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Obi, Labour Party at loggerheads over presidential campaign council
Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi are at loggerheads over the composition of the party’s presidential campaign council. According to Vanguard, while the party is still consulting on who are the group, Obi’s campaign organisation, led by Doyin Okupe who is the director general are going on with the constitution of the campaign council without carrying the…
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Qatar hires 3rd cruise ship as floating hotel for World Cup
A third cruise ship was hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar on Monday to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked in Doha Port to add much-needed rooms for the tournament. Geneva-based MSC Cruises announced the agreement only six weeks before the World Cup is scheduled to start on Nov. 20. The 1,075-cabin MSC Opera will be available from…
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Citizens who contribute to national development deserve appreciation, Buhari declares
…as 443 Nigerians, 7 foreigners get National Honours President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja conferred National Honours on 450 Nigerians and non-Nigerians, who have distinguished themselves in the service of the nation and humanity, saying that citizens who contribute to national development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated.Leading the 2022 National Honours Award recipients, in the category of Grand…
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Wike makes over 14,000 ‘stomach infrastructure’ appointments
With less then eight months to the end of his tenure Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has made over 14,000 appointments he said are targeted towards stomach infrastructure. Wike disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri. Ebiri in the statement, disclosed that the appointments consist of 14,000 advisers, 319 ward liaison officers and 40…
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Russia adds Meta to list of ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups
Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, the Interfax news agency has reported. Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out extremist activities” after authorities accused Meta of tolerating “Russophobia” during Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Meta…
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National honours reinforces my belief in Nigeria – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has received the National Honours Award of the Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON. The National Honour was conferred on Governor Akeredolu by President Muhammadu Buhari at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday. In a brief interview after the ceremony, the Governor said the award has reinforced and strengthened his…
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PHOTO NEWS: Okonjo-Iweala, Amina Mohammed, 445 other bag National Honours
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred National Honours on 447 Nigerians and non-Nigerians. The event held had the the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory saw Director General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed bagging the second highest honour – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger,…
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Migrants from Nigeria bringing highest number of relatives to UK, face clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman
Migrants from Nigeria may face a clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to cut net migration as it emerged that citizens from the West African country are bringing the highest number of relatives to the UK. Nigerians accounted for 40% of all dependants who accompanied foreign students in the 12 months to June – despite Nigerian students making up…
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Lagos gets Federal Government approval for Lekki Airport
The Federal Government has presented the letter of approval for the proposed Lekki International Airport to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika presented the letter to Governor Sanwo-Olu at the ongoing ninth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island. According to Sirika, the new airport “will help to decongest the…
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As the PDP blunders along, By Okey Ikechukwu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is adamant on retaining the current party Chairman. The Chairman, himself, is adamant on not giving up his position. The supporters of the Rivers State governor, a defeated candidate in the party’s controversial presidential primaries, are adamant on not supporting their party’s presidential candidate unless Ayu is removed as party Chairman.…
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