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Osaretin Balogban is a young professional writer,who loves to write about trending topics happening around the world. He loves to write on matters concerning sports, politics and the entertainment industry.
Over 5000 APC Members Decamp to PDP in Kogi
3Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Elections, Nigeria

Over 5000 APC Members Decamp to PDP in Kogi

In Kogi State, More than 5000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday. See Also: Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours The APC members who decamped resided in Avrugo and Igalamela/ Odulu Local Government Area. According to the Daily Post, The former Vice Chairman of Igalamela/Odolu Local Government, Hon. Collins Adama led other party members to defect to PDP. Hon. Collins Adama said APC failed Nigerians, adding that Nigerians must vote out bad leadership in the upcoming presidential election in 2023. He noted that failure to do so means the nation would be doomed, adding that APC should also be ready to pack their loads from Kogi state. Igalamela/Odolu Local Gove...
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Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours
3Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Elections, Nigeria

Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has broken silence amidst multiple rumours that he is unfit and unwell to campaign for the presidential elections in 2023. See Also: INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns In a video Tinubu posted on his social media page on Sunday, he was seen on a treadmill in an attempt to debunk the rumours that he is unwell and unable to campaign for the presidential seat. Tinubu captioned the video, saying, “Many have said I have died; others claim I have withdrawn from the presidential campaign.Well… Nope.” “This is the reality: I am strong, I am healthy and I am READY to serve Nigerians from Day One.” The Rumours surfaced when Tinubu failed to be in attendance ...
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons to Face Japan in Friendly Match
2Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Sports

Nigeria’s Super Falcons to Face Japan in Friendly Match

The Super Falcons have flown out to Kobe in Japan ahead of their friendly match against the Nadeshiko on Thursday. See Also: Former Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi Retires from Football The Super Falcons’ team with the officials left on Saturday for Kobe from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. A tweet on the Super Falcons’ official Twitter handle reads, “We are jetting out of Nigeria's Airport to Japan.” Ahead of this clash, The Falcons have only won once out of the three encounters against the Japanese. The Women’s National Team have also failed to win their last four games. Source: Daily Post
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INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns
2Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties to desist from receiving funds from foreign countries to aid their campaigns. The INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, stated this while speaking on a programme, Politics Today, aired on Channels Television. See Also: Court Sacks Ahmed Lawan as APC Senatorial Candidate for Yobe North He also said political parties are not allowed to receive anonymous donations to fund campaigns. This may pose a problem to the Labour Party since it has told Nigerians abroad to fund its campaigns, as the party risk remitting such funds to INEC as stated by Festus Okoye. Okoye said, “Section 225 of the Nigerian constitution makes it clear that no registered political party in Nigeria shall possess any fu...
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ASUU Strike: Buhari Begs Lecturers to Return to Classrooms
1Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Buhari Begs Lecturers to Return to Classrooms

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the eight months strike embarked on by the Union. See Also: ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days Buhari implored lecturers to return to classrooms during his Independence Day anniversary speech on Saturday. He assured the demands of the lecturers will eventually be met but within the limits of scarce resources. He said ” I’m using this independence Day celebration to reiterate my call for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to the classroom while assuring them to deal with their contending issues within the limits of the scarce resources available. “This administration has made appreciable progress in redressing ...
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Ibrahim Musa Gusau Elected as New NFF President
1Oct By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Sports

Ibrahim Musa Gusau Elected as New NFF President

Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after an election was conducted on Friday. See Also: NFF to face Potential Sanction by FIFA Over Contract Breach Gusau became the 40th President of the NFF after being elected at the NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, Edo State. The newly elected President got 21 votes to defeat his closest contender, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who managed 12 votes. Coming in third place, League Management Committee Chairman, Shehu Dikko, ended up with only six votes. At the start of the election, only seven out of the total ten intending candidates contested for the position, as three candidates namely, Moukhtar Muhammed, Musa Amadu, and Yahaya Kwande withdrew before the election starte...
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New Born Baby Discovered by LAWMA Officials in Lagos Dump
30Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Child Abuse, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

New Born Baby Discovered by LAWMA Officials in Lagos Dump

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Officials discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a refuse dump in a street in IKoyi, Lagos State. See Also: Why You Should Breastfeed Your Child, Red Cross Tells Mothers The LAWMA officials filed a report to the Ikoyi police division on the discovery of an abandoned baby at about 10 am. Acting on the report, a police team visited the scene and took the infant to a Military Hospital at Dodan Barracks, Ikoyi. The baby was sent to a motherless baby home in the city after medical treatment. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the baby was retrieved on Thursday and is doing fine after medical treatment. He also said the police had started an investigation adding that infanti...
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NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Examination Results
30Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

NECO Releases 2022 SSCE Examination Results

The National Examination Council (NECO) announced on Thursday, the release of the 2022 Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement at the NECO Headquarters in Minna. See Also: How NECO Registrar Died – Exam Body Clarifies It was also revealed that 29 supervisors had been blacklisted for committing various malpractice offenses during the concluded examination. Prof. Wushishi said 60.74% of students, which is around 727,894 made five credits and above, including Mathematics and English Language. This means a decrease of 10.9% compared to 2021 performance while noting that out of 1,209,703 registered candidates, only 1,198,417 sat for the examination. The Re...
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Court Sacks Ahmed Lawan as APC Senatorial Candidate for Yobe North
29Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Court Sacks Ahmed Lawan as APC Senatorial Candidate for Yobe North

The Federal High Court has invalidated the parallel primary election of 9th June 2022 that elected Ahmed Lawan as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North. See Also: Obiano’s Wife Wins APGA Ticket For Anambra North Senate Poll In a judgement delivered yesterday by Justice Fadimatu Murtala, the court orders the All Progressive Congress to present the name of Bashir Shariff Machina as the authentic candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District. The Court still recognizes the primary election conducted by the party on the 28th of May 2022 but prefers another candidate. Source: Daily Post
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ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days
29Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Education, News

ASUU Says FG Can Resolve Eight-Month Strike in Two Days

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osadeke, says the Federal Government is capable of resolving the ongoing strike within two days. See Also: ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval Prof. Emmanuel stated this while he was featured on the Arise TV programme, he further stated that the reason the strike continues is that the Federal Government does not want to meet the demands of ASUU. He also blasted Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige for taking ASUU to the National Industrial Court while the House of Representatives and President Buhari are still negotiating with the Union to end the eight-month strike. “All Nigerians can see that the government is not interested in resolving the issues. Like I have said, th...
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