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Shaka Momodu: the man with the muck rake, By Ayo Oladele-Peters
For Shaka Momodu, the editor of This Day and a columnist with the newspaper, column writing is about hurling insults, cheap abuse, curses, invectives, peddling gossip, trading in unverified rumor, hypocritical moralistic posturing and wallowing in the gutter of mudslinging. That the Editor of what is supposed to be a leading newspaper in the country can be allowed by his…
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World leaders mourn death of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for his pivotal role in ending the Cold War and introducing key reforms to the USSR, has prompted an outpouring of condolences and tributes from world leaders. Gorbachev died age 91 on Tuesday following a long illness, according to Russian state news agencies. He was the final leader of the Soviet…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies
Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday. The man credited with…
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Nigeria will stop importing petroleum products in 2023 – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says importation of petroleum products into the country will be stopped by mid-2023. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of NNPC Ltd., disclosed this at a press briefing at the State House on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the combined output of Nigeria’s refineries being revamped and the Dangote refinery would be enough…
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Face APC in your state, leave me, Wike tells PDP leaders
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike PDP leaders should focus on dismantling the All Progressives Congress (APC) in their states like he’s doing in Rivers and stop talking about him alwa3. Wike said this on Tuesday at the opening of the Ogbunabali Sandfilled Area in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor acknowledged that although certain Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party…
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Flutterwave in turmoil again as Kenyan court freezes more money
Nigerian founded fintech startup, Flutterwave has found itself in turmoil again as it continues its pursuit for a license to operate in Kenya and East Africa. An additional sum of $3.3 million (Ksh 400.6 million) belonging to the fintech has been frozen by a Kenyan High Court. This comes barely a month after the Pan-African fintech giant got caught up…
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BREAKING: Tinubu visits Jonathan, seeks collaboration over presidential election
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday visited former President Goodluck Jonathan. WesternPost gathered that the APC candidate and Jonathan were in a closed-door meeting where they spoke on issues majorly around the presidential election next year. Tinubu said his visit to Jonathan was for consultation in his capacity as a former President in the…
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Osinbajo, APC governors seek to end ASUU strike
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed to work together towards bringing an end to the indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They also agreed to engage in finding lasting solutions to the economic situation in the country. These were some of the highlights of…
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Tinubu celebrates Bishop Matthew Kukah @70, praises devotion to public good
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent a special goodwill message to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah on the occasion of his 70th birthday celebration. Tinubu in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the prominent clergy acknowledged the contributions of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese to national development and progress in the over…
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Ekiti APC owes you debt of gratitude, Oyebanji tells Erelu Fayemi
…as governor-elect meets Ekiti APC Women Campaign Council members Ekiti State Governor- elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, owes the First Lady, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, a debt of gratitude for her invaluable contributions to the electioneering activities that led to the party’s landslide victory in the June 18 governorship election. The…
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