The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria is set to publish the names of 7,912 debtors owing it a total of N4.4tn, it has been learnt. The move follows the expiration of the 30-day ultimatum given by the National Assembly to debtors to regularise their debt status with the bad debt manager. The one month notice […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, promised the people of Ibadan that the process leading to the emergence of the new Olubadan will be peaceful. He made the promise at the third day interfaith prayer service held in honour of the late Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, who joined his ancestors on Sunday at the […]
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Buni and Ayu The year 2022 is not a general election year, but many political activities that would precede the next general elections would reach a crescendo in the next 52 weeks. Two off-cycle governorship elections are also scheduled to take place. The political activities that will come up would give a foretaste of what […]
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Archbishop emeritus, ‘South Africa’s moral conscience’ and Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at 90 When he won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, it was a significant endorsement of his non-violent approach to anti-apartheid activism. It was a measure of his stature that he had previously been nominated for the award in 1981, 1982, […]
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CAN President, Supo Ayokunle and NSCIA President, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar The Christian Association of Nigeria has warned that two Muslims running on a joint presidential ticket in 2023 will not be acceptable and can lead to the country’s collapse. However, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar […]
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said the Ndigbo will after January 21, visit other zones in the country with a view to seeking their support for a president of Igbo extraction in 2023. The Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, who disclosed this in an interview with one of our correspondents in […]
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The Olubadan-in-Council will meet today over the succession crisis that hit Ibadan, following the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji. The 11-member council is scheduled to meet at the historic Mapo Hall where they chose as meeting place after receiving beaded crown as obas. The late Olubadan had forbidden them from bringing crown to his palace, […]
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Bandits kill nine, injure five in Kaduna attacks 97 kidnapped victims freed Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said forests in northern Nigeria should be carpet-bombed to end banditry in the region. ”I’ve always believed that, you know, we should carpet-bomb the forests; we can replant the trees after. Let’s carpet-bomb the forests and bomb […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State Government has disclosed its monthly expenditure, pledging not to sack workers whatever the economic situation. In a statement titled: “Figures Don’t Lie, But We Won’t Sack Like Them,” it gave the analysis of its monthly expenditure profile, saying that Organised Labour sits with its officials led by the Head of […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assured workers in the state of his administration’s resolve to continue to place premium on their welfare despite the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, which he said has led the country into the present harsh economic realities. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, said that he […]
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