September 26, 2022

[GIST] Lagos gov’s wife advises Christian pilgrims on integrity

[GIST] Lagos gov’s wife advises Christian pilgrims on integrity

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The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has advised Christian pilgrims from the state to exhibit good character to demonstrate the benefit of their visit to the holy land. Sanwo-Olu stated this, according to a statement on Sunday, during the thanksgiving service for the 2022 pilgrims to Jerusalem and the Kingdom of


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September 25, 2022

[GIST] BBN: Housemates inch closer to N100m prize

[GIST] BBN: Housemates inch closer to N100m prize

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Oghenovo Egodo-Michael highlights the happenings in the ninth week of the ongoing Big Brother Naija (Level Up) reality show Day 58: Allysyn, Dotun, Level 3 ‘guests’ go home Allysyn and Dotun were the 15th and 16th housemates to be evicted from the BBNaija Level Up house respectively, last Sunday. The level three house guests, Doyin,


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[GIST] Amid dwindling revenue, govs retain thousands as advisers, assistants, others

[GIST] Amid dwindling revenue, govs retain thousands as advisers, assistants, others

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In spite of the country’s dwindling revenue and alarming debt profile, many state governors are maintaining huge numbers of political appointees, thereby constituting a huge burden on their states’ lean resources and increasing the cost of governance. The political appointees, usually with overlapping functions, include commissioners, senior special advisers, special advisers, senior special assistants, special


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[GIST] Ex-Delta lawmaker buries mum

[GIST] Ex-Delta lawmaker buries mum

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A former member of the House of Representatives for the Okpe Sapele Uvwie Federal Constituency, and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party; Napoleon Gbinije, has laid his mother, Agatha, to rest in Warri, Delta State. Agatha passed away at the age of 94 on Sunday, March 6, 2022. The ceremonies started with a wake


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[GIST] Lagos police arrest three, intercept ammunition, phones, others

[GIST] Lagos police arrest three, intercept ammunition, phones, others

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The Lagos State Police command on Saturday said its operatives arrested three suspects at Poromope Estate, Ijede road in the Ikorodu area of the state. The suspects identified as Tukur Abdullah, Muazu Telim and Dahiru Idris, were caught with two buses, an unspecified number of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles, phones among other items. Our


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[GIST] I’m privileged to be Nigeria’s President, says Buhari

[GIST] I’m privileged to be Nigeria’s President, says Buhari

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday in New York, United States, told African leaders that fighting corruption was no longer a choice but a necessity for the continent’s prosperity. Buhari, who stated this at an event co-hosted by the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Economic and Financial


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September 24, 2022

[GIST] Entertainers who battled kidney ailment

[GIST] Entertainers who battled kidney ailment

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A former President of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology, Ifeoma Ulasi, was reported to have said in 2020 that 25 million Nigerians had kidney disease. Apparently, that figure cuts across different walks of life, and entertainers are not immune to it. Saturday Beats takes a look at entertainers who have battled kidney disease DJ Jimmy


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