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Security: Counting our blessings
If you spend your life expecting a storm, then you may never enjoy showers of blessings. Each time it rains, you expect your roof to be blown off, and anytime the sky is overcast, it sends you into trepidation. Apprehension. Nervousness. That is the mindset of those who continue to talk of ‘worsening insecurity’ in the land, even when things…
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Lagos reaffirms ban on motorcycle operations in 10 LGAs
The Lagos State government has reaffirmed that the ban on motorcycle operations in 10 Local Governments (LGs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state remains effective. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde said that there has been peace and improvement in security in areas where the activities of Okada operators have been…
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In Kogi, it is raining wahala, By Dare Babarinsa
It is good and commendable that after many weeks of hesitation, the Federal Government decided to intervene in the dispute between the Kogi State Government and Dangote Industries Plc over the ownership of the Dangote Cement Factory in Obajana, Kogi State. Since Dangote opened the cement industry in Obajana in 2002, that town has never slept until Governor Yahaya Bello…
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In defence of Ghana’s ‘Assertive Curriculum’ and Nigeria’s Startup Act 2022, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwun earned PhD in educational policy from the University of Southern California, in the United States. He represents Ashanti Region in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Minister of Education in Ghana. Like Nigeria, Ghana is operating its Fourth Republic and by my reckoning, Ghana has made quantifiable and remarkable progress in its…
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Buhari inaugurates APC PCC as Tinubu unveils Action Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Governors, National Working Committee members and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress to the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the party on Friday afternoon at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. At the event which signals the formal launch of the party’s campaign season, the presidential candidate of the party,…
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Tinubu mourns with family, Ekiti over death of State Assembly Speaker Afuye
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the sudden death of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, as sad and unfortunate. Asiwaju Tinubu in a statement from his Media Office, signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, said the late Afuye was an astute political leader who served not only…
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BREAKING: Liz Truss quits as Britain’s prime minister
Liz Truss is set to become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister ever, after announcing her intention to resign just six weeks into a disastrous term. Liz Truss said outside Downing Street that she “set out a vision for a low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.” “I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the…
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Biden releasing 15 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve
US President Joe Biden has announced the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the United States strategic reserve, a move that follows contentious OPEC+ production cuts that have drawn scorn in Washington in advance of next month’s midterm elections. Biden said on Wednesday afternoon that the drawdown will complete the release of 180 million barrels that his administration…
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FG orders MTN, Airtel, Glo, Etisalat to suspend 10% increase in tariff
The Federal Government has directed network service providers to reverse the unilateral upward tariff adjustment. This was contained in a statement signed by Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Reuben Muoka. The statement said that the 10 per cent increase in tariffs didn’t get the approval of the board of the NCC. “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission,…
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Five challenges the BBC faces as it turns 100
As the BBC celebrates its 100th anniversary, our media editor looks ahead at the challenges it faces, from competition from streaming services to reaching young people on TikTok. Great institutions, like great literature, are often born from existential angst, as urgent responses to the prevailing horrors of their era. As with TS Eliot’s The Waste Land, released in 1922, so…
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