Day: December 30, 2022

“$400m spent to rescue Ajaokuta Steel Coy, money well spent”, Says Buhari

Aminu Imam

…As he commissions projects in Kogi President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government has spent over 400 million dollars to rescue the Ajaokuta Steel Complex from legal liabilities. Speaking in Okene, Kogi State, during a town hall meeting at the newly renovated palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, which he also inaugurated as part of his one-day state visit to the State yesterday, said the $400 million spent to rescue the Steel company is money well spent, adding that the project would generate 1.6 billion dollars annually and provide…

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2023: INEC replaces 340 candidates in fresh amended list

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has released an amended final list of candidates participating in the 2023 general election, revealing that court order was responsible for the replacement of the over 340 candidates. It disclosed that candidates for Senate seats, House of Representatives, Governorship and House of Assembly were all involved in the first and second amendments. According to the list, released on its official website, the Commission disclosed that while the first amendment for Senate totalled to 33 candidates, the second amendment involved 19 candidates. On the governorship,…

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2023: “Tinubu will prioritise River Niger dredging to curtail flooding” – Kwara Gov.

Aminu Imam

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the next APC government under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will dredge the River Niger to curtail the annual flooding and deaths in its tributary States like Kwara, Niger, and others.  The Governor, therefore, asked the people of Lafiagi in Edu local government of the State to vote for Tinubu at the 2023 polls, saying his victory will benefit the northern and other parts of the State. He listed the dredging of the River Niger as one of the top projects the State government…

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Fuel Scarcity: “Some filling stations under-dispensing to cheat consumers” – Motorists alert regulators

Aminu Imam

Consumers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, have raised the alarm over a new trend adopted by fuel retailers to cheat consumers. The motorists, in separate interviews, alleged that most filling stations have tampered with their meters in a bid to exploit and rip-off consumers. According to them, the bad business practice which is not new in the downstream sector appears to have grown worse in the face of the current fuel scarcity. They alleged that filling stations operated by some major oil marketers have joined in this bad business…

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Pele, Brazil’s skilled soccer star who charmed the world, dies at 82

Aminu Imam

Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram, yesterday. The soccer maestro had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumor was found on his colon. Pele, whose given name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, scored a world record 1,281 goals, and is the only player ever to win the World Cup three times. With sublime skills and a winning…

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Yoruba self-determination group to launch radio for promotion of agitation Jan, 1st 

Aminu Imam

The apex body of Yoruba self-determination struggle, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, (IOOW), will formally unveil Radio Ijangbara as the official broadcast radio of the Yoruba self-determination Struggle on Sunday January 1st, 2023. According to a joint statement signed by the Chairman and General Secretary of the Group respectively, Professor Wale Adeniran and Dr. Tunde Amusat, the online radio shall be broadcasting live from Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE), and shall serve the interest of Yoruba Self-Determination struggle within and outside the shores of Nigeria. Adeniran and Amusat said everyone can…

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo mourns its President-General, George Obiozor

Aminu Imam

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has formally announced the death of its President-General Professor George Obiozor. The organisation, in an issued statement yesterday, described Obiozor as a “great achiever and perfect gentleman of immense proportions.” In the statement titled: ‘Igbo titan bows out’, issued by its National Public Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the group said the “most endearing of the Obiozor mystique can be summarised in character; the courage of his convictions, steadfastness and uncompromising commitment to his goals.” “It is with pain and sorrow in our…

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Naming of Projects: “How Governors, Cabinet Ministers are disobeying my instructions” – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite some governors naming key projects after him in their states, he has earlier warned them not to do so. The President, who disclosed this yesterday during a live broadcast during a television programme in Kogi State, after commissioning some projects in the State. President Buhari jokingly said that the Kogi State governor was one of the few governors that disobeyed his earlier instruction on project commissioning. He said: “I thank the Governor and the people of Kogi state for naming it (Muhammadu Buhari…

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