Alaafin had a bit of a premonition about his death according to one of his palace aides

ALAAFIN of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi had a bit of a premonition of his death according to one of his close aides who revealed that the monarch recently revealed that he was about to embark on a journey to meet his ancestors.

 

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Nigeria should set up an oil bonanza committee to invest the gains of the Russian-Ukraine war

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, global crude oil prices remain over $100 a barrel again

[2] Worth Russia being the world's second largest crude oil supplier, taking their huge reserves off the market was always going to create a bull run, which Nigeria is currently benefiting from

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National security adviser says he is unable to act because of the difficulty in procuring equipment

NATIONAL security adviser Retired Major General Babagana Monguno has attributed the failure to combat the growing insecurity in the country to the inability to get hold of adequate technology which he blamed on a difficult procurement process.

 

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Ngige says he expects his supporters to pay half of his N100m APC nomination form fee

LABOUR and unemployment minister Senator Chris Ngige has expressed confidence that his supporters will raise the hefty sum of money required to purchase his presidential nomination form after the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) fixed it at N100m ($240,000).

 

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Imo State Police Command parades 50 year old man who they claim is Ipob's bomb maker

MEN of the Imo State Police Command have arrested and paraded one Simeon Onigbo before the media claiming he is the Indigenous People of Biafra's (Ipob) bomb manufacturer responsible for making all the devices that have been causing mayhem lately.

 

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Northern States Civil Society Networks condemns Buhari for pardoning convicted governors

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been accused by the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks (CNSCSN) of demoralising the nation’s anti-corruption agencies with his granting of amnesties to convicted looters.

 

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West Ham plan on recruiting striker Taiwo Awoniyi during the summer transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham have stepped up their bid to sign Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi with the aim of prising him away from Bundesliga team Hertha Berlin during the summer transfer window.

 

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Nigeria should have used the unique coincidence of Lent and Ramadan holding at the same time to drive home the message about Cain and the horrors of nomadism

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I am surprised that despite the hundreds of thousands of clergymen and millions of churches and mosques littered across Nigeria, nobody has been able to see the parallels between our current situation and the case of Cain and Abel. We should be analysing this interesting biblical myth and use it as a template to find solutions to our current woes

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World Bank boss David Malpass urges Nigerian government to scrap its fuel subsidy regime

WORLD Bank officials have urged the Nigerian government to rethink its fuel subsidy regime as the policy is not only bleeding the treasury dry but also has the counter-productive effect of assisting the rich rather than the poor who it was designed to help.

 

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Buhari tells ICC boss that Boko Haram is a criminal gang with no religious or ethnic case

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has told the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) that the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is sheer criminal behaviour that has nothing to do with religion or ethnicity.

 

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