Tag: Farewell
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Buhari’s Long Farewell – By Chidi Amuta
In recent weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari has been unusually busy. In addition to his normal routines in the line of duty, the president has been making the most of the last lap of his rather unflattering tenure. Through a series of farewell utterances and gestures that will last from now till May, he has been…
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EPL: Brother of Jesse Lingard blasts Man Utd
Manchester United player Jesse Lingard’s brother took to social media to blast the club on Monday. The Red Devils played their final home game of the season against Brentford, winning 3-0. Lingard, who is leaving United in the summer after the expiry of his contract, was on the bench for the game.
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Fadairo descendants bid chairman farewell
The remains of Pa Adebowale Fadairo will be laid to rest at the Grailland Iju Hills, Lagos tomorrow. Born into the Fadairo royal family of Owu-Abeokuta, he died last Saturday in Lagos during a brief illness. The deceased, who would have been 78 years old on July 21, was until his death the…
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African leaders, Zimbabweans bid Mugabe farewell
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe died in Singapore last week aged 95 on a medical trip almost two years after former army loyalists forced…
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Eulogies as UN, world bid Osotimehin farewell
It was a night of glowing tributes, fond memories and outpouring of emotion as the whole UN family and the world at large gathered on Friday at a valedictory for Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin. Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the UN Population Fund, died on June 4 in his home in New York at the age…
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Farewell speech: President Obama’s top 10 Quotes
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday night gave an emotional farewell speech to Americans. His speech reviewed his legacy as he encouraged supporters demoralized by the election of Republican Donald Trump to be optimistic about the future of the country. Here are some top 10 quotes from his farewell speech: 1. I will be there…
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Obama says goodbye, urges Americans to defend their democracy
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years ago when he took office, he told thousands of supporters. But he warned “democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted”. He…
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U.S. Armed Forces bid Obama farewell
The United States Armed Forces has bid outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama farewell with a parade in honour of the two-term President whose tenure expires on Jan. 20. Obama in his remarks earlier in a meeting with Combatant Commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff, said America had the best military in the world. He…