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Garba Shehu: Media subcommittee spent N100m, not N800m on APC convention
The media subcommittee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress has denied spending N800m on the party’s national convention as being reported. This was disclosed in the statement signed by the subcommittee’s secretary Garba Shehu. Shehu in the statement said while N360m was budgeted for the subcommittee’s expenses and they only ended up spending N100m. He described…
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Oyetola promises more assistance to small scale businesses
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has said that his administration will continue to provide an enabling environment for small scale businesses to thrive. Oyetola said this during an engagement programme organised by the Civic Engagement Office with members of Association of Mobile Telecommunication Engineers of Nigeria, Osun Chapter, held in Osogbo. The governor, who spoke through…
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I’ll back whoever Buhari picks as his successor – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says he’ll give his full support to whoever President Muhammadu Buhari backs as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 presidential election. Amaechi said this in a statement signed by his media office on Saturday. The former Rivers State governor was speaking at a consultative meeting at Rivers APC secretariat in Port…
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Ward chairmen don’t need to authenticate your membership cards – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party has said the authentication of membership cards solely lies in the hands of the national chairman and national secretary of the party. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said this in a statement he signed. Ologunagba said this clarification was necessary as members elect delegates ahead of the parties primaries for the 2023 general elections. According…
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Ijesa people will decide when it is time to vote, Oba Aromolaran tells PDP guber candidate, Adeleke
The Owa Obokun of Ijesha land, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran has said he will meet with his people and decide who to vote in the July 16 governorship election in the state. The Owa Obokun said this when he received the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State, and its governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke in his palace in Ilesa on Thursday.…
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Why it is worth listening to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on sovereign economics, By Tope Fasua
Or I should title this; “Why Does APC Never Listen to Bola Tinubu (BAT)?” Well, there is surely something that the followers of Bola Ahmed Tinubu see in him, which some of us don’t. What we see more often is the bad news, the purported greed and alleged ownership of half of Lagos, and so on. But some years back,…
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How the next Alaafin will emerge….. By Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu
Since the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the former Alaafin of Oyo, there have been torrents of speculations about the emergence of his successor and the criteria for the selection. Adeyemi succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu in 1970, and after 52 years on the throne, civilisation has greatly influenced the tradition and culture of the ancient town. There has also been…
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Rivers govt sacks waste contractors
All private waste contractors in Rivers State have been sacked. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief Press Secretary to Rivers State Governor, Kelvin Ebiri. According to the statement, the waste contractors were sacked over “their inability to fulfill the contractual obligation to ensure cleaner and healthier environment for Rivers’ citizens”. “In the interim, the Rivers State Government has …
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Awujale, tradition and good governance, By Segun Ayobolu
On April 2nd, 2022, the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Awujale Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba 11, clocked 62 years on the throne of his forefathers. Preceding Oba Adetona’s ascension to the ancient stool of Ijebu, there had been 57 Awujales starting from Awujale Olu-Iwa to the incumbent’s immediate predecessor, Awujale Daniel Adesanya, Gbelegbuwa 11, who was the traditional ruler of the…
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US Army gives Italian woman, 90, a birthday cake 77 years after WWII soldiers ate hers
A birthday cake always makes for a sweet treat, even when it’s a bit belated. But Meri Mion had to wait a lot longer than most kids to get her 13th birthday cake — 77 years to be exact. On Thursday, the U.S. Army Garrison in Italy marked the woman’s 90th birthday by serving up justice in the form of…
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