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OPEC Chief Barkindo’s death heartbreaking – Tinubu
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described as heartbreaking the death of Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, Secretary-General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Tinubu, in a press statement on Thursday from his Media Office, noted that it was even more, when the country was preparing to celebrate his monumental achievements in OPEC ahead of the end…
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Kuje Prison attack and shame of a nation, By Abubakar Sidiq Usman
Just returned from a visit to Kuje correctional centre and I am really ashamed at what I saw and what I heard. To think that this is a medium facility located in the FCT, one can only imagine what correctional facilities in other parts of the country looks like. To start with, the facility is located within a residential neighborhood…
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Kenyan court freezes Flutterwave bank accounts over alleged money laundering
A high court in Kenya has granted an exparte motion which sought temporary freezing of bank accounts belonging to Nigerian fintech Flutterwave and four Kenyans on the request of the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), the agency said. According to reports, the deposit of Sh7 billion ($59 million) from 56 accounts in Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Equity, EcoBank, KCB and Co-operative…
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2023 election: Obi will lose by landslide, By Kunle Awosiyan
For now the loudest supporters of any presidential candidate are that of Peter Obi of Labour Party but the 2023 election will shock them because the party will lose by landslide. There is one thing about them; they are very loud but they know nothing or very little about politics and how politicians win election in this country. They are…
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Tunisia’s Jabeur makes history as 1st Arab, African woman to reach Wimbledon singles final
Ons Jabeur’s steady progress from year to year-up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon-has carried her to a Grand Slam singles final, the first Africana or Arab woman to make it that far in the professional era. The No. 3-seeded Jabeur, a 27-year-old from Tunisia, got past her good friend Tatjana Maria 6-2,…
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Burkina Faso’s ousted ex-President Compaore returns for summit
Burkina Faso’s ex-President, Blaise Compaore has returned from exile almost eight years after he was toppled in an uprising, to meet interim President, Paul-Henri Damiba and other former leaders. Compaore, 71, returned home on Thursday despite being convicted in absentia in April to life in prison for complicity in the murder of his predecessor. Thomas Sankara. Lawyers for Sankara’s family…
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Afe Babalola to Oyebanji: Your forthrightness, experience will lift Ekiti
…. governor-elect says his administration ready to partner with ABUAD As part of his ongoing consultations, Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, on Thursday visited the Founder, Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN). The governor-elect thanked the legal luminary for the great roles he has played in his life and Ekiti development. Specifically, Oyebanji commended Aare Babalola…
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BREAKING: LP picks Datti-Ahmed as Peter Obi’s running mate
The Labour Party has picked the founder of Baze University, Abuja Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as its substantive vice-presidential candidate. Baba-Ahmed’s choice came after Doyin Okupe whose name was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission as the placeholder running mate announced his withdrawal. According to Julius Abure, LP national chairman, Baba-Hamed will be unveiled at the party’s headquarters on Friday.…
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PHOTO NEWS: Oyebanji pays homage to Afe Babalola, praises vision for university
Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday paid a courtesy call on legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN. During the visit, Oyebanji toured the University and had a private meeting with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Smaranda Olarinde. Oyebanji praised the vision of Chief Babalola for establishing the University that is rated among…
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Barcelona make offer to sign Lewandowski
Barcelona have made an offer to Bayern Munich for their prolific Poland forward Robert Lewandowski. Barca president Joan Laporta said he was hoping for a “positive response” from the German champions. Lewandowski, 33, has been at Bayern since 2014 but said in May his “story is over” at the club. “We have made an offer for the player, we are…
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