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The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or…
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Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words.
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Top Kannywood Actress, Fati Slow Motion Is Dead

The Kannywood film industry has lost another esteemed actress, Fatima Usman, widely known as Fati Slow Motion.   An activist based in Kano, Mansura Isa, announced Fati’s passing on Tuesday,…

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Tincan Island Port records N489.2 billion exported goods in 2023 

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BOAT REGATTA: LAGOS STATE ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT

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Protest: We’ll Use Eagle Square With Or Without Permission – Organisers One of the organisers of the planned protest against hunger and hardship, the Take It Back Movement, has vowed to go ahead with the protest at Eagle Square in Abuja, whether or not the government approves usage of the venue. The Mobilization Director of the organisation, Damilare Adenola, who was speaking on the Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had been written to for permission. The youth leader had signed a letter addressed to the minister, seeking use of the facility. The letter was dated July 26, 2024, and was broadcast on social media platforms. However, as of Saturday, the minister said he hadn’t received the letter. “Who are these people who want to protest? They have applied to me to grant Eagle Square. Do you apply to me through social media?” “You will write a letter to the minister. I will see you; who are you; what do you want to do? How many days do you want to spend? How much will you pay? “You must apply properly. You must pay what we call security cost so that if there is any damage to the facility, we will take from that security cost and repair it. “We don’t just give people because you have applied. You must fulfil the conditions. People have paid for Eagle Square, and you said you have applied to me now. “So, I should go and cancel the other people’s own because you want to protest? It is first come, first served. “I am not saying that people should not protest, but not protest that is aimed at destabilising the government,” he added. However, Adenola, on Sunday, blamed the delay in the delivery of the letter on bureaucratic bottlenecks in government but said the minister would get the letter unfailingly on Monday. “It is possible that the receipt of the letter is being delayed by most likely bureaucracy in government or the minister is likely being insincere about receiving the letter. “If he (Wike) insists that he hasn’t received it, the alternative is that he was served by publication because many Nigerian ministries streamline what to receive or not. If he says he didn’t get it physically, then we could as well say that he was served by publication. “The truth is that the Eagle Square is a public property. When I saw the video of the minister, I was amazed because I saw the minister asking us to pay rent, pay security fees and all that. “My question to the minister is this: how does the minister expect a greater population of Nigerian youths who are impoverished, who have no jobs to afford what he is expecting us to pay? “We are going to be at the Eagle Square on August 1st,” he said. The protest against economic hardship, which is gaining traction on social media, has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the FCT in August. Also speaking on the programme, Director Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, said: “We need to cut the protesters some slack because they have expressed their commitment to exercise this right to protest peacefully. The government should learn to talk with the youths and not talk at them” He said the Nigerian constitution – Section 40 – doesn’t require protesters to get a permit before they carry out their protest.

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LASG REAFFIRMS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CONSUMER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

In a bid to uphold consumer protection and ensure fair treatment for residents, the Lagos…

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UK introduces tougher visa rules

UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has unveiled a set of new rules aimed at curbing…

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PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO President…

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Loan Apps: 80% Reduction In Harassment, Defamation Of Debtors Spikes Default By Borrowers

The Nigerian government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has observed that…

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FG Warns Motorists Against Speeding on Third Mainland Bridge

The Federal Government has raised concerns over excessive speeding by motorists on the newly rehabilitated…

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African Games: NVBF names Ukpabi and 11 others for tournament

Ijeoma Ukpabi, a player for the COAS Spikers, has been named to the 12-person roster…

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