Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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How Tinubu Govt Spent N473Million On First Lady’s Trips to UK, Mozambique, Ethiopia
The Nigerian government spent the sum of N473 million to sponsor the trips of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to three countries; United Kingdom, Mozambique and Ethiopia, data from public payments portal Govspend.ng has shown. The Nigerian government spent the sum of ₦126.295 million to sponsor the trip of the First Lady to London, UK. The…
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Court Adjourns Suit Seeking Ganduje’s Removal to July 5
The Federal High Court in Abuja has once again postponed the hearing of a case demanding the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to July 5. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the decision on Wednesday to give the plaintiff time to respond to a new application submitted by…
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Makinde to install 3 New Monarchs
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is set to install three new monarchs in the state and present them with staff of office, following his approval. This was contained in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to the release, the names of the…
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Makinde Seeks Approval to Upgrade Ibadan Airport to International Standard
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Ibadan Domestic Airport, Alakia, to an international airport. Makinde disclosed this on Wednesday at the Government House in Ibadan. In a viral video on social media, the governor was captured as saying, “The President has graciously approved…
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Joshua to Face Dubois for IBF Title
By Miracle Ogunde Anthony Joshua is expected to fight Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight belt, with Oleksandr Usyk confirming he was vacating the world title. Usyk became the undisputed champion with the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles after defeating Tyson Fury on points. He has now announced he will relinquish his IBF belt…
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Strike: Nigerian govt, ASUU in closed-door meeting
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, are in closed door meeting to discuss lingering crisis and avert strike by the Union. The meeting holding on Thursday in the office of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman,commenced at about 4.30p.m. The Minister of State for Education, Dr…
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Kenyan President to Withdraw Finance Bill After Anti-Tax Protest Deaths
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people died and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. But he warned that the withdrawal of the finance bill would mean a significant shortfall in funding for development programmes…
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BREAKING: Dangote Refinery reportedly Engulfed in Fire
There is currently a fire outbreak at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. SaharaReporters could not immediately ascertain the cause of the inferno which is currently raging. A video of the fire incident shared on several social media platforms, seen by SaharaReporters showed a thick dark…
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Anxiety as Oyo Assembly over planned suspension of 11 lawmakers
There is anxiety currently among members of the Oyo State House of Assembly over the planned suspension of eleven lawmakers, DAILY POST reports that the state House of Assembly has 32 members. DAILY POST reports that all eleven members earmarked for suspension are first-timers in the state House of Assembly. Our correspondent gathered that seven…
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Atiku Departs Nigeria
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, departed Abuja for Europe on Wednesday. The former Vice President has faced significant criticism for often leaving Nigeria soon after each election. In contrast to the post-2015 and 2019 elections, Atiku stayed in the country for several months following the 2023 election. During this…
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Edo Guber: Court dismisses suit seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prohibit Barrister Asue Ighodalo from being presented as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming Edo State governorship election. The Judge threw out the suit instituted by an aggrieved PDP governorship aspirant, Anselm…
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Cholera: Nigeria records 54 deaths, 1,579 cases in 32 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has announced an increase in the death toll and spread of cholera across 32 states and 115 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the Federation. In an update on Wednesday, the Deputy Director of Surveillance of the NCDC, and National Incident Manager for the Centre, Dr. Muntari…