Atiku looks set to call Wike's bluff and name members of PDP Presidential Council Committee

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar appears to be running out of patience with his main political rival Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and opt to move ahead without him according to close aides.

 

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Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups protest the awarding of pipeline protection contract to Tompolo

MEMBERS of the Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG) have held a demonstration in Abuja to protest the awarding of an oil pipeline protection contract to Niger Delta militant leader Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo.

 

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Falconets crash out of U20 World Cup losing 0-2 to The Netherlands in the quarter final

 

NIGERIA'S Super Falconets have crashed out of the Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup currently taking place in Cost Rica after losing 0-2 to The Netherlands in the quarter finals last night when they succumbed to two first half goals.

 

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It is unfortunate that none of Nigeria’s presidential aspirants has said a word about foreign policy objectives as it is key to attracting foreign direct investment 


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[1] In 2021, Africa only attracted a total of $83bn worth of foreign direct investment (FDI). This was just 5.2% of the global total for a continent that accounts for 16.2% of the world’s population 

[2] Now, let us cast our minds back to 1960, the year in which most African nations achieved independence. If we want to be honest about it, after World War Two, Britain and France were no longer interested in their empires and decided to let Africans run their own affairs 

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Oshoala sends goodwill message to Anthony Joshua after he fails to regain his titles

NIGERIAN nominee for the World Female Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala has sent a goodwill message to former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua following his loss to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk last night.

 

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Oyetola's wife's convoy attacked by armed hoodlums in Ede as she returns to Oshogbo

GOVERNOR Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State's wife has survived an attack by gunmen in the Ede area of the state when armed hoodlums opened fire on her motorcade as it drive back to the capital Oshogbo after a function.

 

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Super Eagles fullback Jamilu Collins out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury

SUPER Eagles fullback Jamilu Collins will miss the whole of the remaining part of the 2022/23 season with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury which he picked up on Monday in the opening minutes of Cardiff City’s 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion.

 

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Ademola Adeleke alone could boost Nigeria’s GDP to $1trn if he could get these 10 industries in Osun State operating to full capacity 

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[1] Nigeria Machine Tools is a conventional machine manufacturing company that produces and distributes flanges, fitting, stud bolts and other machine tools, also offers equipment maintenance service, refurbishment and fabrication. It is based in Oshogbo

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Akeredolu offers N50,000 reward to anyone who provides information on kidnappers and bandits

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is offering a N50,000 reward to anyone who provides security operatives with information that can lead to the arrest of kidnappers and other criminals across the state.

 

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BA expected to be the next to suspend Nigerian operations as other carriers look set to follow Emirates

SEVERAL more international operators in Nigerian aviation industry look set to join Emirates Airline sand suspend operations in response to the current foreign exchange crunch that has prohibited them from repatriating ticket sales revenue from the country.

 

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