Day: June 6, 2022

‘Allow The Delegates To Decide,’ Buhari Disowns APC Consensus Candidate

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday cleared all doubts about where he stands on the choice of a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress, APC. He declared before the party’s governors of northern states that he has “no preferred candidate,” and has “anointed no one,”. Rather, the President said he was determined to ensure that “there shall be no imposition of any candidate on the party.” READ ALSO: BREAKING: Ahmed Lawan is APC Consensus Candidate – National Chairman Northern Govs Reject Ahmed Lawan As Consensus Candidate, Insist Power Must…

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UniAbuja Fires 2 Professors For Demanding Sex For Marks

ADEOLA YUSUF

We did that because female students needed to be protected – VC Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah   The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers who are sexually harassing students, saying two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex abuse on campus, which had been published. READ ALSO: Student-Teacher Impregnates 24 Students, 4 Teachers, Headmistress – Report Man With 7…

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Northern Govs Reject Ahmed Lawan As Consensus Candidate, Insist Power Must Shift To South

ADEOLA YUSUF

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the North have rejected the choice of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the party. The National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, was said to have announced Ahmed Lawan as the consensus candidate, a decision members of the National Working Committee reportedly disagreed with. In a meeting on Monday with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern governors insisted that power should rotate to Southern part of the country in 2023. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Ahmed Lawan is APC Consensus…

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BREAKING: Ahmed Lawan is APC Consensus Candidate – National Chairman

ADEOLA YUSUF

Adamu shocks Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi and other southern aspirants who are fighting dirty over the APC presidential ticket with announcement of Lawan as consensus candidate, insists they can still go to the poll for primaries As President Muhammadu Buhari holds a crucial meeting with nothern governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Chairman of the party has announced Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus candidate of the party. Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja, according…

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Pan-Atlantic Varsity Mourns As SMC Dean, Micheal Okolo, Dies

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Dean of the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Dr Michael Okolo, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Enase Okonedo, who announced this in a statement, tasked acquittances of the late pioneer member of the newly formed Centre for Media and Communication (CMC) to put his wife, Mrs Rosemary Okolo, his children and his loved ones in their prayers. Here below is the statement. With heavy hearts but with total submission to the will of God, we announce the passing away of…

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Elon Musk Threatens to pull out of $44bn Twitter Deal Over Fake accounts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Elon Musk is threatening to pull out of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter if the company does not provide more information on how it calculates the number of fake accounts. In a letter delivered to Twitter on Monday and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Musk’s lawyers at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom argued that Twitter was “actively resisting and thwarting” Mr. Musk’s rights under the terms of his deal to acquire the social media company. His lawyers accused Twitter of a “clear…

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Ondo attack: Tinubu donates N75m, seeks improved security

ADEOLA YUSUF

All Progressives Congress National Leader and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, promised to work with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to bring succour to the victims of the Owo Massacre. Speaking at the Palace of Olowo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye during a condolence visit in the company of Akeredolu, Tinubu condemned the violent attack on innocent worshippers. READ ALSO: Govt Talks Tough As Gunmen Massacre Worshippers In Nigeria Catholic Church Axe Dangles On Tinubu, APC Chairman Says Aspirant May be Sanctioned VIDEO: “I MADE BÙHARI PRESIDENT” WATCH MOMENT TINUBU BREAKS…

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BREAKING: Oil Price Skyrockets To $122 Per Barrel

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is how hike in oil price by Saudi Arabia for July loading eclipsed OPEC+ deal Oil prices, on Monday, hit an intraday high of $121.95 per barrel after Saudi Arabia raised crude prices for July and amid doubts that an increased OPEC+ monthly output target will help ease tight supply. Brent crude firmed 32 cents, or 0.3%, to $120.04 a barrel at 0858 GMT after touching an intraday high of $121.95. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 40 cents, or 0.3%, at $119.27 a barrel after…

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Nigeria Air To Get Operating License On Monday

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is expected to present Nigeria Air, the country’s proposed national carrier with Air Transport Licence (ATL) on Monday. The licence will be presented to the interim management of the airline at the headquarters of the aviation regulatory body in Abuja. This was made known on the Instagram handle of the Ministry of Aviation @fmaviationng which reads, “The @NigerianCAA will on Monday, June 6th, 2022 present the Air Transport License (ATL) to the interim management of the #NigeriaAir, Nigeria’s national carrier at the NCAA’s Corporate…

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Nigerian Orphan Records Perfect CGPA For Masters Degree At Canadian Varsity

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Today I walk across the stage in honor of you, Daddy. I hope you and mummy are proud of me in heaven.”   A Nigerian student, Oluwabunmi Amosu, has bagged a Masters in Education and Society from McGill University, Canada with a distinction and perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (4.0/4.0). Platforms Africa reports that Amosu, who said she has lost both her parents, bagged a Masters Degree (M.A Education and Society) on June 2, 2022, exactly a year after her father, Sewhenu Amosu, died. Celebrating the feat, Amosu, a first…

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