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Soyinka said, “Tinubu disregarded my advice not to run for president.”

Soyinka said, “Tinubu disregarded my advice not to run for president.”

Prominent Nigerian dramatist Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that President Bola Tinubu disregarded his recommendation to not seek the office. When Soyinka paid Tinubu a courtesy call at his Lagos residence, he claimed to be checking up on the President and his spouse, who had disregarded his counsel. The famous author claimed that during the "embarrassing" visit, he gave the President a seven-point agenda. "I had a seven-point agenda when I came here. And we had a pretty in-depth conversation about those things," Soyinka said to reporters following the meeting. "It's actually a humiliating visit because I went to see…
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Speaker Abbas begs Nigerians during Christmas to “imitate Christ and pray for your leaders.”

Speaker Abbas begs Nigerians during Christmas to “imitate Christ and pray for your leaders.”

As Christians celebrate Christmas this year to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen has asked for prayers and supplication for Nigeria. The Speaker mentioned that Jesus Christ had a lowly beginning before becoming a worldwide and generational phenomenon in his Sunday Christmas greeting to Christians. He declared that Nigerians should aspire to the qualities of Jesus Christ, citing them as love, selflessness, tolerance, harmony-building, sacrifice, and forging harmony among the populace. In the hope of a better future, Abbas also urged Nigerians to consider the state of the nation as they celebrate…
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The Abia Judicial Panel uncovers abandoned road projects, prob missing hospital properties.

The Abia Judicial Panel uncovers abandoned road projects, prob missing hospital properties.

The dismal state of Isuikwuato General Hospital has been linked by Akabueze Ndukwe, Secretary General of the Isuikwuato Development Union, to the purported loss of a 125KVA power generating equipment and a few "unserviceable" hospital vehicles. Ndukwe stated that he noticed the missing items in 2020 and reported the matter to the stakeholders of Isuikwuato LGA. He was being cross-examined by Enobong Okafor, the counsel to the Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds, regarding the auction sales of "unserviceable vehicles" and the missing 125KVA Generator. He claimed that the 125KVA Generator Set…
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ECK Foundation Distributes Palliative To Make Yeilutide Exciting For Widows in Bende

ECK Foundation Distributes Palliative To Make Yeilutide Exciting For Widows in Bende

By Comr. Amos Kalu In his determination and resolve to continue to touch the lives of the people in positive ways, the President of ECK Foundation, Chief Dr Emeka Kalu, has provided food items, cash and other items as palliative to widows, vulnerable persons and the aged in Bende communities as a means to cushion the biting effect of economy downturn being faced by Nigerians for a while. Recall that the US-Based Engineer, politician and grassroots Politician had earlier created a veritable platform to discover Youths for sponsorship through a football tournament among communities of Bende Local Government with a…
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House of Rep: South East Devt. Commission Bill passes third reading

House of Rep: South East Devt. Commission Bill passes third reading

Yesterday, the House of Representatives carried a bill proposing the creation of the South East Development Commission through third reading, 53 years after the Nigerian civil war. After reviewing the bill's report, the House made a unanimous decision in the Committee of the Whole, which was presided over by the deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. The bill's explanatory memorandum, which was signed by all of the South East lawmakers including Kalu, the lead sponsor, stated that the Commission would be in charge of managing funds allocated from the Federation Account for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, homes,…
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