Category: News
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Mercineries Hired To Attack Osinbajo, Group Alleges
A group rooting for Vice President in the forthcoming General election, Progressive Lawyers for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, raised an alarm over the alleged recruitment of mercenaries against Osinbajo sequel to his declaration to run for the office of the President in 2023. The group’s Convener, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, in a statement said that…
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Russia Attacks Another Military Factory in Ukraine, Latest Updates You Should Know
Russia stepped up air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, hitting another military factory a day after Moscow warned it would renew attacks following two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. Smoke rose from the Darnyrsky district in the southeast of the capital after what Moscow said were “high-precision long-range” strikes on the armaments…
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Russia Bans British Prime Minister, Other UK Top Officials
Moscow on Saturday announced it was banning entry to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other top UK officials, after London imposed sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine. “This step was taken as a response to London’s unbridled information and political campaign aimed at isolating Russia internationally, creating conditions for restricting our…
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How Osinbajo Rejects AGF Offer From Obasanjo, Journalist Counters Betrayer Appellation
Mustapha Ogunsakin, a journalist, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is not a betrayer as being peddled by his traducers as he declined offer to become Attorney-General of the Federation under President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005, instead keeping faith with the government of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Mr Osinbajo, a former Lagos attorney general, has…
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Why Russia War in Ukraine May Last Through End of 2022, U.S.
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that the Russian war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022 as the US and European officials have increasingly assessed that there was no short-term end in sight to the conflict. European officials told the CNN that there are no indications that Russian…
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2023: Olu of Warri Reacts To Purported Endorsement of Tinubu
The palace media office of Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has debunked claims making the rounds in some sections of media that it has endorsed All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 elections. The palace reacted following a claimed that the Warri monarch endorsed Tinubu when a delegation…
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APC Presidential Ticket: What Buhari Told Osinbajo, Amaechi, Tinubu, Others
Punch Newspaper The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told presidential aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress to go to the field and sell their candidatures to the electorate, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. A Presidency source told one of our correspondents that Buhari did not ask any of those who consulted him to…
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Just In:LCC Postpones Resumption of Tolling Ikoyi Link Bridge
Punch Newspaper The Lekki Concession Company Limited, the operators of the Ikoyi Link Bridge and the Admiralty Circle Plaza, has postponed the resumption of tolling at the Ikoyi Link Bridge. LCC Managing Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, announced the postponement in a statement on Friday night, adding that a new resumption date would be announced. The postponement…
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Primary Election: APC Announces Emergency NEC Meeting
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has announced an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC). The ruling party stated this in a statement signed by Barrister Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party. It added that, the gathering of the highest statutory organ of the party will hold on…
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OAU SU Confirms Receipt of Illegally Wired N720,000 Union Funds
The leadership of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile-Ife, Students’ Union has confirmed the receipt of N720,000 illegally wired from the union account. The confirmation of the funds was contained in a release issued by the public relations officer of the union, Ogunperi Taofeek on Thursday. The release read in part: “The leadership of the Union…