Great Ife
1 Feb
It is my great honour and privilege to stand before this gathering today as the 21st Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, my alma mater, the university that gave me all that I needed to navigate life.
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A fire outbreak has reportedly engulfed a location in Kano early Wednesday morning. The inferno, captured in a video shared by Bashir Ahmad, the former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, shows thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky as onlookers stand helplessly nearby. "A devastating fire incident currently in Kano. Thoughts and prayers…
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All four emirates in Kano State have been directed to commence preparations for the Sallah Durbar Celebration by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Yusuf's spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The Sallah Durbar Celebration is an anticipated festivity in Kano, where people line the streets in their beautiful attires…
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Hours after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, the military has taken control of the state Government House in Port Harcourt, as an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was seen stationed at the entrance of the Government House along Azikiwe Road. The military intervention took place around 9 p.m. on Tuesday.…
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Before Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Simnilayi Fubara, the River State Governor; Ngozi Nma Odu, his deputy; and the members of the state's house of assembly over the ongoing political crisis in the state on Tuesday evening, there were already moves to impeach Fubara as the…
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#FixPolitics has commended the progress of the Electoral Act (Amendment – Early Voting Bill) 2024, sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, which recently passed its second reading in the Nigerian Senate. This bill seeks to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to allow eligible Nigerians on essential duties such as security personnel and election monitors to…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has told President Bola Tinubu that he lacks the constitutional powers to remove any elected governor of a state in Nigeria. Besides, the umbrella body for legal practitioners in the country held that Tinubu's Tuesday night declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State "remains constitutionally inchoate and ineffective"…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, intervened in the political logjam in Rivers State to avert threats to the nation’s economic assets, particularly as the country faces a $35.3m daily loss through pipeline explosion that could keep oil yields low and worsen revenue earnings.
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Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz, has said that no law in Nigeria allows a president to suspend a governor. The 34-year-old lawyer made this known on Tuesday after President Bola Tinubu announced the six-month suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, saying that though there were political disagreements, good governance was ongoing, salaries were paid, projects were executed, and above all, the state remained safe, secure, and peaceful under his watch. Apparently noting that the situation in the state doesn't…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and described it as an "utter violation of the 1999 Constitution." It said that the action of the president "undermines the votes and will of the people of Rivers State by seeking to depose a democratic government and…