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Kassim Afegbua carpets Ayu, alleges PDP national chairman is working for Atiku
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua has carpeted National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu and the National Working Committing (NWC)for jettisoning zoning in the 2023 presidential election. In a statement he signed on Thursday, Afegbua accused Ayu of secretly working for the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s…
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Messi beats LeBron, Ronaldo, tops Forbes’ sporting rich list
Lionel Messi was the world’s highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday that had the Paris Saint-Germain forward ahead of the NBA’s LeBron James and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi earned $130million (£107m), a figure which includes $55million (£45m) of endorsements, during the 12-month period ended May 1, 2022, to sit atop…
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Buhari pleads with ASUU to call off strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, asked the striking lecturers to consider the plight of Nigerian students who have been home for a long time. He made the appeal at the National Productivity…
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Tinubu in Gombe, promises improved livelihood for farmers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised farmers in the country an improved livelihood if elected president. Tinubu was speaking when he visited the party’s delegates and stakeholders in Gombe State. In a statement by his media office, the former Lagos State governor said farmers play a pivotal role in providing food security for…
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Falegan renews hostility with ex-lover, Nkechi Blessing over personal hygiene
Opeyemi Felegan, estranged lover of Nkechi Blessing, has stirred up a hornet’s nest with the claim that the Nollywood actress wears same pant for 3 days. Falegan revealed on his Instagram story that he left the cross-over actress due to her poor personal hygiene. In her riposte via own Instagram, Nkechi countered Falegan and called him a liar, adding that…
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Basketmouth has uncontrollable superiority complex – AY
Ace comedian and Nollywood emerging filmmaker, Ayo Makun also known as AY, has opened up on his alleged beef with his colleague, Basketmouth. Recently in an Ask Me Anything session he recently organised on his Instagram page, AY revealed that Basketmouth has uncontrollable superiority complex, adding that it is difficult to deal with such a person. AY claimed that he…
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Orji Kalu calls Edwin Clark hypocrite, says South East wiser
Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has accused Ijaw Leader, Edwin Clark of hypocrisy in his support for a president from the South East. Clark had accused Kalu of betraying the South East by declaring his support for Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. But in a statement he signed, Kalu wondered why Clark didn’t call other politicians from the…
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South West has no moral obligation to support Igbo presidency – Olu Falae
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae says the South West has no moral obligation to support zoning the presidency to the South East. In an interview with The PUNCH, Falae who was the Alliance for Democracy presidential candidate in the 1999 presidential election said the South East did not also concede to the South West to…
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Tinubu will win APC primaries even with 1 million contestants – Babachir Lawal
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is not bothered about the number of aspirants contesting for the party’s presidential ticket with him. Speaking after submitting Tinubu’s nomination and expression of interest forms on Wednesday, Lawal said even if there are one million aspirants,…
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Only 50 princes will contest Alaafin stool, says ruling house
Only 50 Oyo princes will contest for the vacant Alaafin of Oyo stool, the Agunloye ruling house has stated. According to The Nation, the ruling house agreed to streamline the race to only 50 princes to make the selection process easier. With the ruling house having five branches – Ilaka, Akingbeyin, Gbadegesin, Agogo Ija and Owoade – the larger family…
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