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This Day
12day
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Tinubu Condemns Attack on Ex-US President, Donald Trump
Reacting to the incident in a posting on his verified X handle, Officialbat, on Sunday, the president described the attack on the Republican candidate in the US November 2024 presidential poll as distasteful and beyond democratic norms. According to Tinubu, “The attack on former President Donald Trump is distaste...
This Day
11day
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Food Shortage: FG Sends 20 Trucks of Rice to 36 States, Abuja
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Government has taken immediate step to address the issue of food shortage across the country by dispatching 20 trailer loads of 25kg rice to each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State Hou...
Daily Post
11day
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IBB Babangida was held hostage by those who help overthrow Buhari – Osoba
Former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has claimed that ex-military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, was held hostage by those who helped him overthrow his then predecessor, General Muhammadu Buhari. IBB overthrew Buhari as a military leader in 1985. Late Sani Abacha, Aliyu Gusau, and others were involved...
This Day
12day
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Trump Leaves Hospital After Assassination Attempt, FBI Identifies Shooter
Trump, who emerged with a bloodied face, says he was shot in the ear, describing a “whizzing sound” and feeling a “bullet ripping through skin” The FBI has identified the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – he was shot and killed by the Secret Service One spectator was killed at the ...
This Day
11day
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Tinubu Reinstates Zabbey as HYPREP Coordinator, Says Hes Fit to Discharge Duties
Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world. It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political, business, profess...
Daily Post
11day
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Amotekun Commander: Osun APC describes recent appointments as unjustifiable
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has faulted the choice of retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Adekunle Omoyele as Field Commander of Osun State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun. Rejecting Omoyele’s appointment, the party in a statement by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal on Monday alleg...
Daily Post
11day
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Hardship: Southeast youths will not protest against Tinubu – Gov Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has assured that Southeast youths will shun the intending national protest against President Bola Tinubu. Uzodinma said those behind the planned protest are enemies of Nigeria who wants to destabilise the national government. He spoke in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State during ...
Osun Defender
8day
143 Views
No More Admission For Candidates Below 18 – FG
He declared that candidates below the age of eighteen would no longer be granted admission to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. According to the Minister, this decision is in line with Nigeria’s law, which prohibits the admission of underage students to tertiary institutions. He emphasized that no one should recommen...
Daily Post
12day
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‘No place for violence in our democracy – Obama condemns assassination attempt on Trump
Former President of the United States, US, Barack Obama, has condemned the shooting at the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. DAILY POST reports that two people have died after gunshots were fired at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania – with the injured former pre...
Osun Defender
7day
140 Views
How Exorbitant School Fees Under Adeleke Put Osun Top Of FG Students Loan List – Findings
The development ranks Osun top with 13 out of the 36 state-owned institutions on the list. According to Sawyer, “I can tell you today that Osun state has the highest amount of data in our database today. What means is that if all the eligible students in Nigeria decided to apply for the loan, Osun State will have the...
Osun Defender
6day
134 Views
Nationwide Protest: Peter Obis Supporters Planning Mayhem Over Failed Ambition – Tinubus aide
Onanuga claimed that the proposed nationwide protests were being planned by Obi’s supporters, whom he described as failed presidential candidate. Onanuga in a post on his X handle on Saturday, said the proposed protest planners are also the same people who were instigated by the incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu ...
Daily Post
12day
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Hardship: Govt officials panic, police on red alert over planned nationwide protest
As hardship bites harder, some Nigerian youths plan nationwide protests beginning from August 1-10, 2024, DAILY POST gathered. The protest, which is currently gaining traction in the North and other parts of the country, is aimed at drawing the attention of governments at all levels to the plight of the citizens. DAILY...
nairametrics.com
12day
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Dangote Refinery employees dominated by Gen-Z Nigerian engineers
This Day
5day
124 Views
President Biden Drops Re-Election Bid, Endorses Kamala Harris
BBC Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world. It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political, business, pro...
