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BREAKING: Peter Obi dumps PDP
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Before his resignation, Obi was one of the main opposition party’s presidential aspirants ahead of their primary election on Sunday. Obi announced his resignation in a letter he wrote to PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. According to him, his resignation from the PDP…
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REVEALED: Stella Oduah absconded from NYSC after being deployed to Lagos in 1982
The National Youth Service Corps has revealed that former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah absconded without completing her mandatory one-year NYSC programme. NYSC, according to The PUNCH, revealed this in a response to an inquiry by a group known as the Concerned Anambra North PDP Stakeholders. In the letter marked NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/Vol III by the Director-General of the NYSC which was…
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BREAKING: Makinde wins Oyo PDP governorship ticket to run for second term
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket in the state to run for a second term in office. Makinde defeated his challenger, Azeem Gbolarumi, to claim the party’s ticket in the primary election held on Wednesday. According to the Returning Officer, Abdulahi Maibasira, the incumbent governor scored 1,040 votes while Gbolarumi scored two votes.…
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OYES cadets back ‘hardworking, promise-keeping’ Oyetola’s re-election
Cadets of the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) in Odo-Otin Local Government have declared their readiness to work for the re-election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. They attributed their decision to the character and performance of the governor, whom they described as a hardworking leader and a promise keeper. This is as the Special Adviser for Water Resources and Energy, Mr.…
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So, who made who? By Bola Bolawole
The debate is on as to who made who! Did you make me or it was me who made you? Is this a case of the right hand washing the left and the left washing the right? Is this a symbiosis of what the Yoruba call “owo omode o to pepe, t’agbalagba o wo akeregbe”? Or “omode gbon, agba gbon…
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As Ethiopia opens up banking sector to foreign players, there is an important caveat
One of the newly proposed rules that would guide Ethiopia’s banking sector liberalisation is that foreign banks hoping to operate in the Horn of Africa country must do so in partnership with local banks. This was disclosed by the lead consultant that is overseeing the liberalisation process, who also mentioned that only regional banks are eligible to the opportunity for…
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BREAKING: Gov Fintiri wins Adamawa PDP guber primaries
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in the state. Fintiri who is seeking reelection, polled 663 votes out of a possible 668, while the remaining five votes were declared void. Details later…
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NCC joins Google to celebrate African month
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has joined Google to celebrate May as the African month with series of activities. Part of the activities put in place by Google include celebration of African Voices, to spotlight African artists and creatives driving the growth of Afrobeats and African music industry, which was held on Tuesday with a concert at Landmark Event Centre,…
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ADB to serve as advisor for development of 1500 MW hydropower project in Mozambique
The African Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Gabinete de Implementação do Projecto Hidroeléctrico de Mphanda Nkuwa, an implementing entity, to provide advisory services for the development of the $4.5 billion 1,500 MW Mphanda Nkuwa Hydro Power Project in Mozambique. The agreement was signed Tuesday on the side-lines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, which are taking place in Accra from 23-27…
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Don’t react hastily to suspected IPOB/ESN killings, Presidency warns
The Presidency has cautioned Nigerians against any knee-jerk reactions, the creation of panic, disruption of lives and livelihoods, or even retaliatory violence to the viral videos of the alleged killings of non-indigenes by the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and its mother terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba…
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