Popular Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday denied claims that he paid tribute to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Soyinka made this known in a statement titled, ‘I did not pay tribute to Tinubu – Soyinka’, issued by his spokesman, Abiola Owoaje. Reports had emerged entitled, ‘Prof Wole […]
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The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has lauded the Nigerian judiciary for bringing the killers of a daughter of its leader, Mrs. Olufunke Olakunrin, to justice. Olufunke, one of the daughters of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of Afenifere, was gruesomely murdered in June 2019 at Oore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State after […]
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Spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari,, Femi Adesina, has revealed why his principal refused to impose any presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahead of the APC special convention, Buhari had said that he has a candidate of his choice. However, the president eventually urged everyone to allow party delegates to decide, stressing that […]
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The Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rolled out his Nigeria Economic Agenda which could address the persistent strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as he has promised to allot 25% of budget to education According to a report televised on Arise TV […]
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The United States (US) has condoled with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over the last Sunday terrorist attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo. Kokomansion recalls that not less than 40 persons out of the 127 involved in the attack were killed, leaving 61 survivors currently on admission in different hospitals and […]
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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, has broken his silence since he recorded no single vote during the just-concluded presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. A former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had emerged the party’s flag bearer after polling 1,271 votes. Bakare was one […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has described the just concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one the most competitive and peaceful in the history of Nigeria’s democracy. Buhari in a letter addressed to Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State and Chairman, Progressives Governor Forum, commended the role he played in the success […]
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The suspected attackers of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, have been reportedly arrested. A trending video which surfaced, shows a crowd protesting within the palace of the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye. One of them could be heard saying: “They want to take them (suspects) to Akure. The youths are […]
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Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is meeting with northern governors from the party over the choice of a running mate. The meeting is holding at Asokoro, Abuja, The PUNCH was told. It was learnt that the meeting is not unconnected with Tinubu’s move to pick a running mate. Also […]
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The Ondo State Government on Wednesday disclosed that the death toll from the Sunday terrorists attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, is now 40. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday. Ajaka said as of Tuesday midnight, the state government’s record showed that those […]
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