Author: Femi Ajasa
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Buhari: I swore by Holy Qur’an to leave office in 2023
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday swore to serve out his term and vacate as constitutionally mandated in 2023. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, on Friday. The President warned those he called elongated term campaigners to desist from such expectations saying that he…
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Anambra Poll: Massive security deployment can affect turnout, but necessary – IGP
AHEAD of the November 6 Anambra State Governorship poll, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, yesterday, said that the massive deployment of security personnel to the state might discourage voters turnout but the measure was necessary to stop criminals from disrupting the process and causing mayhem. The police will deploy 34, 587 personnel including…
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Boko Haram, bandits, IPOB frustrating development in Nigeria, Malami tells UN
The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, said on Thursday that the federal government was using the monies budgeted for developmental projects to fight the threats posed by “activities of the Boko Haram, bandits and secessionists” groups including the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). Malami disclosed this when he received…
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Security forces foil jailbreak in Edo
Security forces, yesterday, foiled jailbreak at the Sapele Road Correctional Centre in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Members of the public were scared by gunshots at about 1.30pm, at the Correctional Centre, popularly known as White House, yesterday, as a combined security detail of the police, army, correctional centre armed personnel and vigilante reportedly…
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ICPC recovers 301 houses from two civil servants in Abuja
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye disclosed that the Agency had successfully recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The revelation came at the inauguration of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of the Operations of…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: It can’t be me
By Oke Chinye Read: MATTHEW 7:3–5 Meditation verse: “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3). Most of us are masters at seeing what is wrong with others; we can explicitly describe the details. But when it comes to…
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Facebook changes company name to Meta
Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to Meta. The name change, which was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference, reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media with the metaverse, a classic sci-fi term Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted to describe its vision for…
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BREAKING: Ex-Ondo Gov, Mimiko defects to PDP, takes entire ZLP along
Former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko has defected to his former political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Recall that Mimiko is the senatorial candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) for Ondo Central District in the 2019 election. Following Mimiko’s decision, stakeholders of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP from across the 18 Local…
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2023: We don’t want Christian/Christian ticket nor Muslim/Muslim ticket – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned political parties to bury the thought of Christian/Christian tickets or Muslim/Muslim presidential tickets in 2023. The President, Samson Ayokunle spoke on Thursday when CAN leadership met with Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege at the National Assembly. Ayokunle told politicians not to heat up the polity with utterances…
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FBNHoldings appoints Nnamdi Okonkwo as GMD, renews Adeduntan’s apppointment
The Board of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings) has appointed the immediate past Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc., Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo as its Group Managing Director. Okonkwo’s appointment takes effect from January 1, 2022. His appointment followed the retirement of Mr. U.K. Eke, who has completed his two-term tenure. Uke, according to the board, tendered…