Day: June 8, 2022

Agric Economics Prof, Simeon Bamire, Resumes As 12th VC In OAU History

Abibat Babalola

A Professor of Agricultural Economics, Simeon Bamire, was on Tuesday inaugurated as the 12th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Bamire took over from Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, who had completed a five-year tenure. In his acceptance speech, the new VC promised to build on the achievements of his predecessor. READ ALSO: Nigerian Comedienne, Helen Paul, Becomes Professor, HoD At US Varsity BREAKING: UNILAG Lecturer, Ismail Ibraheem, Now Professor of Communication Meet Ifeoma Uddoh, SelectUSA Tech Pitch Contest Winner Appealing to unions in the university to…

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Your Emergence Confirms Your Tenacity, Atiku Congratulates Tinubu

Ganiyu Amodu

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on his emergence as the APC flag bearer for the 2023 general election. Atiku, in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the emergence of Tinubu as the APC’s presidential candidate confirmed the latter’s tenacity in the hard-fought contest. READ ALSO Timi Dakolo slams APC for using his song without permission APC Convention Highly Compromised – Yahaya Bello Campaign Group FULL SPEECH: My Oponents…

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Pay N400m, Get zero Vote, Story of APC’s Bakare, Okorocha, Mokelu, Tein

Gbenga Adeoti

Four presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to get a single vote at the convention after they paid N400 million. When votes were counted, four of the 23 presidential aspirants polled zero vote at the convention held at Eagle Square, Abuja between Tuesday and Wednesday. READ ALSO: Timi Dakolo slams APC for using his song without permission APC Convention Highly Compromised – Yahaya Bello Campaign Group Rabiu Kwankwaso Wins NNPP Presidential Ticket FULL SPEECH: My Oponents Have Nothing to Fear, Tinubu Says After Victory WINNER: Tinubu Wins…

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Rabiu Kwankwaso Wins NNPP Presidential Ticket

Dawood Rabiu

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, emerged as the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the 2023 general election. Kwankwaso emerged as the NNPP’s standard bearer at the party’s presidential primaries held at Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Details later…

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APC Convention Highly Compromised – Yahaya Bello Campaign Group

Aliyu Aliyu

Yahaya Bello remains the hero of the oppressed, says Campaign Group Director, Media and Publicity, Yemi Kolapo The just concluded convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which produced Bola Tinubu, was largely peaceful but highly compromised, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation has declared. The group, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa by Director, Media and Publicity, Yemi Kolapo, added that this is however not new in a country where democracy is defined as the government of the oppressors by the oppressors and for the oppressors.…

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FULL SPEECH: My Oponents Have Nothing to Fear, Tinubu Says After Victory

Ganiyu Amodu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says his opponents have nothing to fear after his victory at the party’s primary. Bola Tinubu said this while giving his victory speech at Eagle Square, the venue of the APC primary. Platforms Africa had reported that Tinubu scored 1,271 votes to clinch the APC ticket. READ ALSO WINNER: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Ticket, Faces Atiku, Others BREAKING: Akpabio, Amosun, Fayemi, Bankole, 2 Others Step Down For Tinubu Timi Dakolo slams APC for using his song without permission Nigeria’s Oil…

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How Rogue Website Operators Plan To Scuttle 2022 WASSCE – WAEC

Abibat Babalola

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has raised the alarm over the activities of rogue website operators who are hell-bent on sabotaging the efforts and concrete arrangements put in place by the West African Examinations Council to ensure the successful conduct of the examination. The Council disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement signed by Moyosola Adeyegbe – Acting Head, Public Affairs. According to WAEC, we wish to bring to the attention of its stakeholders and the public in general, the unwholesome activities being perpetrated by some unscrupulous elements in…

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Timi Dakolo slams APC for using his song without permission

Abibat Babalola

Singer, Timi Dakolo has slammed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for using his song without his permission.<a Dakolo’s hit song, Great Nation was played at a point during the presidential primary election of the APC on Tuesday. READ ALSO BREAKING: Osinbajo Storms Out of APC Convention 2,340 APC Delegates Decide Tinubu, Osinbajo, Lawan Fate BREAKING: Ahmed Lawan is APC Consensus Candidate – National Chairman Great Nation was played when the party paraded an array of Nollywood actors, actresses and musicians. However, Dakolo was visibly absent from the list. Reacting…

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WINNER: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Ticket, Faces Atiku, Others

Aliyu Aliyu

Tinubu – 1, 271; Amaechi – 316 votes; Osinbajo – 235 votes; Bakare – 0 votes; Onu – 0 votes; their votes, their names – here is how aspirants stand at the APC Presidential primary The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential ticket of the party. Tinubu is to face former vice president Atiku Abubakar, a flagbearer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Mr. Peter Obi, the candidate of Labour Party (LP) and others. In votes sorted from 27 boxes, Bola Tinubu won…

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BREAKING: Osinbajo Storms Out of APC Convention

Aliyu Aliyu

Results so far show the Vice President, who was cheered up while making his speech last night, is behind Rotimi Amaechi as Bola Tinubu coasts home to victory Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has left the Eagle Square venue of the ongoing convention to select the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Platforms Africa reports that he left the venue given the direction the voting so far has gone with the results showing that National Leader of the party, Ahmed Bola Tinubu is coasting home to victory. It is…

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