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Ten Nigerian states bigger than African countries – Osinbajo

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, said it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states. He argued that at least 10 Nigerian states “have bigger GDPs than those countries.” Osinbajo also noted that the violent reports emanating from the country did not reflect the reality of the entire country which, he said, was too vast in landmass. He noted that the international community must understand Nigeria’s population and geographic size to better grasp the enormity and complexity of her nuanced challenges. According to a statement signed on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo made the argument when fielding questions from a group of Harvard Business School students who visited him on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The students, who were on an African excursion, interacted with VP on leadership, faith, spirituality, government po

87 Villages Wiped out and Replaced by Fulani in Plateau State - Reports

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Jerry Datti Our tour of Tuesday, August 23rd through Thursday, 25th August, 2022 around Plateau state unveil answers to several questions that demanded attentions.  We did not only found that over 80 villages have already been feplrepl with fulani, we also found that both the Plateau government and the military are working hand-in-hand with the displacing fulani populations in the area. According to Jerry Datti, who promised to peak at any place about the fulanis' activities in Plateau state, 87 villages have been  completly displaced and immediately replaced by fulani population. In Dafo, 9 villages have been displaced. They may complete displacing Butura before weekend, while Duruwa and Marab-Dankama are currently under heavy inversion by the fulani militias. Datti remarked that, in Erion, an old man and his wife who went back to harvest their farm products were killed and slaughtered like cow by the new resident fulanis. When asked the role of security agents, Datti noted that t

Unearthing the Roles of Regina in Maurice Udo's Part-time Lovers - Onyeji Nnaji

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One relevant tool in literary appreciation is the apparent use of irony. One of the relevant usess of irony in literary discourse is that it helps the writer to create certain fancy that carries readers on, until he gets to where the assumed allusion is resolved. It gives readers the chances of creatively exploring their own mind in order to get the required undedstanding about the story in the work of art. The same, I suppose, is what Udom intends to achieve through the character, Regina, in the play text, Part-Time Lovers . The play began with different characters and continued till movement five before the playwright intentionally introduced the character, Regina. Although Regina was portrayed as a silent voice existing unnoticed to observe things, she was intentionally created to help in resolving the conflict ravaging the house of Reverend Benson over his unidentified twin boys. We experienced the emergence of Regina the moment Pamela's twins, Dele and Tunde were arrested by t

Obasanjo visits IBB, Abdulsalami; says I have national agenda, not anointed candidate

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Former President, Chief  Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his romance with some Presidential candidates and Political Parties is not an indication that he has a preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 elections but that he rather has a national Agenda.  He said as an Elder Statesman, he has no annointed presidential candidate or a preferred Political Party  but an Agenda for the country. He made this known in Minna, Niger state after having separate closed door meetings with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar at their uphill residents, Minna on Sunday. “I don’t have a special candidate for the 2023 presidential election but rather, I have a National Agenda,” he declared. Also Read I didn’t endorse Tinubu—Obasanjo Chief Obasanjo had at different fora had consultations with Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians