Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Ex-NWC member dumps APC, says Tinubu’s govt is anti-people
Former national vice chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has announced his resignation from the ruling party, claiming that APC has failed the country. Lukman, who announced his resignation in a letter to selected party leaders, cited sundry issues like freezing of the organs of the party and the leadership…
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Not All Workers Will Benefit From New Minimum Wage, See Why
Only 5.3 million Nigerians working in the formal sector will benefit from the new minimum wage, available data have shown. In other words, of Nigeria’s total population of 229 million people, 76 million (33.2 per cent) are workers, but not all of them will directly benefit from the wage increase because of some factors, analysts…
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JUST IN: Why I Fell During Democracy Day Celebration – Tinubu Breaks Silence
By Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has broken silence on his Democracy Day’s fall at Eagles Square in Abuja. A viral video showed the moment Tinubu slipped while boarding the presidential parade vehicle. The President approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the venue of the programme, but lost his footing momentarily as he…
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Tinubu May Create New Ministry, Reshuffle Cabinet
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon, which will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry, Daily Trust gathered. The new ministry will be for livestock development, a department hitherto under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, with the goal of…
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SDP confirms Starnews report, officially unveils Akingboye as guber candidate
By Miracle Ogunde The Social Democratic party, has officially unveiled, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye as its governorship candidate for the November 16 election in Ondo state. The development officially confirmed Starnews NG report on June 9, 2024. Starnews NG had reported that former governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye,…
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The New Fraud In Nigeria
By Olumide Benson With the persistent and frantic effort of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission being the apex body of agencies in the Country saddled with the responsibility to regulate trade to protect consumers, one would have thought that the evil days of fraudulent and unethical practises of the Nigerian loan App is…
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Amotekun Apprehends Suspected Arsonist After Blaze in Ondo
A woman suspected of arson has been apprehended by the Ondo State Security Network, known as “Amotekun,” following a fire incident that occurred in Odode-Idanre, Idanre local government area of Ondo State. The blaze engulfed a shop and an adjacent building situated along Broad Street, opposite Christ School, Idanre, around 10:30 pm on Tuesday. The…
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Nokia produces world’s first immersive voice call
The Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Pekka Lundmark has made a phone call using a new technology called “immersive audio and video” that improves the quality of a call with three-dimensional sound, making interactions more lifelike. The Finnish smartphone maker announced this development in a statement obtained from its website on Tuesday. The call was…
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Why I hid my illness for 17 years – Celine Dion
Canadian singer, Celine Dion, has made a shocking revelation about her health, sharing that she has been living with Stiff Person Syndrome for 17 years. In an interview with Hoda Kotb on Today Show, the Canadian singer opened up about her secret struggle with the rare neurological disorder. Dion revealed that she began experiencing symptoms…
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INEC registers 269,992 additional voters for Edo, Ondo Guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 269,992 new voters were registered in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, after its regular meeting on Tuesday in…