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Queen Elizabeth saw 15 Prime Ministers, signed over 4000 bills into law-British Parliament
‘Parliament has survived as an unshakeable cornerstone of our constitution and our way of life. History links monarchs and Parliament, a connecting thread from one period to the next … The happy relationship I have enjoyed with Parliament has extended well beyond the more than three and a half thousand Bills I have signed into law.’* The Queen’s famous red…
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Obi planning fake assassination attempt to implicate us – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi is planning a fake assassination attempt on himself to implicate the APC. This was contained in a statement by Director, Media and Public Affairs, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo on Monday. This according to Keyamo was part of the “US plan” being put…
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Russian soldiers are dropping their rifles and fleeing in disguise to escape Ukraine’s counteroffensive, reports say
Russian soldiers tried to flee in any way they could, The Washington Post and Financial Times said.Some Russian soldiers stole bicycles, while others disguised themselves as locals, the reports said. Russian soldiers dropped their rifles and fled villages disguised as locals after Ukraine recaptured hundreds of square miles of territory in the Kharkiv region, multiple reports said Sunday. Ukrainian forces,…
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Nigeria held the world spellbound as ‘Elesin Oba’, King’s Horseman, premiered at TIFF, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Again, despite our challenges, the world, particularly the art world of film, was reminded of how great Nigeria is, at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival, as Soyinka’s DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN, produced by Mo Abudu, came alive again before the global film community. As I read about this feat, I got nostalgic. In 2006, as the Special Media…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say ready for AU-led peace talks
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say they are ready to take part in peace talks led by the African Union (AU), removing an obstacle to potential negotiations with the government to end the almost two years of fighting. The announcement was made amid a flurry of international diplomacy after fighting flared last month for the first time in months in northern Ethiopia,…
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Ahead of final probe report, Pantami suspends Post Master General
In a move that may raise suspicions of victimisation and deliberate plot to oust him from office, the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami, has suspended the Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr Ismail Adewusi from office. Adewusi’s suspension was contained in a letter addressed to him, signed by the Chairman of the Nigerian Postal Service Governing Board, Maimuna Abubakar.…
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Tinubu congratulates Etsu Nupe on 70th birthday, 19th coronation anniversary
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on his 70th birthday and 19 years on the throne as the paramount ruler of the Nupe ethnic nation. He commended him for his nationalistic fervour and contributions to Nigeria’s development. In a congratulatory statement by his Media Office on Sunday in Lagos, the…
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Wike taunts Secondus, says confidence vote won’t save Ayu
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has taunted former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, for celebrating the vote of confidence passed on his successor, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, by the party’s National Executive Committee. According to the governor, no amount of confidence votes would save Ayu from being ousted from the position. This was stated on…
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Tinubu congratulates Igbinedion at 88, says Esama of Benin is a trailblazer
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent his warm wishes to Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, on his 88th birthday. Tinubu praised the elder-statesman and Benin high Chief for his contributions to the social and economic development of the country as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and cultural ambassador. The former Lagos State…
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In awe of hero Hussein of LASU, By Tunde Akanni PhD
Such is the depth and spread across all the campuses of the Lagos State University, LASU, where Prof Lateef Akanni Hussein, held sway as the sixth Vice-Chancellor from 2005 to 2011, that this tribute was to be authored jointly by two of us, colleagues at LASU, Dr Noheem Thanny and yours sincerely. Both of us and several others across the…
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