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Media owners, editors hold roundtable on industry regulation, accountability
Leading media houses in the country, and stakeholders, including civil society and non-media groups will gather in Lagos on Monday to discuss an acceptable framework for media regulation in the country. This move to deepen public trust by setting up a credible adjudicatory mechanism, is under the auspices of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in collaboration with the…
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Soludo presents N259bn 2023 budget to Anambra lawmakers
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on Thursday presented the 2023 budget before the state House of Assembly. Presenting the budget tagged; ‘Taking off from the blocks’, Soludo said it would help his administration’s goal to transform Anambra into a livable and prosperous smart megacity that is the preferred destination to live, invest, learn, work and relax/enjoy. According to him, the…
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Adamu: Tinubu will be next President, urges him to get ready
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has told the party’s presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu to get ready to assume the presidency of Nigeria, from May 29, 2023. Adamu, who spoke at the Town Hall meeting on Thursday in Lafia between the APC candidate and stakeholders in the mining sector, said he was merely echoing President…
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University of Ilesa: NUC presents Letter of Recognition to Osun govt
…we’re taking our dream to fruition — Oyetola The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday presented Letter of Recognition for the official take off of the University of Ilesa. The presentation, which was done at the NUC secretariat, Abuja, gave birth to the successful completion of the formal documentary process into the establishment of the University. This is even as…
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Our campaigns will be issue-based, Tinubu declares at Nasarawa townhall meeting with agro-processors, miners
…promises full completion, operation of Ajaokuta Steel Company …’Our administration will develop solid mineral sector’ All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his campaign for the nation’s number one seat will only be issue-based, centred on bringing prosperity to the nation. Tinubu said this during a townhall meeting with mining and agro-processing stakeholders in Lafia, Nasarawa…
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For Afuye, a long goodnight, By Dare Babarinsa
It is not easy to come to terms with the sudden passage of Funminiyi Afuye, the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly until his sudden death last month. He and his wife, Titi, were planning the wedding of their daughter, Abisola, but fate had other plans. So, on Sunday, October 16, Afuye had gone to the Ekiti State Pavilion,…
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Entangled: A review, By Bolajoko Bayo-Ajayi
When I first laid my hands on this book – the title brought back a memory of the word entanglement that trended a few years ago. So my curiosity was heightened. On the day I received it, I had planned to read it over the weekend, but I started on my drive home and couldn’t drop the book till I…
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Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, set to marry Nigerian-raised boyfriend
Tiffany Trump, daughter of former United States President, Donald Trump will on November 12 marry his Nigerian-raised boyfriend, Michael Boulos. Michael is the son of Lebanese billionaire and owner of Boulos Enterprises in Lagos. Michael was raised in Lagos and had his primary and secondary school education in Lagos before he travelled to the United States where he met his…
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US mid-term election: A timely lesson for Nigerians, By Uche Diala
The much awaited American mid-term election has come and is going and the results as they pan out all but defy all projections, expectations and known traditions of American mid-term elections regarding a ruling party. Significant to note is that the predicted “red wave” did not happen. In the lead up to the election, Republicans especially its ‘MAGA’ wing led…
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Oyetola has no plan to remove Ataoja, says aide
…warns Osogbo Action Committee against inciting people against govt The Osogbo Action Committee has been advised not to incite the people against Governor Adegboyega Oyetola by spreading falsehood that the government intends to dethrone the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji. Chief Press Secretary to Governor Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, said in a statement that a letter to the governor…
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