OGUN State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, as a literary icon and a voice for social justice and human rights, whose legacies straddle the entire world. Governor Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Lekan Adeniran, on the occasion of Prof. …
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NOVAK Djokovic set up a Wimbledon rematch with Carlos Alcaraz by beating Lorenzo Musetti, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 on Centre Court on Friday, concluding his run to the final at the All England Club that started just 25 days after surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. Just over …
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“Iye no koko omo, kevbe owa gha fiya, ede ‘hia aghaa ye re rhe”, It is a memorable lore of the Great Benin Kingdom of Nigeria which also expresses this world-view translation; that; “A Mother, who fended for her children and husband, as well as for other neighbours, will always …
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President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The tribute dated “Professor Wole Soyinka at 90: Tribute to a national treasure and global …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President has also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Presidential Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, said in …
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Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has welcomed the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja that upheld the decision of the governorship election petition tribunal affirming his return as the duly elected governor of the state. Ododo, in reaction to the appellate court judgment, thanked the people of …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on industrial action, if government fails to suspend the new Scheme of Service in Nigeria Polytechnics, which took effect, June 7. The Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State chapter of the union stated this after at an emergency congress in Auchi …
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THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Friday, re-arraigned Binance Holdings Limited on four-count charge bordering on tax evasion allegations. Nigerian representative of Binance, Ayodele Omotilewa, who was docked, took a plea on behalf of the company before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. He pleaded not …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday confiscated alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and pet bottles below 200ml worth millions of naira in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the alcoholic beverages confiscated by the agency include: Action bitters, …
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Nigerian senators have rejected a bill seeking to amend the Foreign Exchange Act of 2004 expected to reduce the regulatory function of the Central Bank of Nigeria on the Fx Market. The bill, titled “The Foreign Exchange (Control and Monitoring) Bill, 2024 (SB. 353),” was sponsored by Sani Musa (APC-Niger), …
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