Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour warns Lagos State speaker against passing divisive legislation

NEWLY-re-elected speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Hon Mudasiru Obasa has been warned by the Labour Party's gubernatorial candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour to abandon plans to introduce controversial laws on the right of indigenes.

 

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Nearly half a million diasporans register for NIN according to National Identity Management Commission

AS many as 427,962 Nigerians living in the diaspora have obtained their National Identification Number (NIN) thanks to an aggressive drive by organisations like the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk).

 

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Three clubs eyeing Onuachu following Southampton's relegation from the Premier League

SUPER Eagles striker Paul Onuachu is on his way out of Southampton with several European sides vying for his services following the Saints' relegation from the English Premier League last season.

 

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Whoever Tinubu appoints to head the National Orientation Agency is key as that person needs to sell the idea that for the nation to grow, the tribe must die

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unfortunately, the last eight years have been among the most divisive in our history. When you look at the lingering effects of the Fulani herdsmen crisis, it is clear that we are now a highly traumatised nation in desperate need of healing

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Tinubu asks EU to assist Nigeria and Africa strengthen security and alleviate poverty

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has called on the European Union (EU) to assist Nigeria and Africa in strengthening security and enhancing economic development as part of a continental poverty alleviation programme.

 

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Lawmakers ask Tinubu to prosecute those behind the purported launch of Nigeria Air

MEMBERS of the just-dissolved House of Representatives have asked President Bola Tinubu to probe the purported launch of the national carrier Nigeria Air just days before the end of the Buhari administration saying the exercise was highly fraudulent.

 

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Ninth House of Representatives dissolves itself after passing motion to adjourn indefinitely

NIGERIA'S ninth House of Representatives has wound up its activities holding its last plenary of the parliament today and passing a motion to be adjourned sine die or indefinitely in line with the dictates of the constitution.

 

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Tinubu hold his first meeting with all 36 state governors following Akume's swearing-in

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has hosted his first meeting of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) at the presidential villa in what was the inaugural function of the new secretary to the federal government Senator George Akume who was sworn-in today.

 

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French sides Monaco and Rennes look to prize Adarabioyo away from Fulham this summer

TOSIN Adarabioyo could be on his way to France next season as Fulham have received offers for his services from French Le Championet sides Monaco and Rennes who are both keen to sign him up during the summer transfer window.

 

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None of these Tinubu appointments excite me as what we need above all else is a minister for manufacturing with a mandate to replicate what Germany, the US and the UK did during World War Two

Ayo Akinfe

[1] During World War Two, nations had no choice but to step up the production of new industrial goods like armaments, munitions, tanks, aircraft, ships, etc. Industrial output boomed in a manner never seen before

[2] Hitherto the conflict, agrarian nations like Australia, Canada, India, China, etc were nobodies but alas, the war was a huge wake-up call for them. They suddenly became industrial producers and have never looked back since

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