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PDP Board of Trustees urges Ayu to resign after 2023 elections
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu to give “firm assurances” he will resign after the 2023 elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The PDP BOT also asked members to stop making inflammatory statements. The resolutions of…
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UK finance minister Kwarteng has been sacked – BBC
Britain’s finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported on Friday, as the government’s massive tax cuts sparked financial market turmoil. Kwarteng is no longer chancellor of the exchequer, the BBC said. The Times newspaper reported earlier that Kwarteng was expected to be sacked. His sacking makes Kwarteng Britain’s shortest…
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A different model for funding of Nigerian universities, By Oyedeji Kayode
Free education at tertiary level is not realistic. Education may be free at lower level. At the tertiary level, it must be of high quality and must be paid for. It will be important to compare the cost of managing a student per head in either Covenant or ABUAD with that of a top, government funded University to see if…
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Tinubu mourns with Bola Shagaya over mother’s death
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has extended his deep condolences to Hajia Bola Shagaya over the death of her mother, Alhaja Saadatu Abdulraheem, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The mother of the business mogul died four days ago. Asiwaju Tinubu, who had earlier sent his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to visit the family…
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Chinese President, Xi Jinping commiserates with Nigeria over Anambra boat mishap
President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent boat mishap in Anambra State. Over 40 people were reported to have died in the accident which happened Friday, October 7, at Umunankwo in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. In a letter to President Buhari, the Chinese leader wrote: “Distressed…
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OON award: Come and see me dey buga…
The news came like a bolt from the blue. I had been slated to receive National Honours Award in the rank of Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON. Who, me? I almost couldn’t believe it. Astounded is the word. But the person telling me was neither flippant nor frivolous. And a short while after, I had the letter…
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FG set to distribute 12,000MT food to 1.4m flood victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to provide immediate relief to victims of flood across the country. Minister in charge of the ministry, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, who disclosed on Friday in Abuja, said that 90,000 houses have been destroyed in more than six states that have been affected by flood…
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NNPP removes Ademola as South West Zonal Chairman
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced the removal of its South West Zonal Chairman, Prince Ayoade Ademola. This was contained in a communique read by the Secretary of the party in the zone, Mr. Babatunde Oke to journalists in Ibadan on Thursday. According to him, the decision was taken after Ademola’s removal by his ward, local government and…
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Putin courts Erdogan to pump more Russian gas through Turkey
President Vladimir Putin has proposed to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that Russia could export more gas through Turkey and turn it into a new supply hub as he tries to preserve Russia’s energy leverage over Europe. At a meeting in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Putin said Turkey offered the most reliable route to deliver gas to the European Union…
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Kanu has cases to answer – Malami
The Federal Government still has a case against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who got a landmark reprieve on Thursday, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said. Malami, made this known in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Ministry of Justice.…
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