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Mohammed Abacha is Kano PDP guber candidate, court rules
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the son of former military ruler, Mohammed Abacha is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State. Justice A.M Liman gave the ruling on Thursday. He nullified the party’s primary which produced Sadik Amunu Wali as the PDP candidate. He also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia condemn Taliban’s university ban for women
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the Taliban’s nationwide ban on women attending private and public universities. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that the ban was “neither Islamic nor humane”. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Yemeni counterpart, Cavusoglu urged the Taliban to reverse the decision. “What harm is there in women’s education? What…
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Kemi Adetiba set for her ‘final wedding celebration’
Nollywood influencial producer and director, Kemi Adetiba has announced plans for another wedding that will mark her final wedding rite. The ‘King of Boys’ producer said this in a twitter post on Wednesday. Adetiba said it felt strange to be already married, while they are still planning for the “final wedding”. She also said that the upcoming wedding is one…
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PHOTO NEWS: Young entrepreneurs parley with Tinubu in Lagos
Young people in business and other corporate leaders on Thursday in Lagos had a parley with All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the interaction where entrepreneurs in technology, creative arts, oil and gas and other sectors of the economy converged on Wings venue of the event in Victoria Island, Lagos, Tinubu shared his vision for…
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Gods, Greats and Goats, By Simbo Olorunfemi
If you have followed football long enough, chances are that you would have seen some of the gods in their element, you would have being in awe, seeing greats at work. If you have followed the game long enough, you must have seen masters who danced with football at their feet, soldiers who stood as barricades before the goals and…
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Sadism towards the rich and famous is all the rage, By Bamidele Johnson
Safe to say, at this point, that Basketmouth, accomplished giver of laughter, is unlikely to find laughter easy to come by. The announcement, made today, of the collapse of his 12-year marriage, grim for him, wife and their children, is already sparking laughter on the social media. Running alongside that is the reboot of the regular howls of derision at…
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Omo-Agege visits survivors, families of boat accident victims
…says their sacrifice won’t be in vain Deputy Senate President and Delta APC governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has visited survivors and family of victims who died in a boat accident on their way home from campaign rallies at Ugborodo/Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state. Two of the surviving victims were recuperating at the Lilly Clinic…
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Basketmouth ends 12 years marriage with wife
Stand up comedian, Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth, has announced that he and his wife Elsie Okpocha have ended their 12 years old marriage. The comedian disclosed this in a statement on his Instagram page on Thursday. Basketmouth said the decision came after “much deliberations” between himself and his wife. He added that they will continue to co-parent their…
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AfDB boss Adesina loses mother at 92
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina has lost his mother. The former Minister of Agriculture announced his mother’s death at the age of 92 on his Twitter page on Thursday. “My darling mother, Eunice O. Adesina passed away today at the age of 92. I am blessed you were my mother. You gave birth to me, nursed…
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Tinubu meets entrepreneurs, promises to convert challenges to opportunities for development
…insists fuel subsidy will be removed Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised entrepreneurs that he would turn Nigeria’s present challenges into opportunities for growth and development. He also promised to work towards creating a better security in the country to allow them an enabling environment to do their businesses. Tinubu was speaking…
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