Felix Duru Mbah

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Petrol Discount: Sinking Tinubu Govt’s Desperate Move Deceitful Amid Millions Of Job Losses, Destroyed Businesses, Avoidable Deaths -NDC

Petrol Discount: Sinking Tinubu Govt’s Desperate Move Deceitful Amid Millions Of Job Losses, Destroyed Businesses, Avoidable Deaths -NDC

*'It's Tokenism, Move To Deceive Voters' *Turn Out En Masse 16 January, Vote Out Clueless Tinubu, Usher In Obi-Kwankwaso For Pain Relief, Party Urges By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged suffering Nigerians not to fall for the antics of President Bola Tinubu and his sinking All Progressives Congress (APC) government through what it described as the ill- conceived 30-day discount on petrol at NNPC filling stations. The party dubbed the exercise a deceptive tokenism. Instead the party urged the hard-pressed Nigerian citizenry to remain resilient and look ahead with courage, come out en masse and vote…
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Former NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, To Deliver Keynote Address As NRMG Hosts 2026 Nigeria Reputation Day

Former NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, To Deliver Keynote Address As NRMG Hosts 2026 Nigeria Reputation Day

*'The Address Comes As Nigeria Works To Attract Investment, Deepen Its Global Partnerships And Change Long-held Perceptions Abroad' *'A Country's Image Is Built Daily Through Its People's Conduct, How Well Its Public, Private Institutions Work, The Growing Power Of Digital Platforms To Spread Both Good And Bad Stories About Nigeria' By Ademola Adegoke Renowned leadership architect, management turnaround expert andformer Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, will deliver the keynote address at this year's 2026 Nigeria Reputation Day Conference. The event, being organized by the Nigeria Reputation Management Group (NRMG),…
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EPL Things To Watch Out For This Weekend

EPL Things To Watch Out For This Weekend

Leeds Test Will Prove Whether Rice's England Nations League Withdrawal Was Right Decision Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice’s future role in England’s midfield was questioned by Gary Lineker after Alex Scott’s impressive first senior international start in the 7-0 thrashing of Croatia in the UEFA Nations League. But the decision to withdraw from Thomas Tuchel’s squad in an attempt to manage his workload made sense after Rice had only three weeks off post-World Cup before returning to pre-season training. The 27-year-old has struggled with persistent back problems after suffering a hamstring injury last December and Mikel Arteta will hope that the…
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Oyo APC Guber Candidate Sharafadden Alli Fumes, Alleges Wife, Party’s National Assembly Hopefuls Attacked

Oyo APC Guber Candidate Sharafadden Alli Fumes, Alleges Wife, Party’s National Assembly Hopefuls Attacked

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) in Oyo state has condemned alleged attacks on Alhaja Tawakalitu Alli, wife of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, and two candidates of the party in Ibadan on Wednesday. A statement by the organization on Thursday indicated that Mrs. Alli was attacked during a medical outreach she organised at Ibikunle House, Ayeye, Ibadan while the Oyo South APC senatorial candidate, Hon. Aderemi Oseni, and Ibadan North West/Ibadan South-West Federal Constituency candidate, Hon. Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo’s campaign trains were attacked during separate campaign events at…
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FCT Education Secretariat Accredits 37 Schools, Grants Provisional Status to 7 Others

FCT Education Secretariat Accredits 37 Schools, Grants Provisional Status to 7 Others

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Secretariat, through its Department of Quality Assurance, has accredited 37 schools following a comprehensive accreditation exercise conducted across public and private schools in the Territory in the 2025/26 academic session. Acknowledging the efforts of the Department, the FCT Secretary for Education, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, while presenting certificates of accreditation to the accredited schools, commended the Director, Department of Quality Assurance, Hajia Hajarat Titilayo Alayande, and her team of professional education quality assurance personnel for their diligence, commitment and professionalism in ensuring that schools meet the required standards. Dr. Hayyo urged the accredited schools to sustain…
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FG Bows To NLC Threat? Govt Fixes Petrol Price At N1,350/L, Offers Discount At NNPCL Stations

FG Bows To NLC Threat? Govt Fixes Petrol Price At N1,350/L, Offers Discount At NNPCL Stations

By our reporter On a day that Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) grumbled loudly over the deleterious effects of high petrol price on workers and the masses and issued an ultimatum to Federal Government (FG) on petrol, FG today pegged the amount payable on the vital product at N1,350 a litre across the country. Additionally, government announced a 30-day discount on petrol bought at all retail outlets run by its oil behemoth, Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPCL). The FG clarified that the discount was not a subsidy, but its way to assist public transportation bring down fares for the benefit of…
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Revert To N670/L Petrol Price Within 14 Days Or We Take  ‘Remedial Steps’ -NLC Warns FG

Revert To N670/L Petrol Price Within 14 Days Or We Take ‘Remedial Steps’ -NLC Warns FG

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Nigeria may witness a nationwide industrial convulsion as, embittered by seeming official indifference to the spiralling poverty in the land arising from dire socioeconomic difficulties, Labour has handed the Federal Government (FG) two weeks, beginning tomorrow (Friday) to reverse petrol price to the January 2024 rate, or face consequences. People&Politics notes that a litre of petrol at pump heads of retail outlets in January 2024 sold for about ₦668.30 whereas presently it goes for about N1,500 in different parts of the country - a jump of over 100 per cent. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who…
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How The North Can Reject Tinubu And Still Re-elect Him Unintentionally

How The North Can Reject Tinubu And Still Re-elect Him Unintentionally

By Ike Abonyi An incumbent’s strength sometimes lies not in popularity, but in the disunity of the opposition.—Anonymous The geopolitical North, like every other region of Nigeria, is deeply dissatisfied and angry with President Bola Tinubu's administration. It is equally clear that the region is preparing to subject President Tinubu to the same electoral treatment it gave President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. However, political observers fear that two factors could prevent the North from repeating the events of 2015. First, Tinubu is not Jonathan. Second, the politically unified North of 2015 no longer exists. If Jonathan was unwilling to risk…
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Things Fall Apart Between Popular Ghanaian Celebrity, Husband, Fight Dirty

Things Fall Apart Between Popular Ghanaian Celebrity, Husband, Fight Dirty

*Must Face Court After Hospital Discharge - Police Ghana Police Service (GPS) has said it will arraign Harold Norman, husband of actress and fashion personality Rosamond Akua Adobea, popularly known as Nana Akua, immediately after his discharge from hospital. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) said Mr Norman was due to appear before the court yesterday, 7 October, 2026, but his lawyer informed the Police that he had been admitted to hospital and was unable to appear, according to a report in ghanagraphiconline. In a statement, the CID said investigators from the country's Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) had…
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Age No Barrier To Huge Achievement As 76-Year-Old Poet Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize In Literature

Age No Barrier To Huge Achievement As 76-Year-Old Poet Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize In Literature

*Soyinka Won It In 1986 Canadian poet, classicist and translator, Anne Carson, has, today, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The 76-year-old is best known for genre-crossing works such as Autobiography of Red, a queer coming-of-age story which reimagines a poem by the ancient Greek poet Stesichorus. Born in 1950 in Toronto, Carson earned a PhD in Classics and has taught at a number of universities throughout her decades-long career. Her works include Plainwater, Wrong Norma and The Beauty of the Husband. She became the first woman to ever win the TS Eliot prize with the latter in 2001.…
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