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THE FIRST CLASS MONARCH ‘OBA LAMIDI ADEYEMI III’, THE ALAAFIN OF OYO IS DEAD.

The first class monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, has joined his ancestors at the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. According to the palace source, the body of the deceased was brought to Oyo town in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites begins. He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, is expected to make an official announcement upon receiving the…

The First Class Monarch ‘Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III’, the Alaafin of Oyo is dead.

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Osinbajo lists 10 reasons he wants to be the next Nigerian President

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not only declared his intention to contest for Presidency in 2023 but also released a statement outlining the reasons he wants to be the next President of the largest economy in Africa and the most populous black nation in the world. In the statement, which was shared with Nairametrics by the spokesperson of the Vice President on Monday, the former Attorney General of Lagos State boasted that he has served the government in several capacities, and at the direction of Mr. President, represented the country…

2023: It is time for an Igbo Man to rule Nigeria’

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A Presidential aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has said that it is time for an Igbo man to rule Nigeria, noting that Igbo Presidency should be used to reconcile the region. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, he stressed the need for zoning to be preserved. He asked all patriots and goodwill ambassadors in all regions of the country to secure presidential power rotation/zoning in 2023 by voting a President from the southern part of the country specifically the South-East. “It is the turn of the…

Osinbajo point out reason for Nigeria’s retrogression

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said that corruption, dishonesty and others are responsible for the debilitating state of the country, adding that Nigeria needs transparent leaders and citizens for it to thrive. Osinbajo stated this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the 21st Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development Planning (JPB/NCDP) Meeting. According to him, the effect of poor governance would result in the ineffective delivery of public services whether it is in the collection of taxes or delivery of social investment programme, public education, health services, and…

Central Bank of Nigeria to begin payment of N65 rebate to exporters

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it would begin payment of N65 rebate to exporters who sold their goods through the importers and exporters (I&E) window, at the end of the first quarter. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said this shortly after signing the Term Sheet between the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) and the Independent Asset Managers, on Friday in Lagos. The New Reports that the apex bank had in February announced policies, plans and programmes for non-oil exports that would enable Nigeria earn 200 billion dollars in foreign…

The Nigeria Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi declare to succeed Buhari in 2023

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Amaechi declare to contest under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 2023. He is the first cabinet minister member under Buhari government to declare his intention to succeed his predecessor come May 29, 2023. The right honourable minister make the declaration on Saturday at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, during the Rivers APC Thanksgiving service. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President”. The former National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole,…

2023: Wike will pull down mosques, Fayemi, Fayose to marginalize Muslims

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As Nigeria’s political parties announce the dates of their primaries for the 2023 general elections, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has fingered some presidential aspirants who must be avoided by delegates of their political parties. MURIC laid particular emphasis on Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose. It claimed that Wike would demolish mosques, while Fayemi and Fayose would marginalize Muslims in the country. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday by the director and founder of…

Buhari confers award on three Nigerians

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for years 2020 and 2021 on three Nigerians who distinguished themselves in the field of medicine and science, declaring that Nigeria’s future rests on active participation in science and technology. Conferring the award on the recipients, Dr. Oluyinka Olurotimi Olutoye, Medicine (2020); the late Professor Charles Ejike Chidume, Science (2020) and Professor Godwin O. Samuel Ekhaguere, Science (2021), the President said he was very proud to welcome the new Laureates to the prestigious league of highly…

Police withdraws charges against hotel owner, workers over OAU student death

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out criminal charges filed against the owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile Ife, Osun state, Rahman Adedoyin, and some of his workers in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University. The deceased student reportedly died under mysterious circumstances at the hotel in November 2021 and was buried in a shallow grave, leading to the arrest of the hotel owner along with some of his workers. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi struck out the case when…