Month: August 2022

Wike Disowns Suit against Atiku’s Candidacy

ADEOLA YUSUF

I had 14 days after the primary within which to have filed any suit, I didn’t do that then Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike few moments ago (Friday) distanced himself from a purported suit said to have been filed by him seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election. This comes few hours after some media outfits had reported that Wike had ordered the removal of PDP flags in Rivers State government house,  which also turned out…

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You Won’t Resume Until Govt Meet Our Demands, ASUU To Varsity Students

ADEOLA YUSUF

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke says students are making sacrifices for coming generations President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has declared that the current strike by members of the union will linger and keep student at home until the Nigeria Government is ready to agree to their terms. READ ALSO: Why We proscribed ASUU, SSANU, NASU – Ekiti varsity BREAKING: ASUU Extends Strike, Shuts Varsities Till September Wike Drags Atiku, Tambuwal, PDP, INEC To Court Over Presidential Primary He added that the union’s strike is preparing…

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Meet Rosemary Ajiboye, Nigeria’s First Female Winner of Int’l Physics Olympiad

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oyo State has again set the pace for other states as a student of Sacred Heart College, Akinyemi Way, Ibadan, Rosemary Ajiboye has emerged Nigeria’s first female national winner of the National Science Physics Olympiad in Switzerland. Describing her journey to achieving the global feat in a recent interview, the 15-year-old Rosemary said she almost lost out at the beginning because she didn’t take the competition seriously, but was challenged and inspired by her teachers and school management to aim high. Rosemary emerged national winner after a competition which involved…

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Wike Drags Atiku, Tambuwal, PDP, INEC To Court Over Presidential Primary

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa reports that informations about this suit became known less than 24 hours after the Rivers state Governor described himself as Mr. Trouble   The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the build up to the 2023 presidential election has Degenerated as  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has gone to Court. Platforms Africa reports that this suit became known less than 24 hours after Governor Wike described himself as Trouble. Wike, who lost the presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has sued Atiku, PDP,…

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Nigeria’s loss To Oil Theft Hits $40m Daily

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oil.minister says country now losses 400,000 barrels every day Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Platforms Africa reports that Sylva said this when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the Government House, Owerri. With the price of crude rallying at $100 per barrel, the 400,000 barrels loss figure amounted to $40 million on daily baisis, data compiled by Platforms Africa showed. READ ALSO Oil Theft: Fact…

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World Bank Raises the Alarm Over Nigeria’s N6.7trn Annual Fuel Subsidy

ADEOLA YUSUF

Global lender Warns country of Looming Insolvency   The World Bank, for the umpteenth time on Wednesday, warned that Nigeria is currently on life-support with death imminent if it chooses to sustain the current subsidy on petroleum products. Platforms Africa reports that this came against the backdrop ofthe Nigerian Government’s projection to spend N6.7trillion on petrol subsidy payments in 2023, The global lender said this through Rajul Awasthi, senior public sector specialist, domestic resource mobilisation, who spoke at a virtual pre-summit themed: Critical Tax Reforms for Shared Prosperity, an event organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).…

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Keagborekuzi I; Meet Nigerian Who Became World’s Youngest King At Age Two

ADEOLA YUSUF

Many children at age two would be playing games or having fun with other kids but not for Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I. At that tender age, he had been crowned king or Dein of the Agbor Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state in Delta State, Nigeria. Born on June 29, 1977, Keagborekuzi I also set a record as the youngest monarch in the entire world at his installation in 1979. His installation at just 28 months old, which was recorded in the 1981 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records,…

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World Cup Start Date To Be Changed By FIFA Months Before Qatar 2022 Tournament

ADEOLA YUSUF

FIFA are set to confirm that this year’s World Cup finals in Qatar will start one day earlier to allow the host nation to kick-off the tournament against Ecuador. The start date of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to be moved forward by one day to allow hosts Qatar to be involved in the first match. The tournament had originally been scheduled to get underway on Monday 21 November with African champions Senegal taking on The Netherlands in Group A. However, FIFA now plans to move host nation…

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Why We‘re Suspending Flight Operations To Johannesburg – Air Peace

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s largest private airline, Air Peace has announced its suspension of flight operations from Nigeria to Johannesburg, South Africa. The airlines noted that the suspension was prompted by delays in visa approvals and aviation kerosene, also known as Jet A1 fuel scarcity. The suspension according to the company will last for 47 days, starting from August 22 to October 8, 2022, pending the outcome of the development. READ ALSO: Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights Fire Outbreak At EKEDC Power Station In Lagos Island Benzema Is UEFA Champions League Player…

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Benzema Is UEFA Champions League Player Of The Season

ADEOLA YUSUF

15 classical goals, two scintillating assists; How why the Real Madrid superstar was crowned the very best in Europe club football Rather unsurprisingly, Karim Benzema has won the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League player of the season award. The forward was in career-best form last season, scoring 15 goals and nabbing two assists as he inspired Real Madrid to their 14th UEFA Champions League triumph. READ ALSO: 16-Year-Old Wonderkid Scores 9 A1 In WAEC, 331 In JAMB Exams NCC ​Remittances To Federation Account Hit N463bn In 5 Years Ikeja Electric, Inks…

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