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Wike mocks Atiku over Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike said the endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi by former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo shows lack of confidence in the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Obasanjo had declared his support for Obi ahead of next month’s presidential election in a letter he wrote to Nigerian youths on…
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‘Injustice rant’ by G-5 governors a distraction, says Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice-presidential candidate, has described the party’s G-5 governors’ rant over alleged injustices in the party as a distraction. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, on Monday, Okowa said the Southern Governors’ Forum at a meeting in Asaba resolved and later reiterated in subsequent meetings in Lagos and Enugu, to work towards…
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S.M.O Aka, the letter writer, By Simbo Olorunfemi
This morning, for some rather strange reason, ruminating over Baba’s letter, my mind suddenly did a flip and the name, S.M.O Aka suddenly popped up. I can’t even remember that name coming to my mind in the last 30 years, but memory sure has a way of responding to the most unlikely trigger. But then, how could I have forgotten…
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I’ll uphold citizens’ right to hold dissenting views – Tinubu
…says I’m fit for the rigours of office…fuel subsidy favours the rich more…signs of my victory making opposition jittery Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that under his leadership the right of citizens to freely express their views on government policies and activities will be guaranteed. Speaking against the backdrop of insinuations…
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African legend, Youssou N’dour lauds 8th All-Africa Music Awards in Dakar
…urges Africans to celebrate heritage As the highly anticipated 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) tagged ‘Teranga Edition’ scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 12-15 January 2023, draws nearer, Senegalese music legend Youssou N’dour has urged African stars to come together to collectively amplify the heritage of African music. The 63-year-old music maestro while lauding AFRIMA for…
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Lest Nigerian youths be deceived by Obasanjo’s sanctimony and revisionism, By Dele Alake
On the whole, the latest epistolary misadventure by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a gratuitous insult on the collective intelligence of Nigerians. In particular, his laborious attempt to prey on the innocence of much younger generation constitutes a grievous assault on public morality, seeking to force morsels of sheer falsehood down the throats of a demography perhaps too young to comprehend…
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Tax clearance certificate, now available in ‘One Click’ says FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that taxpayers can now get their Tax Clearance Certificate in a single click via its flagship Taxpro Max solution. The TaxPro Max, a tax administration solution introduced by the apex tax authority in June 2021 is a one-stop-shop for taxpayer registration, tax returns filing, tax payment, tax clearance certificate requesting, among other…
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INTERVIEW: Why i will do away with fuel subsidy – Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu spoke with Kaduna-based Freedom Radio while in Saudi Arabia for Lesser Hajj on his stand on fuel subsidy removal and his physical fitness to be the President of Nigeria. Question: Your Excellency, I understand you are in Saudi Arabia? Tinubu: Yes, I am here in Saudi Arabia. It is a…
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Toyin Falola at 70: The reminiscing about a scholar and legend, By Tunji Olaopa
TF, as Professor Toyin Falola, is known all over the world, has gracefully been inducted into the exalted and hoary circle of the septuagenarians. And strangely, his self-effacing self would not acknowledge nor celebrate this momentous occasion with at least a seminal offering as we are wont to. Sometimes in November, 2022, I raised the issue of the approaching 70th…
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Former Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness, thanks God in final published letter
Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has “wronged” in the spiritual testament published following his death. Benedict, who was the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life, passed away on Saturday, according to…
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