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FG pledges $550,000 to Great Green Wall secretariat, seeks partnership on climate change, poverty
The Federal Government has pledged $550,000 towards the building of the Great Green Wall Secretariat. President Muhammadu Buhari made this known at the 8th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAGGW, )hosted by Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. The president was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.He said African countries must…
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Fashola advocate inclusion of traffic education in Schools’ curriculum
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Thursday called for the inclusion of traffic education into school curriculum, saying it would help the nation to raise a generation of knowledgeable and well-informed drivers that will obey traffic laws. The minister, who spoke as the lead speaker at the 10th anniversary Colloquium of the Lagos Traffic Radio (LTR) held…
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PDP chieftain Afegbua resigns, to support Tinubu after party snubs Wike for Okowa
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua has announced he will be dumping the party over its choice of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as the vice presidential candidate. Afegbua said this on Thursday while appearing on Arise News show, The Arise Interview. Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar had earlier on Thursday announced Okowa as…
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PHOTO NEWS: Atiku unveils Okowa as PDP vice presidential candidate
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, unveiled Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his vice presidential candidate pick for the 2023 election at Wadata Plaza, PDP Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
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On Peter Obi’s supposed ‘stinginess’, By Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu
Sometime in 2009, ‘Mr’(as he preferred to be addressed) Peter Obi, Governor Of Anambra State at the time, visited Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and myself at Dallas, Texas. He came to deliver a get well message from Dr Goodluck Jonathan and was billed to attend a black tie event at the Dallas Marriot. Curiously, he flew into Dallas airport with…
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Lagos begins demolition of three structures on Ikoyi building collapse site
The Lagos State government said on Thursday that it is set to dismantle the three uncompleted high-rise structures on the site of a 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, last November. The structures have failed integrity tests, prompting the state government to embark on a controlled deconstruction to bring them down. A structural engineering firm, Edge of Design,…
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Ekiti guber: In last-minute moves to save APC, Tinubu confers with SWAGA leaders
In a bid to solidify the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State and ensure victory in Saturday’s governorship election, the party’s presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has launched into a series of crucial meetings. WesternPost can reveal today that shortly after his arrival in Ado-Ekiti on Monday for the mega rally held on Tuesday for the party’s candidate, Biodun…
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Okowa will help propel us to victory, By Atiku Abubakar
Let me begin by, once more, commending our great Party for organizing and concluding, arguably, the best and rancour-free Convention, which produced me as our flag-bearer for the next year’s Presidential Election. Once more, I commend my fellow aspirants in that contest. I thank them for their sportsmanship. They put up spirited fights because they cared and care for our…
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Premier League releases 2022/23 season fixture schedule
Champions Manchester City face West Ham away on the opening weekend of a 2022-23 Premier League campaign that will include a mid-season break for the World Cup in Qatar. There will be no top-flight games after the weekend of 12-13 November until 26 December because of the World Cup. The first fixture takes place on Friday, 5 August when Crystal…
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Inter hope to sign Lukaku from Chelsea
Inter Milan are hoping to secure the return of Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. Lukaku is so keen to go back to Inter after a difficult season with the Blues that he would take a hefty wage cut. Chelsea still want a loan fee for the 29-year-old, who they signed for £97.5m from the Serie A side in August…
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