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Uzodinma grants 10 days amnesty to bandits to surrender or face bombardment
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has granted a 10-day window to bandits operating and hibernating in the forests in the state to surrender themselves and their arms to their traditional rulers immediately for unconditional pardon or face bombardment. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku. According to the statement, the…
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Archbishop Ladigbolu: From Pulpit to the Throne? By Temitope Ajayi
I have seen some media reports that suggest retired Methodist Church Archbishop, Ayo Ladigbolu is in the race to be the next Alaafin of Oyo. This is quite an interesting twist in the race of who succeeds the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. I have always been enamored by the active involvement of Bishop Ladigbolu with leaders across the country and…
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BREAKING: Justice Tanko Muhammad resigns as CJN
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned from office. According to reports, the CJN tendered his resignation Sunday evening, citing ill-health. The next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, is expected to be sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. Until his resignation, reports had it that Justice Muhammad was seriously ill.…
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Wofai Fada says being one Funnybone’s groomsmen is highest form of ‘friend zone’
Wofai Ewa, a commedine popularly known as Wofai Fada has described her participation as one of the groom’s men at the wedding of colleague, Stanley Chibuna (Funny Bone) as highest level of friend zone. Funny Bone after his traditional wedding on June 18, 2022 finally did the church wedding this past weekend. Funny Bone married Angel, his long time girlfriend…
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G7 launches $600bn infrastructure plan to counter China
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have pledged to raise $600billion in private and public funds over five years to finance infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project. US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders relaunched the newly renamed “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment” on Sunday at their annual…
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After meeting Buhari, Tinubu jets out to France
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has left the country for France. Tinubu jetted out to France early Monday morning after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. According a statement by his Media Office, Tinubu will be in France for some important meetings before returning to the country “shortly”. “Earlier before his…
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If Lee Kuan Yew was a Nigerian, By Tope Fasua
Nigerians like to quote Lee Kuan Yew and the successes of Singapore ad nauseum. Every seminar is replete with quotes from the gentleman. Every Nigerian loves to brag about having read his fat book, From Third World to First. And the more cerebral ones will tell of his references to Nigeria in 1961 as a nation that was unlikely to…
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PHOTO NEWS: President Buhari participates in CHOGM Retreat at the Intare Arena
President Muhammadu Buhari joined British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles, President Eric Keabetswe of Botswana, Prime Minister Fiame Mata’afa of Samoa and Senator Jerome Walcott, Barbados Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone during the…
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In Kigali, Buhari applauds success of Nigerian youths
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda, hailed Nigerian youths excelling at home and abroad, saying the country will welcome inputs and investments from compatriots with international exposure for the economy to thrive. The President spoke at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora on the margins of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). “It gives…
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Arrest Tinubu for supplying false academic qualifications, CSO charges IGP
…we’re unperturbed campaign organisation fires back Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, a civil society organisation has threatened to drag the police to court if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is not arrested within 48 hours. According to the CSO, Tinubu should be arrested for allegedly supplying force information in the documents he submitted…
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