There are feelers that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency are struggling to manage series of political turmoil billowing in virtually all the states regarding ministerial nominees. “My brother, the crisis is much this time around, particularly as party leaders have become confident that the President is not a lone stakeholder in the […]
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By Lai Olurode Glowing tributes and encomiums must never be denied Nigerian leaders of all shades in the early phase of our struggle for freedom, and particularly, for the resistance they mustered against slave trade and colonial domination. Of course, there were elements from within whose levels of political consciousness and patriotism were at ground zero […]
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The N30, 000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is creating tension and mutual suspicion between labour leaders and Southwest Governors, who now speak from both sides of their mouths. While most of them agreed to pay the new wage, they have continued to tie the payment to increase in the […]
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Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaves the Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem on June 16, 2019, following her conviction of fraudulently using state funds for meals AFP / Gali TIBBON An Israeli court on Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a […]
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US, Iran trade blames We do not want war in the region – Saudi Arabia JIJI PRESS/AFP/File / JIJI PRESSA file image shows the Kokuka Courageous, which was carrying highly flammable methanol out of the Gulf towards Asia when it was attacked Thursday Two damaged tankers arrived safely Sunday to locations off the Emirati coast […]
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Nigeria’s former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has denied threatening to lead a “massive protest” over claims by the Independent National Electoral Commission that it did not transmit the results of the elections to a dedicated server. A Twitter handle claiming to be that […]
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Tanzania’s health minister issued an Ebola ‘alert’ Sunday after the disease, which has killed over 1,400 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, appeared in their shared neighbour, Uganda. “I want to alert the public that there is the threat of an Ebola epidemic in our country,” Ummy Mwalimu tweeted days after officials confirmed that […]
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Scores Country low on 2019 Elections Presidency welcomes report, promises action The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria, in its final report on 2019 general elections concluded that there is a need for serious electoral reforms due to the systemic failings and low level of voter participation recorded during the polls. The […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that tertiary institutions across the country will get N208 billion as intervention fund under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) projects in 2019. He spoke at the 23rd convocation of the University of Abuja where 4,946 students graduated from the institution with 24 First Class Honours. “The present administration […]
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A doyen of Nursing profession in Nigeria, Mrs Rachael Ereola Adu has passed on. Her passage was announced by one of her grandchildren, Mr Seun Adetola. She began her academic life at old Emmanuel Anglican Primary School, Bishop’s Court, Ado-Ekiti about 80 years ago alongside other pupils who later became notable Nigerians including Aare Afe […]
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