Day: January 19, 2022

Day Okunland Dazzled Through The Harmattan Haze

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By Tunde Olusunle If I were to encounter Tunde Ipinmisho, retired general manager in-charge of public communication at the Federal Housing Authority, (FHA) or Hakeem Bello, longserving media adviser to Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, former governor of Lagos State and incumbent minister of works and housing, in your presence, I would most certainly be hailed by them with the same alias they have both known me with, for almost four decades now. We all worked as journalists, colleagues, good friends and brothers in the primordial Daily Times of Nigeria Plc,…

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N20bn: Tinubu, Alpha Beta Ex-MD Discuss Out-Of-Court Settlement

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A former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara, the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Bola Tinubu; and the current Managing Director of the company, Akin Doherty, have begun discussions on a possible out-of-court settlement following allegations that Tinubu ordered the transfer of over N20bn from Alpha Beta to some private business accounts. The lawyer to the plaintiff, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), said this before the High Court of Lagos State sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday. During the proceedings, Adegboruwa informed the court that the order…

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Comoros Seen As Underdogs Dump Ghana Out Of AFCON

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Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign came to a humiliating end on Tuesday in Cameroon as they were beaten 3-2 by debutants Comoros Islands at Garoua’s Roumde Adjia Stadium. Surprisingly, Ghana a four-time winner of the tournament was favoured by pundits to top Group C. However, the Black Stars captained on the night by Arsenal Thomas Partey after Andre Ayew’s red card finished bottom of Group C with just a single point. El Fardou Ben Mohamed scored Comoros’ first ever goal at the continental finals before Ahmed Mogni added…

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Principled Political Choices Are Not Betrayal

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Senator Bola Tinubu (left) and Senator Babafami Ojodu By Babafemi Ojudu I have seen a statement made by me, many years ago, to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu making the rounds. Yes I did make that statement. And more of such will come in my autobiography. We, together, have seen good days and bad days. I and Bola Tinubu have come a long way and we have been there for each other. So let no one use my acknowledgment of his good deeds and my…

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Arsenal’s Carabao Cup Clash With Liverpool On Thursday Set To Go Ahead

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Arsenal is confident that some of the injury issues that contributed to their request to postpone Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham will have eased sufficiently ahead of Liverpool’s semi-final second leg visit to the Emirates stadium. The Gunners who played with one man down from around 25th minute into the game at Liverpool’s home ground held Liverpool to a draw. Mikel Arteta was without at least 14 players last weekend, prompting Arsenal’s appeal to the Premier League. But Martin Odegaard’s coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation is over while a number of…

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