commends governor for hiring 2 late journalists’ widows The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has appealed to Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to pay the gratuities of retired staff of Owena Press Limited, publishers of the state-owned newspaper, The Hope. Besides, it urged him to incorporate the staff of the publishing firm into […]
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Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday, vowed that a professor of Yoruba incantations and Stylistics, Joseph Opefeyitimi, won’t evade disciplinary action for alleged sexual assault on Boluwatife Bababunmi of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the incident happened […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja, vowed that Nigeria will not be destabilised under his watch. At an Iftar dinner with governors, ministers and heads of government agencies, he urged Nigerians to resist alleged agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no individual or group will be allowed […]
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By Banji Ayoola The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, and other notable Nigerians including some senior advocates, and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday, faulted eminent lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, on his call for the postponement of the 2023 elections and an interim administration to […]
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By Banji Ayoola Already, streams of Light are gradually overtaking everywhere on earth. It shall be as if the Almighty Father is creating the earth afresh and permitting the Sower to go forth anew from His lofty Abode above to sow new seeds into its virgin fertile fields afresh from His Mighty, Caring, Nourishing and […]
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Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced his North American tour, set to kick off by June. Posting a picture of the tour schedule, the Afrobeats star made this known via his Twitter page on Tuesday. “I miss my fans in North America so much I had to put together a […]
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The media office of Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who is also a presidential hopeful, says the party leader is being targeted by a “blasphemous campaign”. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the media office said the creators of the campaign plan is to incite animosity against Tinubu. “The […]
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Three of 25 residents kidnapped from Anguwan Bulus, a community near Sabon Tasha GRA in Kaduna, have been killed over “delay in the payment of ransom”. The gunmen are also said to have threatened to kill the 22 other captives if a ransom of N20 million is not delivered to them before Tuesday midnight. The […]
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Wants a prosperous, united, equitable Nigeria Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest the position of President, saying he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. Ngige, who unveiled his presidential ambition before a […]
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Over the past few days, issues of domestic violence have dominated the discourse on traditional and social media platforms in Nigeria. The death of Osinachi Nwachukwu, a gospel artist who was an alleged victim of domestic abuse, ignited the conversation. The gospel singer was said to have been a silent victim of physical assault by […]
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