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Fire razes Ibadan Spare Parts Market
Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday. The incident which occurred around 2 a.m affected about 45 shops This was according to a statement by the General Manager of the state Fire Service Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka He said the men of the command were able to quench the fire around 5 a.m. on Saturday. “Our men are at Araromi Market Agodi Gate since 2:30 a.m. where they are putting off the fire caused by indiscriminate refuse burning. “The fire was suppressed at 5:00 a.m. Cooling down…
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Tinubu has been a wonderful man to my people, I will vote for him – Toyin Abraham
Nollywood Actress, Toyin Abraham has said that she will vote for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, She said the former Lagos state Governor has been good to her people Toyin during a live interview on a popular television talk show, Your View, noted that she’s yet to formally announce her choice of candidate, but “I will vote for Tinubu because I love him.” ”Tinubu has been a wonderful man to my people, and I love Asiwaju, she said “I’m speaking about myself. I’ll vote for Tinubu because I love him for the things he…
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Tinubu vows to remove fuel subsidy when he becomes president
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola TInubu has vowed to remove fuel subsidy and redirect it to public infrastructure and the health sector. He said this during a meeting with business leaders in Lagos on Friday ”We must remove the PMS subsidy immediately. We will redirect funds to public infrastructure, health, and affordable infrastructure. “Physical policy will be the main driver, we must steadily move out budget from dollar-dominated oil revenue, he said Nigeria expends heavily on fuel subsidies yearly, a situation that some economic stakeholders have described as fraudulent. Similarly, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate…
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Insecurity: Buhari is the reason Nigeria is existing today – Femi Adesina
Presidential aide Femi Adesina, has said that the president Muhammadu Buhari is the reason Nigeria is existing today, amid the level of insecurity the country has been plagued with. In an article titled FROM N’EAST WITH GOOD TIDINGS, he said the people of the North East have good stories to tell today owing to the bravery of the Buhari-led administration in fighting the insurgency that almost crippled the region. The article in part read; ”There are some people hellbent on giving us a siege mentality of insecurity in the country. They have deliberately refused to look at the brighter side…
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2023: Kwankwaso doing the lord’s work for Tinubu and APC – Adamu Garba
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has claimed the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is working for the APC. In a tweet he shared via his Twitter handle, he stated that Kwankwaso has diminished all the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, bases, creating opportunity for Bola Tinubu, his party’s candidate. “Kwankwaso is doing the Lord’s work for the APC. He is busy evacuating all PDP bases to his NNPP. A better opportunity for Tinubu, he tweeted
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Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of late Dora Akunyili becomes first black Chief Medical Officer of US hospital
Ijeoma Akunyili, Daughter of late Dora Akunyili has become the first black Chief Medical Officer of the Jersey City Medical Center in the United States. The medical center made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. “Jersey City, NJ – Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, announced the appointment of Ije Akunyili, MD, MBA, MPA, as the new Chief Medical Officer effective January 2, 2023. Dr. Akunyili is the Medical Center’s first Black Chief Medical Officer,” the statement read. “RWJBarnabas Health is proud to add Dr. Akunyili to its executive clinical leadership team. Her experience…
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Take back your country with your votes or live the rest of your lives with placards – Shehu Sani tells Nigerian youths
Former Kaduna Lawmaker, Shehu Sani has advised Nigerian youths to take back their country with their votes or spend the rest of their lives carrying placards and singing Aluta Solidarity songs The admonition was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. He noted that the youths constitute the largest percentage of registered voters. He wrote, “The Nigerian Youth constitute the majority of the 93 million registered voters. The choices are yours: to take back your country with your votes or to live the rest of your lives with placards and Aluta solidarity songs and gbosa, gbosa…
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APC, PDP have structure of criminality, fuel scarcity and poverty – Peter Obi reacts to claims that he has no political structure
Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has again rubbished claims that he has no political structure to win the 2023 election. He said the opposition parties rather have structures of criminality, fuel scarcity and poverty. Obi spoke in Enugu on Thursday at the Michael Okpara Square during the party’s campaign rally. Earlier in the day, he also held discussions with massive crowd at both the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and the Enugu campus of the University. Addressing the crowd, Obi said nobody should be deceived over claims of structure, stressing that it was the turn of the…
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Tsunami will hit the APC in two weeks – Former Jigawa Governor, Mahmud
Former Jigawa State Deputy Governor Ahmad Mahmud said a tsunami will hit the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state in the next two weeks. Mahmud stated this while speaking to journalists shortly after he formally decamped to PDP from APC in Bamaina. According to him, there are plans behind the scenes to end the era of APC in Jigawa State and Nigeria in general. He said: “I have already talked to my political allies and other good people of Jigawa State in APC, all have accepted to dump the party and join PDP. “In the last eight years,…
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Passion for Obi cannot be compared with others, it is logical and constitutional – Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo
Elder statesman and leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has said the passion and support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi is because it is the right thing to do. He described it as historical, philosophical, logical and constitutional He said this while fielding questions on Arise Television’s State of the Nation news programme on Thursday. He reiterated that it is the turn of the South East to produce the president, saying he was the first person to cry out about that. Adebanjo said, “Well, I believe those who have love in following…
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Do not meddle in Nigeria’s internal affairs – Buhari tells the International community
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned foreign nations not to meddle with the internal affairs of Nigeria. This is as the 2023 election is forthcoming. Buhari issued this warning on Thursday while receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of South Sudan in Abuja. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Buhari urged ambassadors to be guided by diplomatic practice and go about their duties professionally. “As Nigerians prepare to elect another government at the…
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Buhari’s critics are ignorant – Lai Mohammed
Minister of information, Lai Mohammed has described critics of the president Muhammdu Buhari-led administration as ignorant. He said this listing out the various achievements of the administration. Speaking during his opening remark at the ongoing 18th edition of the PMB scorecard series. The Minister said claims of Buhari failing in economic development are borne out of ignorance since infrastructure “is a key driver” for such. He said; Critics of the Administration will say that while it has done well in the area of infrastructure, it has not fared well in the area of the economy. With due respect, statements like this are borne out…
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