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Why I resigned as Yoruba Nation leader – Akintoye
The former leader of the apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has advanced reasons why he stepped down from his position. The PUNCH reports that the former Yoruba Nation leader handed the baton of leadership to his former Deputy, Prof. Wale Adeniran, citing old age and a
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BREAKING: Akintoye steps down as Yoruba Nation leader
The leader of the apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has stepped down from his position. It was gathered that Akintoye’s resignation followed alleged infighting among members of the self-determination group. But in a statement on Thursday announcing the decision of Akintoye, the group’s General Secretary, Tunde
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Yuletide: Rivers police ban fireworks, knockouts
The Rivers State Police Command has disclosed that the ban on the use of fireworks before, during, and after Christmas and New Year celebrations is still in force across the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. She said the explosive nature of the fireworks informed the
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FG approves N87.4bn for construction of Minna-Kontogora highway
The Federal Executive Council has approved N87.4 billion for the construction of section one of the Minna-Zungeru-Tegina-Kontagora highway. The Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja at the end of the council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fashola disclosed that the highway project
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FEC approves 132KV substations in Yobe
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has commended the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), led Federal Executive Council for approving the construction of 132KV substations in Nguru and Geidam. Buni, In a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Thursday, said the substations would improve the lives
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Pele to spend Christmas in hospital, cancer ‘worsens’
Football legend Pele‘s cancer has advanced and now requires treatment for heart and kidney trouble, according to a medical report released on Wednesday. The 82-year-old is under “elevated care” and will now spend Christmas at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, his daughter Kely Nascimento later confirmed in an Instagram post. “Our Christmas at home has been
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Poor choice of leaders, Nigeria’s biggest challenge – Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that the country’s biggest challenge is basically that of poor choice of leadership. He said this during the party’s rally in Calabar on Wednesday. Obi, who was received by a large crowd of his supporters at the UJ Esuene Stadium, the venue of the rally, earlier
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FCTA demolishes Abuja IDP camp over insecurity
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Wednesday demolished the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons camp. Also demolished were a number of shanties the government explained were causing security challenges. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, Shehu Ahmad, said the IDPs camp was a dual carriage road corridor with a rail modal. Noting they were slums
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Aubameyang, others were damaging Arsenal – Arteta
Mikel Arteta claims ‘several players’ were holding Arsenal back when discussing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s exit earlier this year. Aubameyang spent just over a year under Arteta at Arsenal and during that time the team won the FA Cup. But the striker’s final months with the Gunners turned sour as Arteta stripped him of the captaincy following several
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Journalist accuses Lagos task force of extortion
A sports journalist, Babajide Guerrero, has accused men of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, aka Task Force, of extortion. Guerrero, who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday, demanded a refund of the N100,000 allegedly collected from him by the officials. “These things often done by these officers need to stop. I
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