Month: January 2022
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Kingmakers Announce New Olubadan-elect
The Nation Ten of the 11 members of the Olubadan-in-Council have endorsed the nomination of Dr Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Council also denied that a legal tussle could scupper the succession to the Olubadan throne. The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, stated these at a briefing by…
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Uzodimma Fails To Unveil Names of Sponsors of Insecurity in Imo
Imo state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday failed to keep to his ‘open promise’ to unveil the names of sponsors of insecurity in the state, as against the promise openly made to Imolites a couple of days ago. Uzodimma who made the gentleman promise while delivering a speech at the government house in Owerri,…
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Recruitment: Navy Cautions Public over Fake Registration Portal in Circulation
The Nigerian Navy, NN, has cautioned the public of the existence of fraudulent websites, offering recruitment opportunities in its ongoing Basic Training School, NNBTS, Batch 33 recruitment exercise. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “Against this background, it has become necessary to…
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Man Beheads Biological Father Following Argument in Ebonyi
A young man simply identified as Kingsley has reportedly beheaded his biological father, Nwadibia Obaji, popularly known as Busy at Umubo Village, Igboeze Onicha Community, in Onicha Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, December 19, 2021, and has left tongues wagging as it was sequel to a suspected mild…
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Moment Lagos Governor, Police Officer Deployed To Magodo In ‘Hot Exchange of Words’ (Video)
The argument that the statutory power conferred on governors as the chief security officer in their respective states was put to test yesterday , as a police officer refused to stand down from the Magodo estate operations or call his superiors at the order of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. In the hot exchange captured…
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President Buhari Names New Chief Economic Adviser
President Muhammadu Buhari has named Dr Doyin Salami as his new chief economic adviser. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this on Tuesday in a statement released in Abuja . Until this new appointment, Salami was the chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council. “As chief economic adviser…
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Anambra Varsity Offers Free Training To 5,000 Ex-Commercial Sex Workers in Nigeria
A private owned varsity, Tansian University, Umunya in Anambra State, in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners, United Kingdom, has concluded plans to offer free training to 5,000 repentant commercial sex workers and vulnerable persons in Nigeria. The National President, CIEPUK, Marcel Ezenwoye, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. Ezenwoye said the beneficiaries…
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Woman Sets Self, 3 Children Ablaze Over Disagreement With Husband
A Kenyan woman, Helen Vuyanzi, 35, set herself and her three children on fire following a disagreement with her husband in Sirende village, Lugari sub-county, Kakamega. While she and two of the children died, her third child survived the fire after jumping out of the house through a window. According to Kenya’s The Star, the…
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INEC Releases Notice of Election For Ekiti Gubernatorial Poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released its notice of election for the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said that the notice was posted at the commission’s state office in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday. According to him, the move was in accordance…
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2023:Osinbajo Ready to Run For President
By Samuel Agbelusi The Presidency is said to be ready for an interesting political event as Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has informed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for the apex political seat in 2023. This however has put the president in a situation that looks dim. Vice President Osinbajo’s intention…