Ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his mother carried his pregnancy for 12 months before his birth, as she battled witches and wizards who delayed his birth. Speaking at the presentation of a drama, titled “Aremu omo Asabi” in honor of his departed mother held at the main auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential […]
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President Bola Tinubu may sign the Minimum Wage Bill into law next week, following its passage by the National Assembly. Multiple sources within the National Assembly revealed that the bill was finalized on Wednesday and transmitted to the President on Thursday (yesterday) after its expeditious passage by both chambers during Tuesday’s plenary. The Senior Special […]
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President Bola Tinubu has said the plight of Nigerians remains a deep concern, stressing that it will receive more attention. He declared his readiness to work on the shortfall of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, to develop the country. Tinubu said this during a meeting with traditional rulers led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan […]
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Between January and July 2024, Nigeria lost an average of 437,000 barrels of crude oil daily, worth about $10bn due to theft, vandalism, and other criminal activities, the House of Representatives declared on Thursday. As a result, the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft and Losses commenced investigations into the illegal lifting of […]
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By Tunde Odeslola Parenting is a tough turf. It’s also a free-for-all terrain where everyone claims expertness. When in a free fall, parenting is like the blabber around the round leather game, with noisy fans professing possession of better tactics than the god of Tiki-Taka, Pep Guardiola, though they cannot tap the ball into a […]
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President Bola Tinubu said yesterday no government will condone protests that would destroy lives and property. He also had separate meetings with governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, and traditional rulers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, all to stave off the protest. Before the President met with APC governors, they (governors) […]
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The Yoruba Youth Council, an umbrella body of youths in Yorubaland has deplored the reported allegation that the Minister of State for Defence, Muhammad Matawalle facilitated the escape of the embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to Niger Republic. Condemning the allegation as “reckless, wicked, unethical, false, irresponsible, immoral, condemnable and actionable,” the Council’s […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appealed to the state’s residents to shun the planned August 1st nationwide protest against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration over the hardship in the country. He spoke through his Special Adviser on Union Matters, Comrade Bola Taiwo, at a peace meeting with three former chairmen of the Nigeria […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has condoled journalists in the state and the family of a departed member of the state chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Mr. Funsho Ojo. Ojo, who was until his passage the state correspondent of the Nigeria Pilot Newspaper, died in the early hours of Thursday following a […]
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Oyo State Post Primary School Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM has fixed Monday, July 29- August 2, 2024, for computer-based test (CBT) for applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise for teaching and non-teaching staff of secondary schools. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, quoted the commission’s Chairman, Pastor Akinade Alamu, […]
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