By Tunde Odesola During their 70th anniversary celebration that lasted from Friday to Sunday, penultimate weekend, members of the National Association of Seadogs aka Pyrates Confraternity converged on Ikeja, the capital of the former federal capital, Lagos State. They were a colourful sight to behold in their white long-sleeved shirts, black trousers tucked into white […]
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A Fulani professional group, Coalition of Fulbe Professionals in Africa, Monday, distanced itself from a statement credited to one Alhaji Alhasan Salah, said to be National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, embarking on a campaign of calumny against the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. The group described the move as “politically […]
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Residents cry out as bandits infiltrate Taraba Central Troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade, Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have rescued another Chibok school girl in Bama Local Council of Borno State. Also, 242 Battalion, Sector 3 of OPHK rescued other three girls in Monguno Local Council. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 […]
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Prosecutors will get another chance in a retrial fourteen years after a jury exonerated R. Kelly in a high-profile child porn case. The 55-year-old R&B artist is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago on Monday to begin what is essentially a retrial of his 2008 state trial, where the prosecution’s “Exhibit 1” was […]
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The inflation rate in Nigeria climbed to a near 17-year high in July, fueled by bread, cereal, gas, and transport costs, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. NBS release of the consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, showed a surge to 19.64 […]
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We Are Embarrassed By Recent Development – Ebira Community Ondo State Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned the Ebira community in the State to flush out criminals among them. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, said the governor urged them to join hands with his government in ridding the State of crime. […]
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By Ayo Olukotun “Mabogunje was not just a national hero, his international reputation helped him to make Nigeria and Africa proud in the international community” — Distinguished Humanities Professor, Toyin Falola, Premium Times, August 5, 2022 The passing on, last Thursday, August 4, of a foremost African geographer and development expert, Professor Akinlawon Mabogunje, at […]
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By Niran Adedokun I watched Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo’s two recent television interviews with absolute bewilderment. And if the situation in Nigeria was not so grim currently, one would laugh at the minister’s posturing during these conversations. For starters, his appointment as a spokesperson for the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima […]
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The All Progressives Congress says it is almost set for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections. Plateau State Governor and Director-General, APC 2023 Presidential Campaign, Simon Lalong, said this after inspecting the facilities at the campaign headquarters in Abuja. Spokesperson for the governor, Dr Makut Macham, said in a statement on Saturday […]
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By Phrank Shaibu As far as media spokespersons in Nigeria go, the Minister of State for Labour and spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, by convention, should, among other qualities, be able to self-edit. In other words, good spokespersons should choose their words carefully so they don’t insult […]
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