Foster unity, peace, Olubadan tells new chiefs

Foster unity, peace, Olubadan tells new chiefs

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has urged newly installed chiefs in the state to use their present position as traditional title holders to foster unity, peace and progress in Ibadanland as the accredited representatives of Olubadan of Ibadanland. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Ayoade, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday, stated that the Olubadan gave the charge when he conferred honorary Chieftaincy titles […]

December 9, 2024 4

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You must prove what you have alleged, Falz tells Verydarkman

Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has responded to recent allegations made by social media influencer Martins Otse, known as Verydarkman, insisting that the claims against him are baseless and defamatory. Speaking on the matter on The Afro Beat Podcast published on Wednesday via YouTube, Falz revealed that before the controversy, he knew little about Verydarkman’s activism. “I don’t know much of it. I’ll be honest […]

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Rivers crisis: Fight for your people or step aside, Kenneth Okonkwo tells politicians

A chieftain of the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said any politician who is not ready to stand for the people who voted for him or her because of fear of being killed should step aside. The former LP campaign spokesperson stated this while reacting to the drama that preceded the just-concluded Rivers State Local Government Area elections held on Saturday. In an interview with Soar TV on Saturday, Okonkwo […]

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Tinubu making genuine efforts to tackle challenges, Barau tells hunger protesters

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, has appealed to the organisers of the planned nationwide protest to reconsider their decision and shelve the idea so that the fragile peace in the country would not be disrupted. Barau, who is also the first Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, said President Bola Tinubu is making genuine efforts to address the country’s challenges. PUNCH Online reports that the organisers of the […]

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Presidency: No vacancy in 2027, Ganduje tells NNPP

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje on Monday mocked the presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Musa Kwankwaso, and his Kwankwasiyya group, saying there won’t be a vacancy in the presidency in 2027. This is even as the former governor reiterated that all evidence at their disposal had pointed out that the leadership of the NNPP and its chieftains in Kano State […]

April 30, 2024 36

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Don’t act like Buhari, negotiate with bandits, Gumi tells Tinubu

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take a different approach from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who rejected the dialogue

March 13, 2024 36

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Approach Zimbabwe for solution to inflation, Obasanjo tells FG

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, advised that Nigeria should approach the government of Zimbabwe for a solution to the current all-time high inflation in the country. He noted that since Zimbabwe was recently confronted with the same problem and came out of it, the southern African country would have useful advice for Nigeria. In its latest release, the National Bureau of Statistics put Nigeria’s inflation at 29.9 per-cent. The […]

March 5, 2024 10

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Harsh economic policies worsening unemployment, OPS tells govt

Members of the organised private sector have stated that harsh economic policies from the government have exacerbated country’s unemployment rate. In separate chat with The PUNCH, they warned that if the poor economic policies are not quickly addressed, more businesses would fold up and it would worsen the country’s unemployment. The President of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, warned that the repercussions of inadequate economic policies and a hostile […]

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Spend $150m Abacha loot on N’Delta, activist tells Tinubu

A Niger Delta rights activist, Ozobo Austin, has called on President Bola Tinubu to appropriate the $150m Gen. Sani Abacha loot to boost critical infrastructures in the Niger Delta region, saying “the money is part of the Niger Delta oil funds being stolen by Abacha.” Ozobo, in a statement on Wednesday, maintained that “no region but the Niger Delta should benefit from the money, and it would amount to injustice […]

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