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Tinubu hails Bishop Peter Okpaleke’s elevation as Cardinal
All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has hailed the elevation of Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke to Cardinal by Pope Francis as a deserving honour to the Bishop and Nigeria as a country. Tinubu thanked the Pope and the Catholic Church for finding the Bishop of Ekwulobia in Anambra State worthy of the elevation, describing it as further…
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Tinubu celebrates Bishop Matthew Kukah @70, praises devotion to public good
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent a special goodwill message to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah on the occasion of his 70th birthday celebration. Tinubu in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the prominent clergy acknowledged the contributions of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese to national development and progress in the over…
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ASUU confirms indefinite strike, insists none of their demands have been met
…says ‘FG offered us N30,000 salary’ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says it is proceeding on an indefinite strike after the Federal Government failed to meet any of its demands after both parties had reached an agreement. In a statement signed by its National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke after its meeting on Monday, ASUU said it had to…
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Tinubu congratulates Maikyau-led new NBA executive
Presidential canididate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly sworn-in President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, SAN. In a statement he signed on Monday, Tinubu described the new NBA president as someone with laudable testimonies. He charged Maikyau and his executive members to build on the testimonies by leaving a lasting…
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NISER receives grant to investigate approaches for reducing corruption in Nigeria’s public sector
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The MacArthur Foundation has awarded a research grant to the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) to empirically investigate the various definitional and social dimensions of corrupt behavior. Director-General of NISER, Prof Antonia Simbine, who spoke at the weekend said the purpose of the grant was to institutionalise behavioural change approaches for reducing corruption…
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FRSC cautions against traffic violation on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State command, has cautioned motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway against violating traffic rules. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar gave the warning in a chart with newsmen in Ota on Sunday. He expressed worry that some motorists plying the expressway violate the one-way restriction. “This attitude is causing heavy…
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Osinbajo receives Harvard Business School students, highlights commitment to integrity, transparency
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he has personal commitment to the virtues of integrity, transparency and social justice which are also virtues exhorted in the different faiths in the country. Osinbajo said this when he received a group of Harvard Business School students who visited him on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Numbering about a dozen, the students who are…
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NBA crisis: Adegboruwa flays conduct of exco over secretary’s suspension
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has condemned the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) over the crisis rocking the body after its General Secretary Mrs Joyce Oduah was suspended. In a statement on Thursday, Adegboruwa said the decision of the NBA-NEC to proceed with Oduah’s suspension after they were aware she had dragged the…
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Tinubu extols Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar at 66
All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent his special goodwill message to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on his 66th birthday. Asiwaju in a statement by his Media Office extolled the 20th Sultan of Sokoto for his exemplary leadership as a preeminent traditional ruler and spiritual head of Muslim Ummah in Nigeria…
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Oyetola felicitates with Sultan on 66th birthday
Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has felicitated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on the occasion of his 66th birthday anniversary. Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the foremost traditional ruler as an exemplary leader and bridge builder who continues to promote national unity, tolerance, peace and security of the…
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