Day: June 12, 2023

Rep Who Called Nigeria Air Fraud Demanded Bribe From Me – Sirika

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has accused the lawmaker who branded launch of Nigeria Air as fraud of demanding five percent shares of the National Carrier Air from him. During a hearing by the House of Representatives, Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, had declared the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud. He had picked holes in the project, criticising the Federal Government for what he described as poor handling. READ ALSO: Former Italian Prime Minister And AC Milan Owner, Silvio Berlusconi, Is Dead Enyimba…

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Former Italian Prime Minister And AC Milan Owner, Silvio Berlusconi, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

AC Milan won 29 trophies in 31 years under Berlusconi as president and owner + What to know about Italy’s longest-serving prime minister       Former Italian prime minister and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86. Italian news agency LaPresse reported Berlusconi’s death after he was taken to hospital on Friday for the second time in months to be treated for chronic leukaemia. Berlusconi owned AC Milan between 1986 and 2017, seeing the club win three Champions Leagues, eight Serie A titles and…

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Enyimba Win Record Ninth Nigeria Premier League Title

Ganiyu Amodu

Enyimba drew 1-1 with Rivers United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday to claim a ninth Nigeria Premier League title. The draw with the 2022 champions means that the People’s Elephant topped the NPFL Super Six playoffs table with nine points from five games. The two-time CAF Champions League winners took the lead against the Port Harcourt based side through Ekenne Awazie six minutes before the break due to shaky defending by United. READ ALSO: ⁣BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Student Loan Bill Into Law Tinubu Unedited: Full Text…

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⁣BREAKING: Tinubu Signs Student Loan Bill Into Law

Aliyu Aliyu

How bill (now law) excluded private university’s students, guaranteed equal Rights for students of Public Universities, Polytechnics; here is all you need to know about the Nigeria’s students loan Act     President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loan Bill into law. ⁣⁣ ⁣A representative of the Federal Government, Dele Alake, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Monday evening.⁣⁣ EXPLAINER ⁣The bill will enable Nigerian students to access loans at interest-free rates. ⁣⁣ The Bill (now law) seeks the establishment of the Nigerian Education Fund, domiciled with the…

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Tinubu Unedited: Full Text of June 12 Speech By Nigeria’s President

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023. Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to that time,…

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MKO: The Supreme Sacrifice That Nurtured Democracy

Abibat Babalola

Across the length and breadth of the country, Nigerians of voting age, came out to elect Chief Moshood Abiola on June 12, 1993, who despite running alongside a fellow Muslim, garnered sufficient votes to win the presidential poll. In a dramatic twist however, the military government cancelled the election, sparking violent skirmishes nationwide, which culminated in the arrest, imprisonment and eventual death in mysterious circumstance of Abiola five years later. In this piece, DIRISU YAKUBU examines the significance of June 12 in the nation’s political history Some have described it…

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Subsidy: I’ll Reward Your Sacrifices, Tinubu Assures Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

As millions of vulnerable Nigerians grapple with the aftershocks of the discontinuance of petroleum subsidy, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said his administration will “reward” their sacrifices with “massive investment” in transportation infrastructure, education, regular power supply, healthcare and other public utilities that will improve quality of life.⁣ ⁣ The President who said he feels the pain of Nigerians argued that the temporal discomfort was necessary to save the country from going under.⁣ ⁣ “I feel your pain. This is one decision we must bear to save our country from…

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Novak Djokovic Defeats Casper Ruud, Win 23rd Grand Slam Title

ADEOLA YUSUF

Novak Djokovic became the winningest male tennis player of all time on Sunday at the 2023 French Open when he beat Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The Serb has now won all four Grand Slam events-Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open at least three times each. The world No. 3 started poorly, losing the first three games of the first set, but fought back to take the set after a tiebreak at 7-6. He needed to save a break point in the…

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