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Lady Who Jumped Into Lagos Lagoon Identified as DSS Officer
The lady who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon Thursday afternoon has been identified as Adetutu Adedokun, a staff of the Department of State Services (DSS). Sources was quoted as telling ChannelsTV that she is an unarmed combat instructor who stepped into the shoes of her parents who worked with the plain cloth service. Just a…
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Slash Lawmakers Salaries by 50% To Meet ASUU’s Demands – Borno Lawmaker Tells FG
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has called for a 50 per cent slash in the salaries of the national assembly by half to allocate it to the Academic Staff Union of Universities,(ASUU) in order to meet their pressing demands. Ndume made the call while reacting to the alleged half pay for the academic staff in…
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How Tinubu will actualise plans on economy, security
The Nation Newspaper Members of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday shed light on the ‘Action Plan’ to reposition the economy. It was the day APC campaign train rolled into Nasarawa State. Presidential standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, told participants at the Town Hall meeting in Lafia, the state capital, that…
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State Governors To Address ASUU’s Half-payment – Jigawa Governor Assures Students
Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru has assured Nigerian students in public universities that the issues relating to the half salary payment to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), would be legally addressed by all the state governors. Badaru gave the indication yesterday, during the official inauguration of the leadership of the National Association of…
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I’m not aware of Peter Obi, Other ex-governors investment in Anambra – Charles Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo on Thursday said the purported investments by his predecessor in office, Peter Obi are worth next to nothing. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Before clinching the party’s ticket, he governed Anambra from 2006 to 2014. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Soludo said…
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How I Mix my Blood In Zobo Drink I Sell – Acclaimed HIV Positive Woman Confesses
A yet-to-be-identified woman believed to be HIV-positive has revealed how she mixed her blood in the zobo drink she sells in order to get other people infected. The said woman made the confession in a radio programme on Wazobia FM, MarketRunz on Wednesday night. The show anchor had asked listeners to call in and confess…
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NUC Approves Upgrade of Osun College of Education To Varsity
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the upgrade of the Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, to a full-fledged University to be called the University of Ilesa, making it the 220th university in Nigeria. The Commission said the approval followed a request by the state government for the upgrade, and their ability to meet…
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It’ll Be Foolish of Tinubu To Attend Presidential Debates
By Abimbola Adelakun It is understandable why the Labour Party will withhold their presidential candidate from attending debates or similar public forums if his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party do not show up. Appearing at such venues while fellow contestants get to pretend they are busy doing better things can…
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Letter Exonerating Tinubu from Drug Cases in US Resurfaces
Following recent media reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was convicted of drug-related cases in the United States of America some years ago, a letter issued by the American Embassy in Nigeria debunking the reports has emerged. The letter, dated February…
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2023: I Won’t Allow Politicians To Mobilize Resources, Thugs To Intimidate Voters – Buhari Assures
President Muhammadu Buhari says there is no going back on the planned redesign of the N1,000, N500 and N200 bank notes, adding that politicians won’t be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate voters in the 2023 general elections. The President made this known on Wednesday in an interview in the the United Kingdom…
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