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Boos, protest mar INEC stakeholders’ engagement in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Boos and protests characterised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stakeholders’ engagement in Osogbo on Wednesday as supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) disrupted proceedings ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The meeting, organised by INEC as part of preparations for the election, was chaired by the commission’s chairman,…
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Kalu hails Otti over C-of-O approval for two federal tertiary institutions in Abia
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has commended Abia State Governor Alex Otti for approving Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) for two newly established federal tertiary institutions in Bende Local Government Area of the state. The institutions are the Federal College of Education, Bende, and the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Item, Bende. In a statement…
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Governor Alex Otti intervenes in actress Ngozi Nwosu’s medical bills
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has stepped in to cover the medical bills for the first phase of Nollywood veteran Ngozi Nwosu’s surgical procedure. The governor’s intervention followed the actress’s public appeal for financial assistance over an undisclosed health condition. The 62-year-old actress, who hails from Abia State, revealed that she requires three surgeries and…
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World Cup: FIFA chief Giovanni Infantino offers £30m incentive for members to back controversial investment plan
FIFA has announced plans, subject to approval, to sell a small stake in a new commercial company Gianni Infantino has given football associations until September 19 to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors with a £30.1m ($40m) incentive to accept, a letter has revealed. FIFA announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to launch…
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Tinubu and the ASUU agreement: When political will meets economic capacity — by Kayode Adebiyi
For well over a decade, one of the greatest sources of instability in Nigeria’s university system was the recurring face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Every strike meant another disruption to the academic calendar, another delay in graduation, another setback for research, and another dent in Nigeria’s higher education system. This issue is…
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Osun APC alleges plot to disrupt INEC chairman’s visit, seeks security intervention
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has alleged a plot to disrupt the official visit of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Ojo Amupitan, to the state. In a statement issued by the head of its Media and Publicity Committee, Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye, the council claimed it…
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Manifesto from Ile-Ife: Osun and Nigeria cannot afford a repeat of ugly scenarios — by Adedokun Abolarin
The Traditional Rulers of Osun State, under the leadership of our father and revered leader, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, met for about five hours yesterday in deep deliberation on the state of our dear state, OSUN.The meeting of the day was presided over by my peaceful brother, Alayeluwa Oba Abdudlwahaab Olukayode Oyedotun Bibire, The…
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China, Russia, Iran, North Korea form ‘axis of aggressors,’ report warns
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are increasingly operating as a strategically aligned bloc capable of stretching United States military resources by creating multiple simultaneous security crises, according to a new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). The report, titled Axis of Aggressors: Countering the Cooperation of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, argues that although the…
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Publishers reject revised NERDC textbook fees, seek review of ranking policy
The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has said the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s (NERDC) decision to reduce textbook assessment and ranking fees does not address its fundamental concerns over the proposed book ranking policy. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its executive secretary, Rotimi Iyiola, the association said the reduction in fees merely acknowledged stakeholders’ concerns but failed…
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When appropriation is mistaken for expenditure — by Tanimu Yakubu
I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ERROR Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno has argued that the Executive’s failure to spend the budget as appropriated amounts to a breach of law sufficiently grave to justify impeachment. The concern is understandable. Citizens expect budgets to produce roads, hospitals, schools, security and other public services. Whenever appropriated funds appear not to translate into visible public benefits, suspicion…
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