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President Buhari arrives Lagos to inaugurate new Lagos airport terminal
President Mohammadu Buhari arrived Lagos on Tuesday around 10am to inaugurate the newly built International Terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. He will also commission the Dangote Fertilizer Plant. Details later…
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Saraki meets PDP senators over 2023 presidential ambition
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki would meet with Senators elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today. The meeting is not unconnected with Saraki’s ambition to be Nigeria’s president in 2023. WESTERN POST had earlier reported that Saraki picked his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest in the PDP presidential primaries on Monday. Saraki was…
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National Convention: Buni’s CECPC to brief APC Senators Tuesday
The Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will brief Senators of the ruling party on Tuesday, March 22, at 2pm. The announcement was made by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. Omo-Agege, conveyed notice of the meeting in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad…
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Aspirant threatens to take OAU to court over VC appointment
Professor Rufus Adedoyin, one of the aspirants who contested for the position of the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University has threathened to take the institution to court over the choice of Prof. A.S. Bamire. Adedoyin in a petition he wrote to the Chairman of the OAU Governing Council, Owelle Oscar Udoji, said the process of the selection of the…
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Saraki picks presidential nomination form, pledges all ministers of state will be under 35
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination form ahead of the 2023 general elections. Saraki who posted on his social media pages, said young professionals led by Abubakar Danmusa contributed the N40m for his expression of interest and nomination forms. Saraki promised that due to this gesture, all his ministers of state will…
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EFCC boss, Bawa elected West Africa anti-corruption president
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been elected president of the Network of National Anti- Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA. Bawa was elected president of the 16-nation organisation at its 5th Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Monday. Speaking at the meeting, Bawa called for stronger and more effective modalities aimed at stemming the…
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Annie slams Netflix for leaving out other life stories in ‘Young, Famous & African’
Nollywood actress and wife of hip hop music star, Annie Idibia has lamented that many other scenes that portray other parts of her life stories filmed in the Netflix reality show ‘Young, Famous, & African’ were excluded to focus on her marital crisis with 2Baba, her husband. Months back, Annie was in a well-publicised dispute with 2Baba after she called…
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Sanwo-Olu charges newly sworn-in permanent secretaries to remain committed to service
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday swore in three new permanent secretaries, urging them to continue to remain committed and serve the citizens diligently and competently. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Chamber, Lagos House, Ikeja, Governor Sanwo-Olu said his administration has appointed close to 50 permanent secretaries in public service in less than three years,…
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Relief to prisoners in Anambra as Soludo promises infrastructure upgrade
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has promised a renovation of the Nigeria Correctional Services Centre, Ekwulobia. Soludo stated this after visiting the facility on Sunday. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Soludo said the visit gave him an opportunity to interact with the inmates and their warders. He then promised an up-lift of the facilty “to…
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Ife indigenes invade OAU campus over VC’s appointment, beat up students, lock gates
Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Indigenes of Ile-Ife on Monday protested at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, asking than an indigene be made the next Vice Chancellor of the institution. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju on Monday, which was made available to our correspondent, the protesters invaded the university campus with charms and other…
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