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ALAT at 5: Davido asks fans to open 1 million new accounts as ‘birthday gift’
Musician, Davido, has asked his fans to give ALAT by Wema the best birthday by opening one million new accounts on their fifth anniversary. Davido announced this on his Twitter page on Monday. “Yo! ALAT by WEMA is 5 today and we goin crazy! You know as e dey go! I need y’all to join me and give them the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Omisore visits Akande in Ila-Orangun home
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore visited former Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, in his Ila-Orangun hometown on Monday. Omisore was sworn in as Akande’s deputy governor in 1999 before both men fell apart and Omisore was impeached by the Osun State House of Assembly.
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BREAKING: FIFA fines Nigeria N64m, bans fans after Abuja stadium fracas
FIFA has fined Nigeria 150,000 Swiss France (about 65m) after fans invaded the stadium following the 2022 World Cup playoff against Ghana’s Black Stars at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on March 29. The 1-1 draw played against Ghana meant Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after playing a goalless draw in the first leg…
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Rivers need governor who will devote his time attending to the needs of the people-Abe
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Magnus Abe, says the state need a governor who will be alert and available to attend to the demands of the people. Abe was speaking while featuring on an Arise TV programme. The former Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District who has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms thanked the…
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Retrieving the philosophy in the PhD degree in Nigeria, By Prof Tunji Olaopa
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported in the second quarter of 2020 that there were 76, 526 PhD holders in Nigeria. Indeed, in the absence of current and useful data, we can conservatively approximate the 2022 figure to be somewhere around 85,000. And there are approximately more than 20,000 PhD students in Nigerian universities. This ought to be beautiful…
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PHOTO NEWS: UK-based Arsenal Fans TV crew visits Sanwo-Olu
Arsenal Fans TV crew visited Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Marina on Sunday. The AFTV team, on an African tour, was led by the founder, Robbie Lyle.
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Obaseki increases Edo minimum wage to N40,000
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has increased the minimum wage for workers in the state to N40,000. Obaseki announced this while delivering his Workers’ Day speech at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Sunday. The governor who said the welfare of the workers was the government priority, said the increase was as a result of the prevailing economic situation in the…
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Rivers accountant general, 58 others wanted by EFCC over N435bn, $397m, €9.9m frauds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared 59 people wanted over various degree of fraud related cases. The EFCC declared the suspects wanted in a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, with pictures displayed on its website. Among those wanted is Rivers State Accountant General, Fubara Siminayi, and three other officials of the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Soyinka visits Ighoho in Benin Republic
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka visited Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Ighoho in Benin Republic on Sunday.
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Six aspirants to vie for Lagos PDP guber ticket
Six aspirants will vie for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State. This was disclosed by the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Hakeem Amode. Amode said the six aspirants were in Ibadan on Thursday to appear before the Ahmed Makarfi-led screening panel. The six aspirants according to…
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