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Ukraine war: Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian frontline, beginning on Friday. The ceasefire, scheduled to start at 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT), will coincide with the Russian Orthodox Christmas. It follows an appeal from Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Before Mr Putin’s order, Ukraine said Kirill’s…
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In Edo, Tinubu says Obasanjo unfit to recommend president for Nigerians
…urges Europeans to pay reparation on returned Benin artefacts …promises massive economic development All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu , said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not qualified to recommend or endorse anyone as President of Nigeria because of his failures. While speaking on Thursday at the APC presidential campaign rally held at the University of…
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Remembering a media giant, Tunji Oseni at 80, By Lanre Idowu
Today, our mentor, Tunji Oseni would have been 80. Being in the celestial realm, he is not around to celebrate the event with family, friends, and associates. As we join his family to offer prayers for the continued repose of his soul, let us spare a thought for some of those qualities that stood Oseni out as a distinguished journalist…
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Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book
In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts what he says was a physical attack by his brother, William, now Prince of Wales, as their relationship fell apart over the younger prince’s marriage to the actor Meghan Markle. Describing a confrontation at his London home in 2019, Harry says William called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”, which Harry calls a “parrot[ing…
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Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times
Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square. The event marked the first occasion in modern times that a pontiff had presided over the funeral of his predecessor – and the first ever of one who resigned. Benedict, the first pontiff in almost 600 years to…
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Tinubu mourns renowned political scientist, newspaper columnist, Prof Ayo Olukotun
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has described the death on Wednesday of renowned political scientist and columnist, Prof. Ayo Olukotun, as sad and shocking. He said Prof. Olukotun who he described as a friend was a public intellectual who made useful contributions to national development through regular interventions in public discourse. According to him, the late professor…
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Bwala is an uncultured rottweiler, By Kassim Afegbua
I have just read the diatribe of one Daniel Bwala, who claims to be a Spokesman to a desperate-for-nothing of a candidate, and I had a good laugh; I laughed at his hollowness. I am happy that Bwala acknowledges that he, himself, is an unknown entity; the reason he repeatedly said he’s a Presidential Spokesman; at which job, he spends…
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Celebrities, bad time and the pity party rhetoric, By Abiodun Ishola Ladepo
I know this may sound cruel or insensitive but I don’t believe it is. Whenever I see or hear pitiful stories about a former Nigerian sports, music or acting superstar who is now languishing in penury and someone is trying to raise donations for them, I ignore it. I resent the brazen emotional blackmail. “Oh! He made Nigeria proud at…
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2023: My projections, By Aliyu Tilde
Below is a table of my 2023 presidential elections vote distribution among the four principal presidential candidates. I cannot lay my hand on 2023 voter cards issued by state; so I was compelled to use the one released by 2019 believing that any variance will more or less be evenly distributed among the states. The table has given estimated votes…
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Killers of top CBN official, family will be hunted down, says Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has directed the Ogun State Police Command to hunt down the killers of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye. Mr Fatinoye was a top CBN official. Governor Abiodun stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin. The couple was killed, and their house at GRA, Ibara in Abeokuta,…
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