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Beyond lamentations, By Segun Ayobolu
The sheer splendor and grandeur that characterized activities marking her burial ceremonies reflected the opulence and effortless glamour of her life as royalty for over seven decades. I speak of no other than the just departed Queen Elizabeth 11 of England. She was born great by luck of birth although she magnified the prestige and fame conferred by her royal…
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US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters
The Biden administration has issued a license to relax sanctions on internet services in Iran, saying the move aims to “support the free flow of information” for Iranians amid widespread anti-government protests. The US Treasury Department said on Friday that the decision comes in response to the Iranian authorities choking off internet access in the country to disrupt demonstrations and…
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Our social investment programmes designed to sustainably take care of the masses – Osun Govt
…flags off 18th edition of Food Support Scheme Osun State government has attributed the steady reduction in the poverty index of the state to the policies and social investment programmes it introduced to take care of the masses. According to the government, these policies and social investment programmes have helped to turn around the socio-economic fortunes of the state and…
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2023: IGP bans use of Amotekun, ESN, others for campaigns
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has banned Amotekun, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and other state sponsored security outfits from being deployed by politicians and political actors during the 2023 general elections campaign starting next week. IGP Baba gave the directive while addressing senior police officers, Commissioners of Police (CPs) and above, during the monthly meeting with strategic…
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LASG assures timely completion of Lekki-Epe Expressway
The Lagos State government has reassured residents of the timely completion of the Lekki-Epe Expressway with advice to motorists to obey the traffic signs at the construction site. Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye made the statement on Thursday after visiting the Awoyaya axis of the road together with several stakeholders like Craneburg Construction, Lekki Estate Resident…
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PDP crisis proves Atiku is ‘divider-in-chief’ – APC
…says campaign heading for still birth The President Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says daily events keep pointing to the defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will suffer in next year’s presidential election. Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga said this in a statement on Friday. Onanuga said this came after…
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FG accuses Atiku of copying Buhari’s economic blueprint
The Federal Government says the economic blueprint recently unveiled by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is a “crude attempt at copying all that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has done.” Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that Atiku’s blueprint is a poor version of the present…
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Tambuwal takes over from Fayemi as Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has emerged the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. This was disclosed in a statement by the the spokesman of the Forum, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo who said Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi who was chairman of the forum, transferred the office to Tambuwal at the National Economic Council meeting held at Aso Rock, Abuja. Fayemi…
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Anti-party: Nobody can suspend me from PDP, Wike boasts
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says nobody can suspend him from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he continues to lead calls for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu. Wike made this known in an interaction with some select journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday. The governor said people who dumped the PDP cannot come around…
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Playing the ostrich with ASUU, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Unable to reach an agreement on its industrial dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the federal government has pulled out its old trick of seeking judicial palliative. A couple of weeks ago, it approached the National Industrial Court to challenge the strike by the university teachers who had shunned work for seven months. On Wednesday, the court in…
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