Day: December 13, 2023

CAF Awards: I Didn’t Vote – Amuneke Clears Air On Choosing Salah

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke has reacted to reports that he voted for Mohamed Salah of Egypt ahead of Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen in the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award. According to him, he was never elected to vote in the CAF Awards. Amuneke also claimed the viral video that led to the uproar was a Moroccan journalist asking him to choose between Salah and Achraf Hakimi. READ ALSO BREAKING: Osimhen Crowned 2023 CAF Footballer Of The Year INEC Swears In Nine New RECs Akeredolu’s Son Begs Tinubu…

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INEC Swears In Nine New RECs

Ganiyu Amodu

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday swore in nine additional Resident Electoral Commissioners. The Senate had on November 1, 2023, approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Bola Tinubu as RECs of the Commission. The appointment followed Tinubu’s request for confirmation of the nomination of the RECs for INEC in accordance with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the Constitution. At the swearing-in ceremony held at the INEC Headquarters in Abuja, Yakubu told the nine new RECs that the conduct…

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UNILAG Students Protest Directive Breach, Boycott Practical Session

Ganiyu Amodu

Students in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have boycotted a practical session due to a breach of directive between the department authorities and students. The boycott comes after an increase in obligatory fees from #21,000 to #140,750 and #170,250 for students who offer laboratory specialized courses. The department had earlier passed a memo stating that laboratory manuals or materials were no longer for sale. However, a line-by-line analysis of the new fees payable revealed that laboratory charges had been pegged at #40,000 as part of…

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Akeredolu’s Son Begs Tinubu For Air Ambulance To Return Ailing Father To Germany – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son, Babajide, has reportedly sought the assistance of President Bola Tinubu to get an air ambulance to return his ailing father to Germany where he had been receiving treatment, SaharaReporters reports. The Ondo State governor is receiving treatment for leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy in Nigeria. SaharaReporters quoted family sources as saying on Tuesday that Akeredolu’s condition has worsened. “He is no longer able to speak,” one of the sources said. According to sources, this prompted his son to ask for the President’s help to speedily…

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