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EXCLUSIVE: Ondo to rename free shuttle bus, charge N50 per trip
Damilola Olufemi The Ondo State government plans to reintroduce the school shuttle bus which had been suspended for over a year. The bus was introduced by the administration of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, taking school children in the state to and from school free of charge. It was however suspended during the administration of the present Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Special…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari receives Nigerians playing in Spanish clubs in Madrid
President Buhari receives in audience some selected Nigerians in Diaspora and Nigeria football players in Spanish clubs in Madrid. The President also received presentation from Nigerian footballer Kenneth Omeruo alongside Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare and CEO Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri.
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Folarin leads Oyo delegates to offer total support for Tinubu
Oyo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Teslim Folarin on Thursday led delegates of the party in the state to give their total support to the presidential aspiration of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu was in Ibadan to meet with delegates of the party ahead of the party’s presidential primary election on Monday. Speaking earlier…
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The road before Atiku, By Dare Babarinsa
The victory of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the last presidential primary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has brought him tantalisingly close to the epicenter of power. This, he sought, as a young man, when he lost the ticket of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in 1993, to my old boss, Chief Moshood Abiola, publisher of the Concord Group…
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I am still a Christian, Jim Iyke denounces rumour of conversion to Islam
One of Nigeria’s A-list Nollywood actors, Jim Iyke has reacted to the rumours that he had converted to Islam . The movie star took to his Instagram page on Thursday, June 2, 2022, where he debunked the rumours. Iyke said the blogger who peddled the rumours took out his photos from a movie he recently made in Ghana. “Hello everyone…
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Sports ministry sign MOU with Spanish govt to promote sports science, curb doping
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish government towards developing sports in Nigeria. The MoU was signed on behalf Nigeria by sports minister Sunday Dare. It was part of the activities of President Muhammadu Buhari’s state visit to Spain. According to The Cable, the MoU is aimed at promoting sports science,…
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FIBA kicks D’Tigress out of 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup
Basketball world governing body FIBA has kicked Nigeria’s women’s national team D’Tigress out of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 holding in Australia. This follows the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw all national teams from international competitions for two years over the crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation. FIBA communicated its decision in a statement published on…
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To retain power, we must rotate to South, Akeredolu tells APC
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu says for the All Progressives Congress to retain power, it must rotate it to the South. The call comes as the APC prepares for the presidential primaries next week. Akeredolu said this in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday. “APC must work to retain power. We must rotate power to retain power!!! Rotate…
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FG approves Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline construction
The Federal Government has approved the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline. The approval was given to the proposal of the National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sign an agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre…
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President Buhari calls for global cooperation to avert looming food crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for world leaders to come together and strategise on ways to avert the looming food crisis around the world. President Buhari said this Wednesday in Madrid, Spain at the Royal Palace during an audience with his Royal Majesty, King Felipe VI in continuation of his State Visit to the country. The two leaders…
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