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Army to exam body: Produce officers capable of tackling security challenges
The Commander Training and Doctrine Command ,Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA), Major General SO Olabanji has urged members of the Examination Panel and Directing Staff for Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination (SSCQE) 2022 to continually uphold the virtue of integrity and good character. He said this while addressing members of the examination panel and observers at the Ihejirika Auditorium, Jaji, Kaduna…
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Atiku won’t get Northern Christians’ votes, they don’t trust him – VON DG
Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu said Northern Christians won’t vote the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar because they don’t trust him. Okechukwu was reacting to the outrage by Northern Christians over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Okechukwu asked Nigerians to give…
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Nigerians happened to Nigeria, By Odi Ikpeazu
“Art is not a mirror to hold up to societybut a hammer with which to shape it.”Leon Trotsky My friend asked me last night what I thought of Big Brother Naija, which I thought was quite cynical of him since I didn’t know why my opinion about it mattered one way or the other. Knowing that particular fellow, he will…
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ECONOMIST: Abe Shinzo’s legacy encompasses the Indo-Pacific
He adopted his favourite mantra from Margaret Thatcher, according to Taniguchi Tomohiko THE JAPANESE government has decided to hold a state funeral by the end of September for Abe Shinzo, the late former prime minister. There is only one precedent for this in the countryâs post-war history: Yoshida Shigeru, a former prime minister, was given a state funeral in 1967.…
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Obi-tuary, By Sam Omatseye
Suddenly, it is all quiet on the eastern front. No street heckles or flag waving or mooning over a yellow sun, no hooting or baying in public. The rabble no longer raves. Few wonder what happened to the Nnamdi Kanu crowd. Some may wonder if they are withering? The answer is before our eyes. The Biafran babblers are alive and…
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Ronaldo returns for United in Rayo Vallecano draw
Cristiano Ronaldo made his first pre-season appearance for Manchester United in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano after a summer of speculation about his future. Pictures of Ronaldo leaving Old Trafford prior to the final whistle emerged on social media, but United have clarified he was one of a number of players to do so, and it is not an…
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England beat Germany to win first major women’s trophy
England created history by winning their first major women’s tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against old rivals and eight-time champions Germany at Wembley. Substitute Chloe Kelly poked home a loose ball from a corner to send the raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a frenzy with ten minutes of extra time remaining. She waited for confirmation of the…
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Oyetola congratulates Osun-born Olarinoye for winning gold
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated weightlifter, Adijat Olarinoye, for winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Olarinoye, on Saturday night, emerged the overall best in the womenâs 55kg category of the weightlifting event, after she lifted 92kg in the snatch, 111kg in clean and jerk, lifting 203kg in total to…
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14,609 out of 70,593 surrendered insurgents are combatants – Commander
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force âOperation Hadin kaiâ, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, says 14,609 out of the 70,593 insurgents who surrendered to troops are combatants. Musa said this on Friday in Maiduguri when he spoke with newsmen on recent successes recorded by the command under âOperation Desert Sanityâ and âOperation Lake Sanityâ. âOut of this number, 14,609 were active…
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Senate president denies sitting on senators’ letters of defection
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has denied sitting on letters of defections of senators who reportedly are planning to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media) Ola Awoniyi, the senate president described the story as utter falsehood. “The report mentioned only Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa as one of the…
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