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The winner of the March 18 governorship election in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde, called on his co-contestants in the election to join hands with him to move the state to greater heights.“Electioneering is behind us now and we are to battle the issue of governance now.“This is our state and commonwealth and we must […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the payment of N5 million compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was assaulted on October 20, 2021, during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in the state. The governor in a statement on Saturday said he had “directed the Honorable […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will issue certificates of return to newly elected governors, deputy governors-elect and State Assembly members-elect from Wednesday to Friday. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye said by the provisions of Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the Commission is mandated to issue […]
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The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to August 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon. The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals — Morocco, South Africa and […]
Continue Reading• Wants Opponents To Support Adeleke, Mbah Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Saturday asked the candidates who lost the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State to stop legal and verbal wars and support the governor-elect, Peter Mbah, who was duly elected and declared winner by the Independent […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, urged the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and other tertiary institutions in the country to find lasting solutions to many challenges facing Nigeria as a developing nation. As the first indigenous University of Nigeria, President Buhari, also urged UNN to lead the way in training graduates who would create jobs […]
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Senator-elect Ireti Kingibe has explained the motivation behind the victory of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the February 25th presidential election. Kingibe noted that the Labour Party presidential candidate won in the FCT because it is difficult to rig in the city. The […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday recalled his relationship with Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and current Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his appointees. He said they about the best appointments he made while he was President. The former Nigerian leader also condemned the “persistent” discrimination against people […]
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Newly-appointed Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday he was stunned at being offered the position. Tuchel, 49, has replaced the sacked Julien Nagelsmann in charge of the six-time Champions League winners. Nagelsmann lost his job at the German champions on Friday with the Bavarians second in the table but he had guided them […]
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A new US-Canada border deal meant to halt the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings has taken effect, BBC reports. Migrants caught crossing anywhere along the 3,145 mile (5,060km) border can now be sent back. Large numbers of unsanctioned crossings have been recorded via Roxham Road at the US-Canada border. The new accord […]
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