By Dan Agbese President Bola Tinubu has a full plate. Even his worst political enemies could not have wished him the many troubles he faces. To take a random inventory: he faces a tanked national economy on the brink of total collapse. He faces hungry citizens whose stomachs are rumbling, indicative of the absence of […]
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Presentation of three reports on the 2023 general elections by an observer monitoring group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), in Abuja yesterday Following the challenges faced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2023 general elections, election experts have called on the national assembly to further amend the 2022 Electoral Act in order […]
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Covid-19 EG.5.Pix: Yahoo Says no increase in COVID-19 prevalence in patients with influenza-like illness The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that it is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. Also, the NCDC’s COVID-19 Technical Working Group (COVID-19 TWG) is […]
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Ganduje 5th right, at the inauguration of the six newly elected members of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja The national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has pledged that the party would not be a dictatorial political platform. Speaking during the inauguration of the six newly elected members […]
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(From L to R) Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, and USA’s Kendra Harrison compete in the women’s 100m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Jewel Samad / AFP) Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh, has encouraged Tobi […]
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Lateef Adedimeji is an actor and filmmaker. A native of Abeokuta, Ogun State, he is a graduate of Mass Communication from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. Adedimeji’s acting career started in 2007 and he has since featured in over 100 movies. Best known for his roles in Ayinla, Soole, Breaded Life, Progressive Tailors Club, King of […]
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NIN registration A banker, who simply identified herself as Bukola Adegbaju, was seen at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, recently. Her mission was to correct an error on her National Identification Number (NIN) slip, which had to do with her date of birth, but she had not been attended […]
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Osun State Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele has stated that the development of the State will be greatly determined by the support of residents to the present administration through regular payment of their taxes and levies. The Commissioner stated this during a meeting with the executives of the Union of Tippers and Quarry in […]
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Oyo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Hon (Mrs.) Toyin Balogun, 2nd right; the children’s mother, 4th right; the rescued children; and others Oyo State Government during the course of the week, reiterated its commitment to ending the menace of vagrancy, street begging, and other societal ills, while it rescued a homeless woman and […]
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The reported displacement of about 12,000 Nigerians following the recent demolition of several houses in Oke Eri, Odun-Ifa, and Precious Seed communities in Oworonshoki, Kosofe Local Area of Lagos State by the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) is a matter of grave concern for lovers of humanity. It is not […]
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