Seun Kuti assures his fans all is well as he flies to Zurich kick-starting his European tour

AFROBEAT musician Seun Kuti has flown out of Nigeria to commence his European summer tour  following his release from police custody on Wednesday informing his teaming fans that he will be starting the extravaganza in Zurich in Switzerland.

 

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Supreme Court dismisses PDP suit seeking to prevent the swearing-in of Tinubu and Shettima

MONDAY'S planned swearing-in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima will now proceed as normal after the Supreme Court dismissed a suit buy the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to get their election annulled.

 

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Man United told they need to cough up £140m if they want to sign Osimhen this summer

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United have been told by Italian Serie A champions Napoli that they need to come up with £140m if they are serious about signing Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen during the summer transfer window.

 

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I was expecting Tinubu to set himself these basic 10 targets in his acceptance speech when he received his national award

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[1] Whatever it takes we must build an economy that is at least worth $2trn annually, placing Nigeria among the top six economies globally as her 200m population dictates

[2] We will establish an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South Korea or Proton and Malaysia

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Police drop murder charges against House of Reps leader Alhassan Doguwa due to a lack of evidence

HOUSE of Representatives majority leader Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been cleared of murder charges by the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Kano State Ministry of Justice after it was adjudged that there was insufficient evidence against him.

 

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Tinubu promises not to disappoint as he receives Nigeria's highest national honour the GCFR

PRESIDENT-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised Nigerians that he will not disappoint them as he understands the magnitude of the honour conferred upon him and will seek to live up to the lofty expectations.

 

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Nigeria-eligible teenage fullback Leo Duru signs new contract with Blackburn Rovers

ENGLISH Championship side Blackburn Rovers have signed a new professional contract with Nigeria-eligible teenage fullback Leo Duru that will keep him at the club until June 2024 with the option of an additional 12 months.

 

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I have wracked my brains over this non-stop over the last few days and Nigeria has no choice but to follow up the opening of the Lekki refinery with the launch of Dangote Steel

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[1] As an economy, Nigeria’s woes basically stem from the fact that we simply do not manufacture enough and as a result, import too much. This leads to balance of trade and balance of payment deficits. Once we start manufacturing, we will be on the road to recovery

[2] To become a manufacturing nation you need a large pool of workers, crude oil , steel and electricity. The first two we have in abundance, so need to work on the other two vigorously

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Opposition parties endorse APC House of Reps speaker and deputy candidates Abbas and Kalu

SIXTY three members-elect of the 10th House of Representatives representing opposition parties have endorsed the anointed candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for speaker and deputy speaker respectively.

 

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Tinubu and Shettima directed to declare their assets before May 29 or face dire consequences

NIGERIA'S president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his deputy Senator Kashim Shettima have been directed by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to declare their assets before the May 29 inauguration and swearing-in ceremony.

 

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