Adekunle Akinlade, the anointed candidate of Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has been defeated in the state’s All Progressives Congress governorship primary. The Muhammad Ndabawa-led electoral committee sent to Ogun State by the National Working Committee(NWC) of the party on Wednesday evening declared Dapo Abiodun winner of the direct governorship primary of Ogun APC for […]
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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has admitted defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary, ending weeks of intrigues amid failure by the presidency to stave off the incumbent’s fate. The governor’s press conference on Sunday where he dismissed his challenger as unfit raised tension. On Wednesday, however, Ambode was conciliatory, congratulating Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urging Lagos […]
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Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, must have learnt from the former governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Mahmud Shinkafi, who rose from being a deputy governor to a substantive governor, only to challenge the very political forces that catapulted him to power. As part of his gambit to checkmate attempts by some state governors to deny […]
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Adegboyega Oyetola has operated behind the scenes in Osun State politics for several years. Now, quite precipitously, he is the latest politician on Nigeria’s political centre stage. The 64-year-old All Progressives Congress governor-elect spent the better part of his political foray getting others elected, then helping them implement their policies by applying his vast experience […]
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By Banji Ayoola All wrong alliances, pacts, unions and false organisations everywhere on earth today shall collapse. Be they political, economic, military, religious, social or whatever, within, among or between continents, nation states, societies, groups, bodies or individuals, any assemblage which separates human beings everywhere and anywhere on earth today into antagonistic hostile camps will […]
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By Michael Newman There’s a striking contradiction in how we perceive our shortcomings and those of other people. The contradiction betrays a lack of depth, objectivity, and fairness. We are often quiet about our shortcomings, we gloss over them and we are highly tolerant. “Nobody is perfect” is a phrase we often reach for, to […]
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By Michael Newman If our sense of protection is predicated on the possession of an extrinsic talisman, imagine how intensely vulnerable we’d feel when we are without it. The actual state of our soul is what acts as a bridge which can be a benediction or a dreadful curse. We cannot delude the perfect Laws […]
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German leader Angela Merkel on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, a visit which facilitated the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) in agriculture and commerce. The German Chancellor’s visit is part of her three African nations’ tour to rekindle cooperation and strengthen ties in agriculture and commerce. The first agreement was […]
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By Edeke Brown To the ALMIGHTY LORD be all thanks and glory, for ever and ever, Amen!! The Peace of the LORD be upon you beloved. I share with you this perception that i have been blessed with. We trouble ourselves so much daily to acquire abundance. It is amazing to what extent we will […]
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– Being full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address at the opening of the 2018 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Abuja I am delighted to address this distinguished gathering on the occasion of the 2018 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. Let me thank your Association for the invitation to declare this […]
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