March 4, 2023 - theBladeNG

LAGOS: WHY NDIGBO SHOULD VOTE SANWO-OLU FOR SECOND TERM

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By Ashara Maureen Chika For Ndigbo in Lagos, our thirst for a new dawn, for secure and peaceful business environment could turn a shaky dream if we dont vote for and return our dear governor, His Excellency, Bajide Sanwo-Olu to office for second term. With the overwhelming voting strength of the Igbo in Lagos, it is incumbent upon us to wield it wisely and this is by voting Governor Sanwo-Olu. His Excellency, Governor Sanwo-Olu is the proverbial bird at hand. Why don’t we hold tightly to the bird we already…

SECURITY WATCH AFRICA COMMENDS BUHARI, SECURITY AGENCIES FOR SMOOTH PRESIDENTIAL AND NASS ELECTIONS

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The Security Watch Africa Initiatives (SWAI) has welcomed the effective security roles played by the security agencies in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections across Nigeria. In a press statement signed by Mr. Patrick Agbambu, the Chief Executive of SWAI, the body said it specifically commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his non-interference in the electoral process and his unwavering supports for the security agencies to do their jobs effectively. “Despite ugly situations in some States, the Nigeria Police Force, the Security Agencies and with the backups provided by…

FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEART

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By Tony Okoroji Today, I write Saturday Breakfast from New York City. I got here three days ago, making much of the trip from Lagos on wheelchairs. Many had expressed fears whether I will be in enough good health to make it to New York. It is true that I was driven straight from my hospital bed in Lagos to the airport. I am a man who drives on a full tank of faith. I am very grateful to my doctor and friend, Dr. Moses Jatto, his wife, Josephine, and…

HOW NOLLYWOOD FILMMAKER, ONYEKA NWELUE WAS BOOTED OUT OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES FOR FALSELY CLAIMING TO BE A ‘PROFESSOR’

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A Nigerian author who claimed to be a professor at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge has lost his academic visitor status after students alleged he “fabricated” his role. Onyeka Nwelue, a writer and filmmaker, was invited to join the African Studies Centre at Oxford as a visiting fellow for the 2021-22 academic year. Posts from a Twitter account, which has since been deleted, show that Mr Nwelue claimed to be a professor at both Oxford and Cambridge. However, neither university could acknowledge this academic status, an investigation by Cherwell,…