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Oyo Assembly approves Lawal’s appointment as new deputy governor
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor, following the impeachment of Rauf Olaniyan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval followed the nomination of Mr Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Mr Olaniyan. NAN reports that Mr…
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Arsenal hope to close deal for Zinchenko early this week
Arsenal hope to conclude a deal with Manchester City to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko early this week. It is understood the total transfer fee for the Ukraine international will be worth in the region of £30m, with personal terms not expected to be a problem. Talks are continuing over the deal, and there is growing confidence that it can be completed…
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Fuji House of Commotion star Sola Onayiga is dead
Veteran actress, Sola Awojobi Onayiga is dead. Popularly known as Ireti in comic TV series Fuji House of Commotion, Onayiga died early Monday morning according to multiple family sources. Movie critic and theatre art practitioner, Shuaibu Husseini confirmed her death on his Twitter page on Monday. “Just learnt that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts,…
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Nollywood actress Ada Ameh is dead
Nollywood actress Ada Ameh, popularly known as Emu in TV soap The Johnsons is dead. WesternPost gathered that the actress died Sunday night aged 48. President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas confirmed her death. The actress who had been battling health related issues slumped at an outing in Delta State on Sunday and was pronounced dead by…
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BREAKING: Oyo Assembly impeaches deputy governor
The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor of the State, Rauf Olaniyan. Olaniyan was impeached by the Assembly at plenary on Monday following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him. The deputy governor had recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Details later…
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Ekiti APC, governor-elect begin thank you tour, road show
Ekiti State Governor- elect, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji and the deputy governor- elect, Chief ( Mrs) Monisade Afuye will on Monday, July 18, begin a ‘thank you tour’ to all the 16 local government areas of the state to express their gratitude to the people of the State for their support in the June 18 governorship election. The tour will kick off…
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Fraser-Pryce wins record fifth 100m world title
…as Jamaica sweeps 1, 2, 3 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a trademark performance to win a record fifth 100m title at the World Championships on Sunday. The Jamaican exploded out of the blocks and had the race sewn up way before crossing the line in a championship record time of 10.67 seconds. Fraser-Pryce won her first world 100m title 13 years…
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‘We shall never forget you,’ Tinubu mourns Kemi Nelson’s death
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Chief Mrs Kemi Nelson. WesternPost had earlier reported that Chief (Mrs) Kemi Nelson, who served as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in the Tinubu’s administration between 1999 and 2003 died on Sunday aged 66. In a statement on his Facebook page on Sunday,…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Christian leaders must engage candidates, says Tunde Bakare
Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has tasked Christian leaders to take their discussions on the 2023 general elections to nation-building and national development. Bakare was speaking on the heels of reactions which has trailed the decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress to run a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. In a statement on Sunday, Bakare…
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The limits of influencer marketing, By Akin Olaniyan
The appearance of Habeeb Okikiola otherwise known as Portable at campaign rally as guests of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Davido for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osogbo, Osun State, has elicited comments from many Nigerians. While most of the comments I have read question the morality of popular musicians throwing their star power behind political campaigns; the…
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