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Shekarau confirms plans to leave NNPP, accuses Kwankwaso of deceit, betrayal
Former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau has revealed plans to leave the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with his supporters just months after defecting to the party from the All Progressives Congress (APC). While speaking with his supporters at the Kano Foundation office, BUK Road, Kano on Monday, Shekarau accused Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate and founder of NNPP of…
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Manchester United produce outstanding display to see off struggling Liverpool
Manchester United produced an outstanding display to defeat Liverpool and give manager Erik ten Hag his first Premier League victory at a thunderous Old Trafford. Ten Hag took the bold decision to drop captain Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo and was rewarded with a performance that lifted the mood of crisis around Manchester United and leave Liverpool still searching for…
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Our successes in Lagos, Borno show we’ll hit the ground running, says Shettima at NBA conference
Nigerians should be sure of getting experienced leaders who will hit the ground running immediately from 29 May 2023, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima has said. Shettima said this while representing the party’s presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos on Monday. According to…
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Can ASUU grow beyond strike and learn from private institutions? By Kunle Awosiyan
I stumbled on the piece below on Harvard website and marvelled. The write-up reveals that our Nigeria’s universities lecturers can actually help the government and the country to solve the current educational problems. Instead of the strike, this piece shows that academics have actually been positioned to help the government and the country at large. The piece shows how Harvard…
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Young Nigerians starved of heroes to emulate – Chimamanda
Award winning author Chimamanda Adichie says youths in Nigeria are starved of heroes to look up to. Adichie was speaking while delivering keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Bar Association in Lagos on Monday. The meeting has as theme “Bold Transitions”. “We are starved of heroes. Our young people do not find people to look up…
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FG asks ASUU to consider plight of students, call off strike
The Minister of State for Education Goodluck Nanah Opiah says members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities should consider the plight of Nigerian students who have been home for six months and call off their ongoing strike. Opiah who was spewing to journalists in Owerri, said the government cannot afford to pay workers who have not been to work…
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MMIA Terminal 2 testament to infrastructure development – Lai Muhammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as a testament to the Buhari administration’s unprecedented infrastructure development across the country. The minister stated this in Lagos on Monday, during a media tour of the Terminal. “This edifice – and the others like it – is a testament…
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PHOTO NEWS: Atiku, Shettima, Obi attend NBA conference in Lagos
Leading presidential candidates on Monday attended the opening session of the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association Conference in Lagos. The conference opened at the Expo Centre of Eko Hotel, Victoria Island with a presidential dialogue session with the presidential candidates for 2023 elections. While candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, Peter Obi attended in person,…
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We’re encouraged by impacts of Osun Food Support Scheme on people’s lives, says Oyetola
Osun State government said the positive feedbacks and impacts of its Food Support Scheme on people of the State, had encouraged it to sustain the initiative. It further disclosed that over 500,000 households had directly and indirectly benefitted from the initiative that was introduced in 2021 as a deliberate effort to revolutionalise agriculture, encourage young and old farmers and bring…
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Lagos govt’s supports for Headies Award ‘powerful turning point’ – Kenny Ogungbe
Veteran music producer and co-founder of Kennis Music Kenny Ogungbe says the coming onboard of the Lagos State government as a major backer of the Headies Award is a “powerful turning point”. Ogungbe said this at the reception organized for nominees of the 15th Headies Award at the Lagos House Marina on Sunday. The main awards will be coming up…
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