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Governors’ wives attend 2-day training with NDLEA, commit to campaign against drug abuse
Wives of Governors have attended a 2-day training on response to drugs and related organised crimes in Nigeria to stem the wave of illicit drugs in the country. The training was organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) with the support from European Union in Nigeria. Speaking on the…
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Wimbledon 2022: Serena Williams loses epic to Harmony Tan as time catches up with 40-year-old
There are few things in this world that Serena Williams has enjoyed more than a comeback throughout her career. She underwent knee surgery in 2003, yet within a year of her return she was a grand slam champion again. After arriving at the 2007 Australian Open ranked 81st, she left with the title. She nearly died from a pulmonary embolism…
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First ladies take campaign against cancer to University of Abuja Teaching hospital
Six governors’ wives under the First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) have taken the campaign against cancer to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital. The First Ladies led by Erelu Bisi Fayemi, wife of Ekiti State governor met with the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor Bissallah Ahmed Ekele and some of the senior management of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital…
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Building future generations: the three black professors making us proud, By Strive Masiyiwa
Today I wanted to say congratulations to three esteemed Black African intellectuals: my friend Prof Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, and Prof Kwame Anthony Appiah. Last week they each received honorary degrees from University of Cambridge in the UK (one of the highest that the University can bestow) for outstanding achievement in their fields. Both Professor Appiah…
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We take criticisms of Glamour Girls as positive feedback – Play Network Studio
Play Network Studio, makers of the Netflix original movie, Glamour Girls, on Tuesday said it has taken the criticisms and reviews of the film which is a remake of the 1994 blockbuster as a positive feedback from fans. Charles Okpaleke, CEO of the production company said criticisms that trailed the movie after its release on June 24, 2022 showed it…
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Tems pays homage to Asa, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade after BET award win as forerunners
Nigerian singer, Tems has expressed gratitude to her fellow female Afrobeats stars who paved the way for her as the forerunners before her in the music industry. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the multi-talented songstress appreciated the likes of Asa, Omawumi, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Waje, Simi, and Niniola, for “inspiring me”. Tems thereafter gave a shout-out to…
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Ask candidates questions, test their abilities before voting – Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing Development Babatunde Fashola SAN has urged Nigerians to be involved in the voting process by scrutinising candidates. Fashola was speaking at the sixth edition of the annual ‘BRF GABFEST’, which held in Lagos on Tuesday with the theme, ‘What Am I Voting For?’. According to the former Lagos State governor, voters must interact with candidates…
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The cottage industry ‘bring Tinubu down’ is becoming comical, Wale Alonge
It is so comical to see how much energy and bandwidth are being dissipated on social media on the most trivial and most inconsequential issue that has zero impact on the crushing problems that confront common everyday Nigerian. Rather than focus on the existential structural problem of a center-heavy unitary system that is crushing our country’s future, and working out…
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Sanwo-Olu meets Lagos business leaders, hints of state’s 30-year growth vision
Lagos State will be on another 30-year journey in pursuit of physical development, social growth and economic prosperity. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu broke this news to business leaders and organised private sector at an interactive meeting, on Tuesday. The Lagos State Development Plan 2052, Sanwo-Olu said, will be officially rolled out at the forthcoming 9th Economic Summit of the State (known as…
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Buhari assures APC senators of intervention over primary election crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will sustain the hearing and healing process that it started to ensure fairness, justice and oneness before the 2023 general elections. In an audience with some APC senators on the outcome of the party primaries and its implications, the President noted that complaints were…
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