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Osun 2022: APC victory will validate Tinubu’s acceptability in S/West — Abubakre
The victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming governorship election in Osun State will further validate the acceptability of presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the South-West. This assertion was made by a retired Professor and indigene of the state, Razaq Abubakre, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Wednesday. Abubakre, therefore,…
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Buhari reshuffles cabinet, swears in new ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has reshuffled his cabinet after swearing in seven ministers who were recently confirmed by the National Assembly. Buhari swore the new ministers in at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Below is the list of the ministers’ new portfolios: Adeleke Mamora/minister of science and technology (formerly minister of state, health) Mu’azu Jaji Sambo/minister of transportation (formerly…
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Peter Obi set to announce substantive Vice Presidential candidate on Friday
Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Doyin Okupe said the party will announce a substantive candidate for the position latest Friday. Okupe made this known while appearing on Channels TV programme Politics Today on Tuesday. He had while appearing on the same programme last month said the party had submitted his name as a placeholder VP candidate to meet…
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OPEC Secretary-General, Barkindo dies at 63
The Secretary-General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Mohammed Barkindo is dead. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), confirmed the development in a statement posted on his official Twitter page on Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr Mohammed S Barkindo. He died at about 11.00 p.m. on Tuesday. “Certainly a great loss to…
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After speculations over rift, Nollywood’s quartet reunite for Dubai extravaganza
Nollywood’s quartet of Ufuoma McDermott, Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha and Omoni Oboli have reunited ahead of a Dubai vacation following speculations of rift. There had been words in town that the ‘fantastic four’ as fondly called have slowed down on their friendship since 2018 fueling speculations that the best friends had parted ways as they were rarely seen together. However,…
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Dollar dominance is going to stick around in global markets – Reports
The US dollar’s dominance will remain unchallenged even with the rise of digital assets and other geopolitical factors, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “The dollar’s international role, whether for trade, investment or use as a global reserve currency, remains quite strong, with nothing on the horizon likely to rival it,” Federal Reserve…
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Okowa breaks silence on missing certificates
says WAEC result second-best nationwide in 1976 Governor of Delta State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has broken his silence on his missing certificates just as he said his secondary school result was the second-best in Nigeria when he finished secondary school in 1976. Okowa joined Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of All Progressives…
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Pakistan’s trade deficit hits record-high of $48.66bn as imports soar
Cash-strapped Pakistan’s trade deficit has surged to an all-time high of $48.66 billion in the outgoing fiscal year, up from $30.96 billion a year ago, a significant 57 per cent jump on the back of higher-than-expected imports, a media report said on Sunday. The trade deficit reached an alarming level despite a ban on more than 800 non-essential luxury items…
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Mitt Romney likens Trump’s false claim that he won in 2020 to the ‘delusion that leads people to feed money into slot machines’
Sen. Mitt Romney called Donald Trump’s false election claims “a classic example of denial.” He likened it to the “delusion that leads people to feed money into slot machines.” Romney said leadership is the cure for “wishful thinking,” but he’s not looking to Trump or giving Biden high marks. Sen. Mitt Romney says a “classic example of denial” comes from…
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Soludo receives town union executives, joins call for women community presidents
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, has joined the call for women to the President General of Town Unions. He made this known when he received the executives of the Anambra State Association of Town Unions. Posting on his Facebook page, the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor also stressed on the need to cut down cost and increase revenue.…
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