This Day
6day
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Tinubu: My Administration is Determined to Ensure Food Security, Economic Growth
President Bola Tinubu yesterday said his administration was determined to ensure food security and stimulate economic growth across Nigeria.Tinubu spoke during the launch of the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital.The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural mach...
Daily Post
5day
119 Views
Delta monarchs urge FG, state government to reconstruct Okuama community
The Delta State Traditional Rulers Council has pleaded with the federal and Delta State governments to reconstruct Okuama community. The community was destroyed in the aftermath of the brutal killing of 17 soldiers, including three officers, in March of this year. The call is contained in a four-point communiqué issue...
Osun Defender
5day
118 Views
US Election: Joe Biden Withdraws From Presidential Race
Other high-profile figures — including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — were reported to be encouraging Biden to step down behind the scenes. The backlash came after Biden, 81, delivered an unsteady performance at the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season as he lost his train of thought and strug...
The Sun
11day
101 Views
Food shortage: FG distributes 20 Trucks of Rice Per State, FCT
The Federal Executive Council presided over by President Bola Tinubu announced that a total number of 740 trucks of rice have been distributed across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with each state receiving 20 trucks containing 1,200 bags of 25kg rice. The Minister of Information and National Orientat...
The Sun
12day
101 Views
Tinubu to launch student loan scheme July 17
A few weeks ago, the President approved ₦35 billion for the scheme’s launch, targeting 70,000 initial applications, with an additional 50,000 awaiting approval. The Governing Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), chaired by Mr Jim Ovia, approved the disbursement of loans to successful applicants ...
This Day
5day
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Tinubu Rejoices With THISDAY MD, Eniola Bello, At 60
Bello is a seasoned editor, columnist and media leader. The President, in a release issued on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, joined the Nigerian media community to celebrate the respected journalist whose columns continue to provoke thought and stir minds and consciences at home and abroad. President Tinub...
The Sun
8day
78 Views
Paul Okoye reveals source of wealth after arrest by EFCC
Rudeboy explained in an Instagram story post upon his release that he is not a thief. Read Also: Rema reveals inspiration behind music He revealed his source of wealth, claiming that his good music pays greatly. Sharing the EFCC eagle logo, he wrote; “Eagle eyes, all cleared. I no thief ohh. Na just good music de pa...
The Sun
6day
77 Views
Food Security: Tinubu Restates Resolve To Create Jobs, Diversify Economy
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to enhance food security, create jobs, and diversify Nigeria’s economy through agriculture. This is as he on Saturday launched the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital, as part of efforts to ensure f...
The Sun
8day
77 Views
APC womens leader calls for increased representation
She emphasised that as most states gear up to conduct local government polls following the recent Supreme Court judgement, women should be considered in the elections. Speaking in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Wednesday, Hon Erondu said, “Women’s participation in Nigerian politics has been historically limi...
The Sun
6day
76 Views
Ganduje inaugurates APC Edo Governorship Campaign Council as Shaibu leads PDP Legacy group to join party
He announced Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State as Chairman of the Council with members of the Progressive Governors Forum as members. Besides, Ganduje formally received hundreds of members of the Legacy Group of the Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected the APC. They were led by the r...
The Sun
6day
75 Views
Fresh leadership crisis looms in Labour Party
Mrs Opara claimed that since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bluntly rejected the ill-fated national convention Abure purportedly conducted in Nnewi, Anambra State, this year for being in contravention of the party’s Constitution, he lacks the legal authority to continue in office, especi...
The Sun
12day
73 Views
Ganduje promises Anyim equal opportunity in APC
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The Sun
6day
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High rate of out-of-school children distributing — FG
Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Folake Olatunji-David, stated this at the pre-paunch of the Bridging Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Minors (BLOOM) project, by Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), in Abuja. Olatunji-David said: “When children are out-of-school, it affects glob...
