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Namibia’s first elected president Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday. Nujoma rose to head the thinly populated southern African country on March 21, 1990 and was formally recognised as “Founding Father of the Namibian Nation” through…
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12 Nuggets of Progress under President Tinubu, by Senator George Akume
2025 has already started full throttle, and our Renewed Hope Agenda is in full swing. In just under two years, we are seeing tangible progress, as our efforts aimed at economic transformation begin to bear fruit under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. 1/ We’re working relentlessly to curb inflation and restore credibility to our monetary framework. By transforming the foreign…
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Education Ministry dismisses reported scrapping of JSS, SSS as untrue
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, only suggested implementing a 12-year basic education program, the Ministry of Education confirmed on Friday. According to the ministry, there was no instant policy change on the subject, despite widespread reports to the contrary. According to media reports, a new policy that would do away with the Junior and Senior Secondary School system…
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JUST IN: Obasanjo’s ADC General Jemitola slumps, dies in Abuja
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s former Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Major General Christopher Jemitola on Thursday slumped and died at the IBB Golf Course in Abuja. According to family sources, he was rushed to the hospital but could not make ait as he was reportedly declared dead upon arrival by the medical staff. The late General Jemitola was Obasanjo’s ADC from 2003 to 2007.…
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Another Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to abolish birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman heard arguments Wednesday over a request by five pregnant undocumented women to block Trump’s Day-1 executive order seeking to redefine the meaning of the 14th Amendment to exclude the children of undocumented immigrants…
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BBC documentary on Luwo Gbagida, a distortion of Yoruba history, says Oluwo of Iwoland
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, Telu 1, has criticized a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Yoruba documentary, describing it as an attempt to distort Yoruba history. The monarch was reacting to the documentary on Luwo Gbagida, a female Ile-Ife monarch, who was erroneously referred to as Luwo Gbagidi. In a statement, the Oluwo of Iwo clarified that Luwo Gbagida…
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Osun Obaship Crisis: One reportedly killed, several injured
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A-yet- to- be identified person has been reportedly killed, while several others sustained various degree of injuries as a result of violence that erupted due to Obaship tussle in Ido Ajegunle community, Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government of Osun State. It was gathered that the violence began on Monday morning when a group individuals suspected to…
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Dangote Refinery reduces ex-depot petrol price to N890
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, from N950 to N890, effective from Saturday. According to reports, this price change is a reaction to both a notable drop in the price of crude oil globally and positive developments in the global energy sector. According to Dangote Refinery, its…
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