Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has finally broken his silence over his alleged purchase of a controversial property raised by Pandora Papers. The Governor denied buying the London mansion, where the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, received top politicians and high-profile personalities during his recent stay in the United […]
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Cyril Ramaphosa Credit: Reuters • FG Earmarks $200 Per Citizen In Budget Year • Economists Say Appropriation Not Different From Past Ones • Canvass Investment In Infrastructure, Education To Drive Growth • Budget Good For Academics, Not Economic Growth, National Devt. — Adonri • ‘Over 50% For Debt Servicing, Recurrent Expenditures’ Economists and allied professionals […]
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By Martins Oloja It is a time to reflect on this thing called ‘character’’. John McCain, a significant Senator from Arizona, United States (1936-2018) wrote a book on character and the title is ‘Character is Destiny’ (2005). That title isn’t original to him. He borrowed some brilliance from a quote attributed to the Greek philosopher, […]
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Some fans and social media influencers have condemned a yet-to-be-identified blackmailer for reportedly demanding money from the award-winning songstress, Tiwa Savage, after he obtained a sex video of her and her boyfriend on a social media platform known as Snapchat. In a series of tweets and comments on Instagram, many had also encouraged the singer […]
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Civic advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria, has tackled the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army over the arrest and detention of veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu. The group described as injustice, ethnic profiling, the arrest of the actor for wearing ‘Biafran colours’, while controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, roams freely […]
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Some MTN customers are currently experiencing service outage and are unable to connect with loved ones and business associates in parts of the country. Our correspondent gathered that the customers were unable to use the mobile network operator’s call, data and SMS services. “Emergency calls only” showed on the screens of MTN users our correspondent […]
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The Federal Government as part of its advocacy against fake news, hate speech, and banditry has allocated the sum of N104,532,705 to its cause. This was contained in the 2022 appropriation budget obtained on the website of the budget office of Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had over time said that […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday in Makurdi expressed confidence that the PDP was waxing stronger and would win overwhelmingly at the 2023 general elections. He told newsmen that the PDP was better positioned now and was ready to wrestle power from the ruling APC. “PDP as a party made mistakes in the past […]
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In commemoration of Breast cancer awareness month held throughout October, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, owned by a paediatrician and First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, is set to host Nigeria’s biggest cancer walk on today, 16th October 2021. Aimed at creating awareness for breast, cervical and prostate cancer, the group 5km walk will […]
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Willie Obiano. Photo: Twitter/WilliemObiano An Advocacy group, the League of Women Voters of Nigeria, has urged Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State to restore law and order in the state through effective use of the security agencies. The group said that this was very crucial to the success of the Nov. 6 governorship election in […]
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