Daily Post
2day
70 Views
Alleged embezzlement: Labour Party suspends chairman in Cross River
The Labour Party, LP, in Cross River State has suspended its chairman, Mr Ogar Osim, over allegations of embezzlement and anti-party activities. The state chairman of the party, who is also accused of inability to maintain a state secretariat and other sundry issues, was suspended alongside the Secretary, Felix Etim, o...
The Sun
6day
69 Views
Protest: Allegation against Peter Obi ploy to arrest him ” Media office
POMR Spokesman, Yunusa Tanko said this in a statement on Saturday in response to the recent accusation from presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga, who is Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, alleged that supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),...
The Sun
6day
69 Views
Oghene, former PDP Reps member defects to APC
Oghene, who represented Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency of Lagos State and his supporters were formally welcomed into the fold of the APC last Thursday. In his speech at a well attended ceremony organised by the APC in Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government of Lagos, Oghene paid glowing tributes to President Bola...
Osun Defender
1day
60 Views
Nationwide Protest: Tinubu, Ooni, Sultan, NSA, IGP, Others In Emergency Meeting
The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The APC governors were led to the meeting by the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Some first-class traditional rulers spotted at the meeting with the President include the Ooni...
The Sun
6day
55 Views
Gas flaring: Senate indicts IOCs on non-payment of penalties, says NUPRC abetting oil firms
Similarly the upper chamber also faulted the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for aiding the IOCs to perpetrate such act by not effectively enforcing compliance of the oil firms with the PIA Act. The Senate gave the verdict on Thursday during an engagement between the IOCs, management of the NU...
The Sun
6day
54 Views
EndBad govt: Leave us out of protest, LP tells FG
In a statement it issued over the weekend and signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifo, the party reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law while responding to comments attributed to the Media Aide of President Bola Ahmed, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who in a tweet on the social media platform X (formerly known a...
The Sun
6day
54 Views
Edo Sept 21 guber: Shaibu dumps PDP, joins APC
He announced Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State as Chairman with members of the Progressive Governors Forum as members of the Council. Besides, Ganduje formally received hundreds of members of the Legacy Group of the Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected from the APC. They were led by ...
The Sun
5day
52 Views
Women group knock Akpabio over outburst against Akpoti-Uduaghan, demands apology
The group while demanding for an immediate apology, said Akpabio’s comment, “we are not in a nightclub,†was perceived as an attempt to belittle female senators, suggesting that women should only speak in informal settings. “This incident reflects a deeply rooted misogynistic attitude that has no place in o...
The Sun
6day
52 Views
INEC did not reject Nnewi 2024 convention – LP clarifies
Statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifo, over the weekend indicated that INEC, did not in anyway reject the Nnewi convention since it is not obligated to be physical at all party conventions. Recall that the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC and other stakeholders are currently challenging AbureR...
The Sun
6day
51 Views
Group commends Tinubu for Walson-Jacks appointment
Walson-Jack succeeds Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan whose retirement takes effect on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Acting President of the Council of Women, Geraldine Etuk, described her appointment as well-deserved, especially having served in several federal ministries since her appointment as permanent secretary in 2017. She,...
The Sun
6day
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Tinubu championing gender inclusivity with Walson-Jacks appointment, Womens Council
Walson-Jack, who was appointed federal permanent secretary in 2017, will be resuming her new responsibility on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, due to the retirement of the current HOS Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Acting President of NCWS therefore commended Mr. President for appointing one of t...
The Sun
6day
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High rate of out-of-school children distributing – FG
Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Folake Olatunji-David, stated this at the pre-launch of the Bridging Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Minors (BLOOM) project, by Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), in Abuja. Olatunji-David said: “When children are out-of-school, it affects global a...
The Sun
6day
49 Views
2027 reason APC, PDP want to use NLC To cripple Labour Party “ Obiora Ifo
Mr Obiora Ifo, spokesperson of the party, in an exclusive interview with Sunday Sun disclosed that the 2023 presidential election exploits have so far attracted the attention and concerns of the rival parties who now seek dubious means to put the party asunder. He said that the party would rather not be distracted by t...
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