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BREAKING: CBN Governor Emefiele officially declares for 2023 presidency, picks APC form
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has officially declared his intention to run for the office of the president in 2023. Emfiele declared his intention to journalists at the State House, Abuja after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. WesternPost also gathered that some of the associates of Emefiele have already picked the nomination and expression of interest forms for…
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BREAKING: Tinubu paid for my second term nomination ticket – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governo,r Babajide Sanwo-Olu says National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, paid for his expression of interest and nomination forms. Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Sanwo-Olu made this known in a tweet on Friday. Sanwo-Olu said this at the ongoing meeting of Lagos APC stakeholders at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa, Ikeja. Details later…
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Osun Council of Obas urge FG, ASUU to end ongoing strike
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Council of Obas has called on the Federal Government to bring an end to incessant faceoff with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The traditional rulers who expressed grave concern over the imbroglio noted that the development is giving the education sector a serious setback. The council, at the end of its monthly meeting…
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Oyetola orders enrolment of 30,000 youth into state health insurance scheme
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has ordered the immediate enrolment of 30,000 youth into its health insurance scheme. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Azeez Lawal disclosed this at a a press conference in Osogbo on Friday. Lawal said said the initiative was to properly integrate the youth into the scheme, especially those who are out of school, unemployed, physically or…
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Abramovich denies requesting £1.5bn Chelsea loan repayment
Roman Abramovich has denied he wants his £1.5billion loan to Chelsea repaid and has committed to giving proceeds from the sale of the club to charity. The club was put up for sale by Abramovich in March just before he was sanctioned by the UK Government for his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich…
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LASG suspends committee on removal of abandoned vehicles
Lagos State government has placed an indefinite suspension on the operation of ad-hoc Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC) operating in all the local governments and Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) in the state with immediate effect. The suspension order was contained in a directive issued to the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. It…
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NRC announces completion of bombed Kaduna-Abuja rail repairs
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the completion on repairs of the Kaduna-Abuja train tracks which was bombed by terrorists on March 28. This was disclosed in a statement released by NRC on Thursday. “In our concerted efforts at restoring the AKTS tracks corridor for resumption of service soonest, please note the latest updates: the connection of the AKTS…
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UK declares IPOB terrorist organisation, says no asylum for members
The government of the United Kingdom has finally declared the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation. It also rescinded its earlier decision to grant asylum to persecuted members of the group. The new development is contained in the policy update of the UK Visas and Immigration office released in May 2022. “IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist…
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Buhari approves FG takeover of Ebonyi medical university
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the takeover by the Federal Government of the University of Medical Sciences, Uburu Ebonyi State as a federal medical institution. According to a statement signed by Femi Adesina, special assistant to the president on media and publicity, the takeover was approved in response to a request by Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi during the…
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For Alaafin, so long a journey, By Dare Babarinsa
Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the late Alaafin of Oyo, learnt his job of being king in the most difficult way. When he was born on October 15, 1938, his father was a dashing prince, who had witnessed the end of the old order. Adeyemi’s grandfather, Oba Adeyemi the First, was the principal figure among Yoruba princes, who signed the treaty…
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