Day: June 7, 2022

BREAKING: Akpabio, Amosun, Fayemi, Bankole, 2 Others Step Down For Tinubu

Aliyu Aliyu

. Ayade promise to support party’s choice Six of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have announced that they have stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They are Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Governor Kayode Fayemi and Honourable Dimeji Bankole. Others are Governor Badaru of Jigawa State and Senator Boroface. They made the announcement at the APc primary in Abuja. Details later

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BREAKING: Delegate Slumps, Dies At APC Primary In Abuja

Aliyu Aliyu

Efforts are on to replace the late 61 year-old with another delegate who is expected to cast his vote at the presidential primary.   One of the delegates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Jigawa, Alhaji Isah Baba Buji, has reportedly died at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja while attending the party’s election. Platforms Africa reports that efforts are on to replace him with another delegate who is expected to cast his vote at the presidential primary. The delegate is the Assistant APC chairman in charge of the Jigawa…

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3,135 Candidates With High UTME Scores Denied Admission – JAMB

Abibat Babalola

A total of 3,135 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examinations candidates who scored 300 and above in 2018, 2019 and 2020 did not gain admission into tertiary institutions. The figure is based on the admission statistics prepared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the three years. The statistics for 2018, 2019 and 2020 were made available on the board’s website. The board is still working on the 2021 statistics following the conclusion of the 2021 admissions. The PUNCH reports that while tertiary institutions are at liberty…

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I’m Vindicated, Sunday Igboho Breaks Silence Over Owo Massacre

Abibat Babalola

The gunmen first hijacked a car, went into the Church as worshippers, thrown an IED to kill and started shooting sporadically to finish up those who wanted to escape, details emerged on the Owo Catholic Church Massacre Yoruba nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho, has broken silence over the murder of worshippers in Owo, Ondo state by yet to be identified gunmen. Though Police authority is yet to confirm the number of fatality three days after the incident, local media in Nigeria have reported that over 50 people were killed. READ ALSO:…

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2,340 APC Delegates Decide Tinubu, Osinbajo, Lawan Fate

Abibat Babalola

Fake delegates’ list emerges, stirs controversy, confusion among party members   Over 2,340 delegates of All Progressives Congress (APC) will Tuesday, (today) decide the fate of the party’s presidential aspirants. This is as president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday threw the contest open. The delegates from the 774 local government areas in the country and area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will cast their votes to elect a presidential candidate of the APC. Platforms Africa reports that fake delegate list emerged on Tuesday and was being shared when loyalists…

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How Banky W Won PDP Primary Rerun For Eti-Osa House of Reps Seat

Abibat Babalola

Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W, has won the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election rerun in Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Lagos. Mr Wellington won the election with 24 votes against his challenger Sam Aiboni, who scored only five votes. The rerun was scheduled for today after the first primary last month was cancelled. The artiste is seen as a favourite to clinch the ticket since he joined the main opposition party earlier this year. READ ALSO: Banky W Joins PDP, Set To Run For House Of Reps 3 PDP Delegates Assassinated In…

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ASUU Raises Hope of Calling off Over 110 Day-strike

Abibat Babalola

“As parents, I and other lecturers feel the pain of the students and want to see them back in classes as soon as possible,” AIT quoted ASUU President to have said that he would brief the media this week. Hope rises for public university students in Nigeria as Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) provides hints it might call off its 110 days long strike. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, told AIT’s Abulu Osemuaghu exclusively via the telephone that he will brief the media this week. READ ALSO: EKSU Reopens,…

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Gridlock Looms As Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Suffers Diversion For 6 Months

Gbenga Adeoti

Here is the traffic advisory by Lagos transport commissioner for commuters on how to survive the impending pains on the expressway that is already notorious for traffic jam   The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion plans as the Federal Government continues the rehabilitation of the Lagos/Sagamu axis of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway. The diversion starts from the 9th of June, 2022, for a period of six months. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement, said kilometre 0-5 of the Lagos/Sagamu Expressway would be modified…

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Nigeria’s Oil Revenue Sinks to N945bn, 4-Month Low Despite High Price

ADEOLA YUSUF

CBN gives breakdown of Nigeria’s low crude earnings last experienced since January, 2022, at a time Saudi Arabia is earning $1 billion daily from oil   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that federal government earnings from oil sales dropped to a four-month low. CBN stated this in its latest monthly economic report for January 2022. This is worrisome despite of higher oil prices than projected in the 2022 budget. According to the CBN data, Nigeria made N945 billion in January, this is 7.8 per cent less than…

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