Author: Alex Enemanna
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School Certificate Requirement Not Enough For Public Office Holders — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education In Nigeria In The 21st…
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2023 Presidency: 600 Women Groups To Host ‘One Million Woman March’ For Yahaya Bello
At least 600 women groups, drawn from different parts of the country have concluded plans to converge on Abuja next week Tuesday, in a solidarity walk for Governor Yahaya Bello of the Kogi State presidential quest in 2023. The solidarity walk is tagged, “One Million Women March for GYB”. Operating under the auspices of Women…
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In Two Years, Imo Has Collapsed Under Uzodinma — PDP
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described as disastrous, the two years reign of Hope Uzodinma as the Governor of the state. PDP in a statement issued by its state publicity secretary, Emenike Nmeregini, on Monday, accessed the two year anniversary of Uzodiinma as governor and accused him of underperforming. The…
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NDLEA seizes 1.5m tablets of tramadol going to Kebbi, Kano at Lagos Airport,
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State on Friday, intercepted about 1.5 million tablets of tramadol loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Yauri, Kebbi State, same day the agency recovered 425,000 Diazepam tablets at Segemu, Kano. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi…
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Lekan Balogun Next Olubadan — Kingmakers
The Olubadan-in-Council, comprising Ibadan High Chiefs and kingmaker, have cleared the air on the successor to the late Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso 1, who passed away on January 2. They resolved their differences and collectively agreed that Senator Lekan Balogun would be the next Olubadan. Senator Rashidi Ladoja, the Osi Olubadan of…
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I forgot to inform Buhari of my presidential ambition — Moghalu
A presidential hopeful, Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday, said he forgot to inform the President, Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for President in the 2023 general elections. “I forgot to inform President @Mbuhari that I am running for President. But I informed Nigerians, of whom he is one, so no wahala (problem)!” he tweeted.…
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Buhari Sends High Powered Delegation To Commiserate With Govt, People Of Zamfara Over Massacre
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday conveyed his condolences and that of his government to the people of Zamfara State on what he described as the “extremely unfortunate” mass killings of innocent people by retreating bandits. The president, who said the recent incident was a very sad one for the nation, reiterated his earlier commitment to…
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Subsidy removal: Kwara State NLC inaugurates committee to mobilise members, set for nationwide strike
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, has constituted a six-man committee to mobilize members across affiliate unions for the planned nationwide protest over the decision of the Federal Government decision to completely remove subsidy from Premium Motor Spirit ,PMS, also known as petrol. The nationwide mass resentment protest of all organized…
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Court remands Mompha in EFCC custody over alleged N6bn fraud
Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja has remanded social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, pending the hearing of his bail application in the N6 billion fraud charge filed against him. The EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned Mompha and his company, Ismalob, before Justice…
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BREAKING: Former Governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala dead
A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He died at the age of 71. Details later 222