The President of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has said that 200 countries participated in its recently concluded Initial Public Offering, IPO, at N525 per share.He disclosed this in an interview at the WIMBIZ Annual Conference.Dangote noted that of the 200 countries that participated, 54 were African countries. According to him, all the African countries were represented.He said the refinery decided to make the IPO accessible to the public, hence the decision to peg the offer price at N525 per share.”Two hundred countries participated in the IPO, out of which 54 African countries participated. In fact, all African countries participated,” he…
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The President made this statement on Saturday at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.Tinubu said he has already made his own life, stressing that what remains is to build a Nigeria that the youths will be proud of.”To the youth of Nigeria, this election is about you; it’s not on me. Your future depends on this election,” Tinubu said.According to him, the election is not about his age or his name but jobs for the youths, education for the youths and a future where young Nigerians will not need to run abroad…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday accused the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of listening to ill-advice from voodoo economists to restore the fuel subsidy.Speaking during President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign in the Ikwerre area of Rivers State, Shettima said the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has gone into political irrelevance.The vice president also disclosed that some political charlatans from the opposition are trying to demonise the president.According to Shettima: “Winston Churchill, the onetime British Prime Minister, once said truth is so precious that it has to be surrounded by a bodyguard of…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has promised President Bola Tinubu three million votes in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.Fubara gave the assurance on Saturdays at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt, the state capital.”Rivers will give you three million votes. We will stand by you. We will work for you. We will deliver for you,” Fubara said.The governor said Rivers is fully behind Tinubu, stressing that the state has decided and there is no going back.Fubara also stated that the time of division in Rivers politics was over, noting that leaders in the state are…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has congratulated his deputy, Sam Ode, on his 58th birthday.In a message to the deputy governor, the Governor extolled his dedication to public service, noting that his commitment to the development of Benue State remains invaluable.He acknowledged Ode’s impact in the current administration, stressing that his political and administrative experience, built over several years in different capacities, has continued to serve the state well.The Governor particularly commended his deputy for the support, cooperation and the sense of responsibility he has brought to the present government as a dependable partner in the task of providing purposeful…
The Ijebu Progressive Front (IPF) has commended Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for reinstating the Olisa of Ijebu-Ode, Chief Rasheed Adeoye Adesanya, and reconstituting the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council, AIAC, describing the decisions as lawful, well-considered and consistent with the traditional hierarchy of Ijebuland.In a statement issued in Ijebu-Ode and signed by its Secretary, Alhaji Musediku Aderibigbe, the group said the governor’s actions reflected the authority vested in the state government, the outcome of its investigation into issues surrounding the Olisa and the established customs and traditions of Ijebuland.The group maintained that the Olisa was appointed by the Ogun…
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed why President Bola Tinubu defeated him in All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary in 2022.Amaechi made this revelation during an interview on Mainland FM in Lagos, where he said Tinubu did not win because he was stronger.According to him, Tinubu won because he, Amaechi, made a mistake by listening to late President Muhammadu Buhari.”The reason Tinubu won the APC presidential primary in 2022 was that I made a mistake by listening to late President Buhari,” Amaechi said.He explained that Buhari told him not to campaign, and…
A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has questioned why former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, who finished third in the 2023 presidential election, continues to attract hostility from all directions. Utomi raised the question in a post on his verified X handle on Saturday.”There is no convincing explanation for why a candidate who finished third in the 2023 presidential election attracts this level of hostility from all directions.”The intensity of the attacks raises questions that Nigerians deserve answers to. Perhaps one day, we will finally understand what really happened in 2023,” Utomi wrote.RecommendedMeanwhile, Utomi did not name any particular…
Agbedo stated this while delivering the university’s 255th inaugural lecture, titled “WordMatters: Sociolinguistic Calculus as Praxis for Interrogating Linguistic Banditry and Banditisation of Nigeria,” at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium and Theatre, UNN.The occasion attracted a large gathering of dignitaries, including members of the university management, academic and non-teaching staff, students, government functionaries, traditional rulers and other prominent personalities.Agbedo introduced what he called Sociolinguistic Calculus, SLC, an analytical framework for examining how meanings change across contexts, how language serves particular interests and how repeated patterns of linguistic manipulation become normalised in society.He distinguished between linguistic banditry, which he described as “the…
“Today, my heart is heavy, not because I have lost a piece of property alone, but because something that carries the history, sacrifices, sweat, and memories of generations before me is being taken away right before our eyes.”Terrorists have seized my inherited farmland and divided the plots among themselves as though they have every right to take what does not belong to them. They have shared our inheritance among themselves while the rightful owners are left helpless, frightened, and uncertain about the future.”Do you understand what this means? This is the land our fathers laboured on. This is the land…