Tag: Pressure
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No group can hold us to ransom, Akinjo tells Arogbo/Ijaw
A pro-PDP pressure group in Ilaje Local Government Area, Ilaje Mandate Voice For Akinjo has described the third term bid Hon Kolade Akinjo as divinely ordained that cannot be threatened by faceless bodies. The group was reacting to a report monitored on some WhatsApp platforms by the Akinjo Team Akure wherein they warned former chairman…
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Intense pressure can make Man Utd better team, embattled Solskjaer says
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the intense pressure he and his struggling stars are under can make Manchester United a better team as they seek to rescue their faltering season. United travel to Watford on Saturday licking their wounds after four defeats in their past six Premier League matches, including chastening home losses to Liverpool and…
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I sometimes feel pressure of being in limelight- Jide Awobona
Actor, Jide Awobona has said he sometimes feel the pressure of being in limelight. The versatile role interpreter who is popular for his role as Sam in the popular television series, Jenifa’s Diary, in an interview with TheNewsGuru(TNG) said: “There are certain expectations from we actors or entertainers that are already in the limelight. Sincerely…
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No amount of pressure will stop us from ‘rightsizing’ civil servants in Kaduna, El-Rufai insists
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai has insisted that his government will not be pressurised by Labour or any other group to suspend the sack of civil servants which her termed as an act of rightsizing the state’s workforce. The governor disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast on Friday. According to governor El-rufai, the state…
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Pressure like Oxygen to me – Jose Mourinho
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he lives and breathes for pressure. The Portuguese’s future at Spurs has come under scrutiny, with a run of five defeats in six Premier League games leaving them ninth in the table. Mourinho said the last time he “felt in trouble” was when he was out of work for almost…
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MTN bows to pressure, orders workers to stay at home
MTN Nigeria has directed its workers to stay at home in view of the ongoing attacks against South African companies operating in Nigeria. The telecom company also directed all its stores and service centres to be closed as a precaution until further notice. A spokesperson in the company confirmed to newsmen that none of them…
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Supplementary polls: Buhari rejects party pressures, advises voters to elect leaders of their choice
President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes in the will of the people and cannot put pressure on voters to elect leaders they do not like. Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday, dismissed insinuations that he was forcing voters to elect candidates…
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Naira withstands pressure, appreciates against dollar at most market segments
It was a sterling performance for the Naira against the United States Dollar at the foreign exchange (forex) market last week. This was despite huge pressure the local currency came under in the build up to the rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections, which took place on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Recall that a recent glitch…
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Letter: INEC replies Obasanjo, says we’re not under pressure to compromise polls
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, said that the commission was not under pressure to do what was wrong. A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, had on Sunday, expressed doubt about INEC’s integrity to conduct free, fair and credible elections. Obasanjo had also attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of plotting to…
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Gaffes: Presidency cabals putting Buhari under pressure despite ‘incompetence’ – PDP
Major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday accused some cabals within the presidency of unnecessarily subjecting President Muhammadu Buhari to pressure for their selfish gains. The party insisted that despite the fact that the president had at different times displayed that he was not capable of leading the country, the cabals keep pushing…