Month: April 2023
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Tinubu Settles for Akpabio, Barau as Senate President, Deputy
Daily Trust President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded plans to pair the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, with Senator Jibrin Barau as Senate president and deputy respectively, Daily Trust has exclusively gathered. Akpabio and Barau are among the nine contenders for the Senate presidency of the 10th assembly, expected to be…
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JAMB Speaks on Technical Hitches Experienced by Candidates During CBT
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says about 60,000 out of the 947,000 candidates, who have sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within the last two days, experienced hitches. The Head of Public Affairs and Protocol of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this after monitoring the ongoing UTME alongside Registrar…
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Nigerian Students Fleeing War-torn Sudan Stranded in Dessert(Video)
Some Nigerian students escaping the unrest in Sudan are currently trapped in the desert. Following the three-day ceasefire declared by the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Force, countries have been making efforts to evacuate their citizens. On Wednesday, the Nigerian government had said N150m was released for hiring 40 buses to convey some…
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UK Prime Minister, Sunak Writes Tinubu Ahead of May 29 Inauguration
The Cable UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written to President-elect Bola Tinubu ahead of his inauguration. In the letter seen by TheCable, Sunak said he “looks forward to working” with Tinubu who won the presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in February. Sunak said he hopes to welcome Tinubu…
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How Kwara PoS Operator Squanders N280million Received in Error, Family, Relatives’ Reactions
Daily Trust Since the news of the POS operator in Kwara State, who was arrested by the police for allegedly going on a spending spree with N280m erroneously posted to his account broke, there have been many narratives that have trailed the incident on what really transpired between the suspect, bank staff and security operatives.…
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200-level Varsity Student Drowns in Popular Event Centre
A 200-level student of the Federal University, Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was reportedly found dead at a swimming pool of a popular event centre at Otuoke. It was learned that the body was found Tuesday night at the pool. The deceased, identified as Bright Akhere, a student of the Department…
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National Assembly: Details of Zoning Arraignment Emerges After Adamu, APC Leaders Meet Tinubu
Arise TV National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and other prominent party leaders, on Tuesday, visited the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, who returned to the country on Monday after a month stay in France. Tinubu had gone to take a rest after an exhausting presidential campaign, which culminated in the election on…
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Governor Makinde Gives Update on Enthronement of New Alaafin, Soun
Following the controversies surrounding the enthronement of new monarchs to occupy the obaship stool of Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomosho, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde has reacted, stating reasons behind the delay. Makinde stated that democratic institutions in the state which include traditional institution must be adequately strengthened through adherence…
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Again, MultiChoice hikes subscription fees for all DStv, GOtv bouquets (See New Prices)
Nigeria’s foremost satellite television service provider, Multichoice, has announced an increment in subscription rates of all packages on DStv and GOtv. The company said the upward review of the prices of its services became imperative in light of galloping inflation and rising costs of business operations. The company announced the increments in a statement across…
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Dual Citizenship: Why Tinubu Hasn’t Violated Any Law – Former AGF, Aondoakaa
Michael Aondoakaa, a former minister of justice and attorney-general of the Federation (AGF), has claimed that despite having dual citizenship, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu did not violate any law or procedure in running for Nigeria’s presidency. Aondoakaa stated that once a person is a first-generation Nigerian, he or she cannot be disqualified from running in elections…