Day: January 1, 2023

BREAKING: Tinubu Reacts To Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi

Gbenga Adeoti

Political Paperweight: Read full statement on how the APC Presidential candidate described the ex-president The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Party (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the Endorsement of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi, describing it as worthless. Tinubu, who spoke through Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media & Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, declared that the former President can not even win his ward in Abeokuta for any candidate. Here is the statement; OBASANJO’S ENDORSEMENT OF MR. PETER OBI IS WORTHLESS We read…

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Croatia Switches To Euro, Enters Borderless Europe Club

Ganiyu Amodu

Croatia on Sunday switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone — two major milestones for the country after joining the EU nearly a decade ago. At midnight (2300 GMT Saturday) the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and become the 20th member of the eurozone. It is now the 27th nation in the passport-free Schengen zone, the world’s largest, which enables more than 400 million people to move freely around its members. READ ALSO: Obasanjo Rejects Tinubu, Atiku, Endorses Obi Lagos To Demolish 800 Structures For…

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Obasanjo Rejects Tinubu, Atiku, Endorses Obi

Gbenga Adeoti

“Emi l’okan” is a wrong attitude to governance. Here is a read-for-yourself statement by Nigeris’s ex-president   Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obasanjo in an open letter to young Nigerians said, Obi had an edge over other main candidates. He said: “None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline and vitality that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay focused on the job particularly looking at where…

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Pope Benedict XVI To Be Buried In The Crypt Under St. Peter’s Basilica

Abibat Babalola

Pope Benedict XVI died on Saturday morning at the age of 95. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said Saturday afternoon. According to a funeral programme released by the Vatican, his body will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica from the morning of Monday, January 2, 2023, until his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square on January 5, 2023. The tombs in the Vatican crypt are close to the remains of the Catholic Church’s first pope, St. Peter the…

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Lagos To Demolish 800 Structures For $2.5 Billion 4th Mainland Bridge

Abibat Babalola

“54 months slated for construction of thd 37 km bridge starting from Ajah corridor and traverse towards the Lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu” About 800 structures would be demolished, as the construction of the $2.5 billion Fourth Mainland Bridge begins, Platforms Africa reports. The Lagos State Government is set to demolish the structures to pave the way for the new bridge which is expected to ease the movement of Lagosians from Ikorodu to Victoria Island.. The project, which is expected to commence within the first…

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TCN Warns Against Building Houses Under Power Lines

Abibat Babalola

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has cautioned Kano residents against erecting structures under the transmission cables to ensure safety of lives. The Assistant General Manager, TCN, Malam Muhammad Bello, gave the warning at a news conference in Kano Friday. He said that the media event was to fine-tune modalities that would address encroachment into the premises of TCN land properties. According to him, land encroachment along power lines was the main reason delaying the Federal Government’s plan to increase the power supply to the state by 2,000 megawatts. READ…

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Pele’s 100-Year-Old Mum Unaware Of Son’s Death – Sister

Ganiyu Amodu

“She doesn’t know the situation. She’s in her own world,” Pele’s Sister Maria Lucia Maria Lucia do Nascimento, sister of Pele, says the 100-year-old mother of the Brazilian football legend is unaware of her son’s death. According to Mirror UK, Maria Lucia, 78-year-old and Pele’s only surviving sibling, spoke in an interview in Brazil. Pele, fondly nicknamed the “king of football”, passed away on Thursday after battling colon cancer. READ ALSO: Agnodice: Agony of World’s Known First Female Doctor BREAKING: Former Pope, Benedict XVI, Is Dead Pelé: A Look At…

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Analysis New motor Insurance Policy: Matters arising

Abibat Babalola

Insurance stakeholders and vehicle owners have continued to react to the new premium rates for various classes of motor insurance approved by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on December 22. With the new policy, third party motor insurance policy will be increased from N5, 000 to N15, 000, with effect from January 1, 2023. NAICOM announced the new policy in a circular titled: New Premium Rate for Motor Insurance with number: NAICOM/DPR/CIR/46/2022, signed by the Director, Policy and Regulation, NAICOM, Leo Akah. READ ALSO: Agnodice: Agony of World’s Known First…

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