Month: February 2022

2023: Ganduje Eyes Joint Ticket With Tinubu, Says North Behind Jagaban

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Ganduje, we have been told, has promised to deliver Kano to Tinubu if he gets the vice presidential slot. The big challenge for this is that it will be a Muslim/Muslim ticket”   Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has endorsed the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). With this, Ganduje, who is the Governor of Kano, political caputal of the north, has, according to pundits, moved a step further into eyeing the joint ticket with Tinubu, a Muslim/Muslim ticket many said would…

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Nigeria Arrests 9 Ghanaians For $400,000 Cannabis Trafficking + NAMES

ADEOLA YUSUF

How we got intels on the Ghanaian fishermen who trafficked 201 bags of Cannabis into Lagos – NSCDC   The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested and detained nine Ghanaians for allegedly trafficking 201 bags of cannabis saliva into the country. Platforms Africa reports that the state commandant, Edenabu Eweka, who said this, added that the nine alleged traffickers “brought the drugs into the country through their Nigerian counterparts who assisted the foreigners into the country.” He named the suspects to include Victor…

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JAMB To Admit More Candidates, Adds Two New Lagos Varsities On Portal

ADEOLA YUSUF

NYSC considers enrolment of new Lagos Varsities graduates for annual scheme as NUC writes Federal educational agencies, TETFund and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed the possibility of admitting more candidates than ever before as it included the two newly established universities by the Lagos State government into lists of schools open to provide tertiary education in the country. Platforms Africa reports that the two new tertiary institutions, which increased the number of public varsities to four in the state, were…

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BREAKING: APC Makes U-Turn, Fixes National Convention For March 26

ADEOLA YUSUF

APC, in what appears confusing, reverses itself on National Convention, making two conflicting decisions less than 24 hours In less than 24-hours, the All Progressives Congress (APC) made a major decision and unmade it. It first cancelled the February 26 scheduled National Convention and announced Zonal Congress for March 26. But within hours, the APC reversed the earlier decision postponing its national convention indefinitely. According to the Vanguard Newspaper, the national convention will now hold on March 26, the date earlier slated for the conduct of its zonal congresses. The new arrangement…

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How Nigerian PR Guru, Kabir Dangogo, Wrote Name in Gold 26 Years Ago -ACAMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), Rasheed Bolarinwa, pens glowing tributes for ACAMB pioneer President on birthday   The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), the umbrella association of marketing communications, public relations, media and creative professionals working in Nigeria’s banking sector, has given an insight into how the veteran public relations guru and founding president of the association, Mallam Kabir Dangogo, along side other prominent members, founded the group 26 years ago. Platforms Africa reports that ACAMB said this in a statement on Dangogo’s…

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Airline Operators Hike Economy Class Ticket For Nigerians To N50,000

ADEOLA YUSUF

The 100% increase, which has taken effect immediately with price changes obvious on the website of many airlines, comes amidst rising inflation in the country and widely bemoaned economic hardship. Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have increased the price of flight tickets for economy class to Fifty thousand naira. Platforms Africa reports that the increment was concluded at the meeting of the operators in Lagos on Saturday where the operators outlined the high cost of jet A1 fuel, forex scarcity, double-digit inflation, increase in ground handling charges, cost of buying…

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Nigerian Content Retains $8bn Annually, Creates 50,000 Jobs

ADEOLA YUSUF

The implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act has created over 50,000 direct jobs in the local economy over the past 11 years, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has said. Platforms Africa reports that Wabote stated this in Lagos during separate breakfast meetings he held with members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers on Thursday and editors of newspapers and broadcast stations on Friday respectively. He hinted that the level of Nigerian content in the…

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BREAKING : 95 Year-Old Queen of England Tests Positive For COVID-19

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Queen has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced. The monarch, 95, has tested positive for the virus and is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to continue carrying out light duties this week. It was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, the week he had the disease. The announcement on Sunday was made only a few weeks after the Queen reached her platinum jubilee of 70 years on the throne on 6 February. A statement said:…

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First Bank Employees In N47m Alleged Scandal

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two employees  of a commercial bank, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, before a Kano State High Court for allegedly withdrawing over N47 million from a customer’s account without his consent. Platforms Africa reports that both bankers, Nuhu Demba and Mohammed Musa, were said to have conspired with each other to withdraw the huge sum from a customer, Mailafia Mohammed. At the court yesterday, Mohammed, the customer, alleged that on 6th February 2021 he was attacked in his house by armed men who took away…

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They Cheated Us But We Leave Everything To God – Aregbesola

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oyetola Wins, Aregbesola kicks, Alleges Misconduct But ‘Leaves Everything To God’ “We note with shame and much regret the consternation of local and international observers on what they regard as a travesty of an election.”   The victory of Osun state governor, Isiaka Oyetola at the gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elicited reaction from his rival, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who has said that he and his supporters would be leaving the outcome of the process to God. Aregbesola said that rather than he…

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