Yoruba in Badagry are from Ile-Ife, not Ghana – High Chief Wawu Lagos – High Chief Tajudeen Dosa Ayipe, the Wawu of Badagry Kingdom, on Thursday traced the origin of Yoruba speaking people of Badagry to Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and not from Ghana as claimed in a recent publication. The …
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Elder statesman and leader of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, affirmed that the passion Nigerians have for Peter Obi of Labour Party is incomparable to that of other candidates. Adebanjo made the claim while fielding questions on Arise Television’s State of the Nation news programme on …
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A 47-year-old man identified as Ganiyu Yusuf, has been arrested by men of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, for allegedly raping a housewife in Ilorin in June 2022 . Speaking to newsmen, the spokesperson of NSCDC in the state, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, said Yusuf …
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State on Thursday accused the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress of planning an attack on the venue of the tribunal hearing petition against the victory of the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Parties in the matter are expected to present their final …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed speculations it plans to introduce N2,000 and N5,000 notes. CBN branch controller, Umar Ibrahim Biyu, stated this during a sentisation exercise at Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano. Biyu described the naira redesigned policy as necessary and called on the marketers to ensure …
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Professor Ibrahim Garba, and Ibrahim Shehu Usman, former Vice Chancellor and Bursar respectively of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria were today arraigned before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on an eight count charge bordering on theft and money laundering to the tune of over N1billion by …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why he won’t join the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Obasanjo, in his New Year message to Nigerians, entitled: “My appeal to all Nigerians particularly young Nigerians,” pledged his support for Obi. The former President, who …
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The trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Sadio Mane have been nominated for the 2022 Best FIFA Men’s Player Award.The world football governing body announced the finalists for the prize in a statement on its website on Thursday.The award recognises a footballer’s achievement throughout the entirety of the year. …
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Fourteen proposals submitted from UI are to be funded by TETFUND in the 2021 National Research Fund to the tune of Three Hundred and Forty-two Million, One Hundred and Seventy-one Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-two naira only. According to the statement signed and released to journalists by the Director of …
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is committed to issuing passports between three and six weeks post biometric capture, where there are no technical hitches or application irregularities. The NIS spokesperson, Mr Tony Akuneme, in a statement in Abuja, quoted the Comptroller-General, NIS, Mr Isa Jere, as saying this …
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