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THE NORTH: AFTER BLAMING OTHERS, LET’S PROBE OURSELVES – SHEHU SANI 1.Most public schools are free, our young ones still don’t want to go to school. 2.Most of us don’t want our spouses to work or use their skills or talents to earn a living or contribute to the family. When we die, we leave them as helpless widows at …

UNIZIK VC’S APPOINTMENT LAWFUL, NOT VOIDED – MEDIA AIDE The Social and Mainstream media platforms have been inundated with a letter purportedly emanating from the Federal Ministry of Education dated November 1st, 2024 and addressed to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe which claimed that the Ministry has voided the …

YOUR UNTESTED AGENDA CAN’T SERVE AS BETTER ALTERNATIVE – PRESIDENCY REPLIES The Presidency has knocked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his attack on the economic reforms of the present administration, saying his alternative ideas were rejected by Nigerians at the polls. Atiku had attacked President Bola Tinubu for the prevailing hardship in the country, accusing him of “trial and error” …

HARDSHIP: WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY – ATIKU CHALLENGES TINUBU Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the present administration of indulging in “trial-and-error economic policies”, saying he would have acted differently if elected President. In a statement he personally signed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the last election alleged that the President Tinubu administration is undertaking a …

ANYONE CLAIMING TO RECEIVE CREDIT ALERT THROUGH PRAYER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED – PETER OBI The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that anyone claiming to receive credit alerts through prayer should be investigated for potential theft. In a clip from his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast released on Sunday, Obi emphasised the importance of hard work …

TINUBU TO SWEAR IN NEW MINISTERS MONDAY Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will on Monday swear in seven new ministers. The swearing-in will take place at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. Disclosing this via X, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, wrote: “President Bola Tinubu will swear in the new seven ministers …

LIBYA BEGINS MASS ARREST OF NIGERIANS AFTER CAF VERDICT Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football …

NIVEA MAKER FAULTS NAFDAC, SAYS PRODUCT NOT SOLD IN NIGERIA A German multinational company, Beiersdorf, which manufactures the NIVEA Black & White Invisible Roll-on deodorant, has denied selling the recalled product in Nigeria. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in response to a recent safety alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and …

LAGOS LG CHAIRMAN WHO SUCCEEDED LATE PREDECESSOR DIES IN OFFICE Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Hon. Oladotun Olakanle, is dead. Olakanle, popularly known as Tant’olorun, died four years after his predecessor, Babatunde Oke, passed away while in office in August, 2020. Olakanle, then Vice Chairman, stepped in after he was sworn in by Governor …

ABIA LG POLLS: ZLP WINS 15 LGAS, YPP TWO The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed victory in the remaining two LGAs. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent …