosque, Abuja. Others who graced the event were mother of the decreased, Mariam Abacha, elder brother, Mohammed Abacha, Governors of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni who is the husband of the deceased sister, Gumsu Abacha-Buni, Sani Bello of Niger State, billionaire…
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Sanwo-Olu wins my heart….again! By Segun Odegbami
This has nothing to do with the politics of the day. It has everything to do with the man, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. If revealing the deepest feelings in my heart for a man who is presently engrossed in politics is considered political, then I gladly plead ‘guilty’. The story of Henry Nwosu’s health situation is well documented in the Nigerian media.…
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